Student Recruitment Officer (Campus Events) (43033-0425)

University of Warwick; Coventry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university is seeking a passionate Student Recruitment Officer to manage events that engage prospective students. This role involves creative event planning and strong collaboration with university departments, ensuring a welcoming experience for visitors. Candidates will benefit from a supportive environment that values high standards and a commitment to diversity.

Benefits

30 days holiday plus Christmas closure

Generous pension scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience managing large-scale events.
• Confident in presenting to large audiences.
• Strong understanding of the UK higher education landscape.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and delivery of high-profile campus events.
• Collaborate with various departments to ensure a seamless visitor experience.
• Support the student ambassador scheme and other recruitment activities.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Collaboration

Creative Problem Solving

Job description

Student Recruitment Officer (Campus Events) (43033-0425)

Student Recruitment Officer (Campus Events) (43033-0425)

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About The Role

For informal enquiries, please contact Kike Famuyiwa (Student Recruitment Regional Manager: UK) [e-mail]

We have a fantastic opportunity for a highly motivated and organised individual to take a leading role in shaping the University of Warwick’s student recruitment activity through the delivery of high-profile events.

As one of two Student Recruitment Officers (Events), you will lead the planning and delivery of Warwick’s Undergraduate Open Days and Offer Holder Days, which welcome thousands of prospective students and their guests to campus each year. This role offers a chance to think creatively as you design, manage and deliver events that are inclusive, accessible, and authentically reflect the student experience at a top-ranking, research-intensive university.

You will also support a broader range of student recruitment and conversion activities, contributing where needed to school visits, postgraduate events, and the continued development of the student ambassador scheme.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with colleagues in Marketing, Communications, academic departments, and professional services across the University to ensure a seamless and high-quality visitor experience. Strong communication skills and the ability to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders are essential.

This dynamic and rewarding role is ideal for an individual with proven project management experience, excellent collaborative skills, and a passion for delivering high-quality events that support students at every stage of their journey into higher education.

About You

If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where you can apply your creativity and project management skills to deliver an exceptional visitor experience, this could be the ideal role for you.

You’ll already have significant experience managing large-scale events, with the confidence and credibility to make informed decisions and take ownership of key aspects of our recruitment event strategy.

A meticulous organiser, you thrive when managing multiple priorities. Your collaborative mindset, sound professional judgement, and commitment to high standards will help you build strong working relationships and contribute meaningfully to student recruitment.

You are a skilled communicator, confident in presenting to large audiences and engaging a wide range of stakeholders. You’ll bring a creative, solution-focused approach to problem solving and remain calm under pressure.

With a strong understanding of the UK higher education landscape and current sector trends, you recognise the critical role that recruitment events play in prospective students' decision-making. You’re also confident in evaluating impact, responding to feedback, and demonstrating return on investment.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

About The Department

The University of Warwick is world leading for teaching and research, with an absolute commitment to excellence and an ambition to challenge the status quo. We’ve inspired positive change, sparked innovation and created opportunity across our local community, region, the country and beyond.

We’re incredibly proud of our global reputation as a centre of excellence for learning and research. It is our mission to open our doors even wider – to work hand in hand with industry, to connect with academics and partners around the world, to bring opportunity to our region and our country, and to engage students, staff and communities from all walks of life, all parts of society, all cultural backgrounds.

You Will Join a Passionate And Inspiring Team Of Marketing, Communication, Insight And Student Recruitment (MCI & SR) Professionals. MCI & SR Encompasses The Teams For

• Marketing and Student Recruitment.
• Brand and Marketing.
• Corporate Communications.
• Market Research and Insight.
  
  

This role will be based in the Marketing and Student Recruitment team. You will work across the MCI&SR teams to develop and deliver on our recruitment events.

About The University

Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**.

You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

• QS World University Rankings 2024
• Research Excellence Framework 2021
  
  

To find out more about us visit our website.

How to Apply

CLOSING DATE: Sunday 22nd June 2025 at 23:55 (BST)

To apply, please click ‘Apply’ below and submit an application form by the closing date.

Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application form past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 23:30).

You will have to attach a CV and a cover letter.

• Your CV should include your employment history (including your most recent employment), your education history, and any other relevant experience.
• Your cover letter should explain your motivations for applying to the role. It should also explain, using examples, how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the Job Description PDF document below. Please note that all essential criteria must be met by candidates who are invited to interview.
  
  

Please see here for guidance on writing a cover letter. We highly recommend using individual criteria as headers and explaining below, using examples, how you meet the criterion, though you are free to format the letter as you wish.

To streamline our hiring processes, we can only accept applications submitted via our official careers webpage, warwick-careers.tal.net.

• Interview Date: To be confirmed
• Start Date: To be confirmed
  
  

What we Offer

We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 30 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click here.

We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.

If you are considering relocating to the UK, read our Relocation Guide to find out more about what Warwick has to offer and what might be involved in the process.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

Warwick is committedto building an organisation ofmutual respectanddignity, promoting awelcoming, diverse, and inclusive workingand learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to berecognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.

We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpageshere.

The University currently holds aRace Equality Charter Bronze Award,Athena Swan Sliver Awardand aDisability Smart Bronze Award.Further information on all of the University's Awards and Accreditations can be found here. The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of theEUTOPIA European University Alliance.

Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)

The University of Warwick is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those we work with.

In line with the DBS Code of Practice, the successful candidates for any roles involving regulated activity, will be subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. The University will take all necessary measures to ensure that any individual subject to a barring order does not undertake any work with the barred group specified (i.e. children and/or adults).

We expect all employees, volunteers, and partners to share our commitment to safeguarding.

Rehabilitation of Ex-Offenders

The University undertakes not to discriminate against anyone who makes a disclosure relating to a conviction. The information disclosed at application stage is only visible to the central DBS team (i.e. not recruiting managers) to ensure there is no bias during the shortlisting process.

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