Student Recruitment Events Officer

University College Birmingham; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

University College Birmingham seeks a Student Recruitment Events Officer to lead recruitment and events across its campuses. Key responsibilities include planning, delivering, and evaluating events that promote educational opportunities to prospective students. The role offers a competitive salary and various benefits, including hybrid working options and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous allocation of annual leave

Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme

Subsidised private healthcare

Employee Assistance Programme

Health MOTs with Registered Nurse

Professional qualification sponsorship

Salary sacrifice schemes

Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking

Hybrid working opportunities

Free on-site gym membership

Qualifications

• Passion for exceptional customer service
• Experience in planning and delivering events
• Strong skills in marketing and promotions

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver on-campus recruitment events
• Manage and evaluate events effectively
• Collaborate with academic and marketing teams

Skills

Customer Service

Event Planning

Marketing

CRM Systems

Job description

Job Title: Student Recruitment Events Officer

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £30,805- £34,132 per annum - SS4

Job type: Permanent, Full-time

UCB is an equal opportunities employer. We are TEF rated Silver, with a Good Ofsted rating.

The Role:

It's an exciting time to be joining University College Birmingham. We are rapidly expanding our Higher Education (HE) and Further Education (FE) courses and as the Student Recruitment Events Officer, you will play a key part in that journey.

Leading on our recruitment and conversion events across our newly built Sixth Form, our College and University, you will design and deliver a series of on campus open events/ activity that promote opportunity across FE, HE and Postgraduate to prospective students.

With a passion for exceptional customer service, you will ensure events are successfully planned, delivered, evaluated, and utilise the CRM system to ensure a coordinated experience for our visitors pre and post event. You will use your creative flare and passion for marketing to effectively promote events and any follow up activity to prospective audiences.

Reporting to the Deputy Director of Recruitment and Outreach, you will form an Events team of two and line manage the Events and Marketing Assistant. You will work within the wider recruitment team, also working closely with academics, support staff, marketing, schools' liaison and outreach colleagues.

Benefits:

• Generous allocation of annual leave
• 26 days' paid leave per year
• 12 Bank Holidays & Concessionary Days
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
• Employer Contributions - 20.9%
• Subsidised private healthcare provided by Aviva including a Digital GP Service.
• Employee Assistance Programme inclusive of counselling services, financial wellbeing support and bereavement support
• Annual health MOTs with our Registered Nurse
• Excellent staff development opportunities including professional qualification sponsorship
• A variety of salary sacrifice schemes including technology and cycle.
• Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking in central Birmingham
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Free on-site gym membership

Extra Information:

All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and the PREVENT agenda in the context of further and higher education.

Closing date: Wednesday 25th June 2025

Interview date: 9th July 2025

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Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Student Recruitment Officer, Student Events Organiser, Events Planner, Events Officer, Events Assistant, Events Administrator, Event Management, may also be considered for this role.