Student Recruitment Officer

SRUC; Scotland; Híbrido; GBP 30 000 - 35 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Generous annual leave

Enhanced pension contributions

Hybrid working solutions (in some area

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted RAC Membership

Generous family leave

Resumo da oferta

SRUC is seeking a Student Recruitment Officer to promote courses and the student experience across Scotland and the wider UK. You will deliver engaging presentations, attend events, and support recruitment activities to inspire prospective students to apply.

You will work closely with Marketing, Admissions and academic departments to build strong relationships with schools and colleges, guiding applicants through the journey to enrolment and applying data-driven insights to maximise conversions.

Qualificações

• Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
• Experience engaging with diverse audiences is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver engaging presentations to prospective students.
• Attend events and support recruitment activities across Scotland and the wider UK.
• Develop and maintain relationships with schools, colleges and other stakeholders.
• Guide applicants through the decision-making journey to maximise applications, offers, and enrolment.
• Utilise insight and feedback to improve conversion and outcomes across SRUC’s portfolio.
• Travel regularly to represent SRUC at recruitment events and exhibitions.

Conhecimentos

Communication skills

Formação académica

SCQF Level 9 (degree level) or equivalent experience

Descrição da oferta de emprego

The Student Recruitment team at SRUC plays a key role in attracting, engaging, and supporting prospective learners across Scotland and beyond. The team is responsible for promoting SRUC’s courses, campuses, and student experience through a range of marketing channels, events, and outreach activities. Working closely with academic and professional services colleagues, the team supports the full student journey—from initial awareness and enquiry through to application, enrolment, and progression—ensuring SRUC’s offer is clearly communicated and accessible to diverse audiences.

About the Opportunity:

If you are passionate about helping students discover life-changing educational opportunities, this is an exciting opportunity to join SRUC's Student Recruitment Team as a Student Recruitment Officer. In this varied and rewarding role, you will play an important part in delivering SRUC's student recruitment strategy, raising awareness of our programmes and encouraging applications across further and higher education provision throughout Scotland and the wider UK.

Working closely with colleagues across Student Recruitment, Marketing, Admissions and academic departments, you will develop and maintain strong relationships with schools, colleges and other key stakeholders. You will deliver engaging presentations, attend events and support a wide range of recruitment activities that showcase SRUC's unique learning opportunities and inspire prospective students to consider a future with us.

As a key point of contact for prospective students, you will provide guidance and support throughout their decision-making journey, helping them explore study options and understand the pathways available to them. You will contribute to applicant conversion activities, using insight, data and feedback to help maximise applications, offer acceptance and enrolment outcomes across SRUC's diverse portfolio.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and confident communicator with excellent relationship-building skills and a passion for education. You will enjoy working with a wide range of stakeholders, managing multiple priorities and representing SRUC as a professional and knowledgeable ambassador.

The role involves regular travel throughout Scotland and across the wider UK to represent SRUC at recruitment events, exhibitions, school and college visits, and stakeholder engagement activities.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful difference to students' futures while supporting SRUC's ambitions for growth, widening participation and student success. Join us and help inspire the next generation of learners to achieve their potential.

Minimum Qualifications:

The post holder should be educated to

SCQF Level 9 (degree level) or able to demonstrate equivalent relevant professional experience.

Eligibility for Sponsorship:

Please note that this position does not meet the criteria for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship.

Why work for SRUC?

• Generous annual leave
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted RAC Membership
• Generous family leave
• Hybrid working solutions (in some areas)
• Tailored investment in and individuals' learning and development

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Summary

About the team:

The Student Recruitment team at SRUC plays a key role in attracting, engaging, and supporting prospective learners across Scotland and beyond. The team is responsible for promoting SRUC’s courses, campuses, and student experience through a range of marketing channels, events, and outreach activities. Working closely with academic and professional services colleagues, the team supports the full student journey—from initial awareness and enquiry through to application, enrolment, and progression—ensuring SRUC’s offer is clearly communicated and accessible to diverse audiences.

If you are passionate about helping students discover life-changing educational opportunities, this is an exciting opportunity to join SRUC's Student Recruitment Team as a Student Recruitment Officer. In this varied and rewarding role, you will play an important part in delivering SRUC's student recruitment strategy, raising awareness of our programmes and encouraging applications across further and higher education provision throughout Scotland and the wider UK.

Working closely with colleagues across Student Recruitment, Marketing, Admissions and academic departments, you will develop and maintain strong relationships with schools, colleges and other key stakeholders. You will deliver engaging presentations, attend events and support a wide range of recruitment activities that showcase SRUC's unique learning opportunities and inspire prospective students to consider a future with us.

As a key point of contact for prospective students, you will provide guidance and support throughout their decision-making journey, helping them explore study options and understand the pathways available to them. You will contribute to applicant conversion activities, using insight, data and feedback to help maximise applications, offer acceptance and enrolment outcomes across SRUC's diverse portfolio.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and confident communicator with excellent relationship-building skills and a passion for education. You will enjoy working with a wide range of stakeholders, managing multiple priorities and representing SRUC as a professional and knowledgeable ambassador.

The role involves regular travel throughout Scotland and across the wider UK to represent SRUC at recruitment events, exhibitions, school and college visits, and stakeholder engagement activities.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful difference to students' futures while supporting SRUC's ambitions for growth, widening participation and student success. Join us and help inspire the next generation of learners to achieve their potential.

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

Student Recruitment Officer

Company: SRUC

Salary: £30,073 to £34,653 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: EH9 3JG

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 29 Oct 2026

Closing date: 28 Nov 2026