Student Recruitment Project Officer – Course Information

UHI partnership; Inverness; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

42 days leave (pro rata)

LGPS pension

Flexible working

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts for staff

Job summary

University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) invites applications for the fixed-term role of Student Recruitment Project Officer – Course Information.

The role supports a developing student recruitment strategy and delivers high-quality information for prospective students within a 35-hour week, based at Inverness or another agreed location.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service orientation.
• Strong communication and relationship management.
• High attention to detail and data literacy.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational support within the student recruitment framework.
• Contribute to development and improvement of Course Information and Updates for prospective students.
• Collaborate with recruitment, marketing, academic and professional services teams across the UHI partnership.

Job description

UHI is the United Kingdom’s leading integrated university encompassing both further and higher education. We are more than a college and more than a traditional university: a diverse, flexible partnership, rooted in our communities and driven by their needs. Our network of colleges, specialist teaching centres and internationally recognised research institutes delivers supported, flexible learning from access level to PhD.

To support our work we are recruiting to the following role:

Student Recruitment Project Officer – Course Information

Salary range

Salary range £29,145 to £31,849 per annum

Duration

Duration Fixed Term until end July 2028

Working hours

Working hours 35 hours per week

Location

Location UHI House, Inverness, or other location as agreed

Closing Date

Closing Date 29th November 2026

Working within the context of a developing student recruitment strategic framework during a period of transformational change for the university partnership, this is a key fixed-term role to provide essential operational capacity alongside supporting the further development and continuous improvement of UHI’s Course Information and Updates requirements for prospective students.

Reporting to the Student Recruitment and Marketing Manager, and working closely with student recruitment, marketing, academic and professional services colleagues across the UHI partnership, this role is ideal for someone with a strong customer service orientated mindset who can demostrate experience delivering excellent customer focussed communications and information.

Bringing a combined ability for excellent communication and relationship management skills alongside strong data literacy, reporting and attention to detail, the successful candidate for this exciting role will be a champion of the UHI brand, student experience and high quality provision.

Funded as part of a fixed term growth project within the university’s Student Recruitment and Growth portfolio, this role is funded to the end of July 2028. Whilst there may be an opportunity for this role to transition into a longer-term or permanent position at the end of this period, there is no guarantee of extension.

Opportunities for secondment are welcomed.

A detailed job description and person specification for the post are attached.

Applicants with informal questions are encouraged to contact Hannah Sutherland by email to [e-mail].

Pay and Benefits

This role is linked to grade 5 on the UHI payscale.

The starting salary for this position will normally be in the range £29,145 to £31,849 per annum.

This post is fulltime, fixed-term to end-July 2028, and will involve working 35 hours per week on a working pattern as agreed with your line manager.

This post is subject to a Disclosure Scotland Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme check, so please let us know if you are currently a PVG scheme member.

The workplace pension scheme we provide to workers grade five and below is the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). This is a qualifying pension scheme, which means it meets or exceeds the government’s standards. Full information about the scheme can be found on the Highland Council’s Pension Fund website http://www.highlandpensionfund.org/ .

Full-time posts carry a total of 42 days leave per annum. It is practice that, with the exception of a Christmas and New Year closure, leave may be taken at any time of year, subject to the requirements of the post and department and with the permission of your line manager.

Recruitment Process

When completing the application form please ensure that you clearly evidence how you meet the selection criteria identified on the relevant person specification.

The deadline for submitting your application is Sunday 29 th November 2026 at 11.59pm.

Shortlisting will take place the week commencing 30 th November 2026

If you have any queries regarding our recruitment and selection process, or if you would like to request any reasonable adjustments to either the recruitment process or the prospective job, please contact the HR team as soon as possible.

Interviews

will be held w/c 7th December 2026.

At UHI, we offer a supportive, flexible and rewarding place to work, with a range of benefits including:

• 42 days’ annual leave (pro rata)
• Attractive pension scheme and options for additional contributions
• Flexible working and family-friendly policies
• Occupational sick pay and an Employee Assistance Programme (incl. spousal support)
• High-street and online retail discounts
• 10% off Highlife Highland memberships
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Contribution towards DSE prescription glasses
• Free parking and EV charging (where available)
• LinkedIn Learning access for ongoing professional development
• Long-service awards and active social events

If you have any queries about the application process please contact the HR Office at [e-mail] .