Student Recruitment Events Officer. Job in Birmingham Education & Training Jobs

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

Job summary

A leading higher education institution seeks a Student Recruitment Events Officer to manage recruitment events and enhance student engagement. The role involves planning and promoting events, providing exceptional customer service, and managing a supportive team. Benefits include generous leave, a local government pension scheme, subsidized healthcare, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

26 days' paid leave per year

Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme with 20.9% employer contributions

Subsidized private healthcare by Aviva

Employee Assistance Programme

Free on-site gym membership

Hybrid working opportunities

Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking

Qualifications

• Experience in event management or similar roles preferred.
• Skills in marketing and customer service are essential.
• Experience with CRM systems for managing events.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of recruitment events.
• Coordinate with teams for successful event execution.
• Utilize CRM to enhance visitor experiences pre/post events.

Skills

Customer Service

Event Management

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.