Bournemouth University
Senior Student Recruitment & Events Manager
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About The Role
Are you an experienced events and student recruitment professional who enjoys bringing people together, creating engaging experiences and delivering complex events to a consistently high standard?
We are looking for a Senior Student Recruitment & Events Manager to join our UK Student Recruitment, Outreach & Events team within Marketing & Communications. You will play a key role in planning, coordinating and continuously improving Bournemouth University’s portfolio of student recruitment and institutional events, ensuring activity is audience-focused, insight-informed and aligned with our recruitment priorities.
- Working closely with colleagues across Student Recruitment, Admissions, Campaigns, faculties and professional services, you will help develop and deliver an annual programme of events that supports prospective students throughout their recruitment journey.
- This will include leading the coordination and delivery of major recruitment events such as Open Days and Offer Holder events, alongside other key institutional activity.
- You will provide day-to-day management and coordination of the student recruitment and events team, allocating work and supporting colleagues to deliver against priorities and deadlines.
- You will also build strong relationships with faculties, provide guidance and frameworks for event delivery, manage allocated budgets and suppliers, and use attendance, engagement and feedback data to evaluate performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
We are looking for someone with significant experience of strategically planning and delivering large, complex events, including their logistical and budgetary requirements. You will have experience of people management, excellent organisational and communication skills, and the confidence to build effective relationships with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels. An understanding of the Higher Education sector, strong customer service skills and the ability to remain calm and solutions-focused when working to competing priorities will also be important.
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This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced events professional to take a leading role in delivering high-profile experiences that showcase Bournemouth University and help prospective students make one of the most important decisions of their lives.
Flexibility to work evenings and weekends will be required to support key events.
This position does not meet the eligibility requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route within the UK Visa and Immigration service’s Points Based System. Therefore, BU will not be able to sponsor individuals who require permission to work to carry out this position. For more information, please visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job
About The Department
Our Marketing & Communications department is made up of experts in student recruitment, design, digital, PR, market research and more, all of whom work to support BU’s strategic plan. We work with senior stakeholders to influence recruitment targets and support the university in shaping our portfolio to optimise recruitment. We embed effective internal communications activity throughout the University to ensure academic and professional services staff are well equipped and informed.
About Us
Bournemouth University’s vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through the fusion of education, research and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences that help to build our global learning community.
BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society. To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.
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Core Package
- PAY– a competitive salary with opportunities for pay progression
- PENSION– a valuable defined benefit pension with generous employer contributions
- HOLIDAY– Annual leave entitlement of 30 days plus bank holidays and winter closure (pro rata if part time)
- WORK LIFE BALANCE– flexible working arrangements including opportunities for hybrid working and flexitime (role dependant)
You will also have access to a wide range of voluntary benefits:
- Health & Wellbeing: Employee assistance programme, dental care scheme, health cash plan
- Financial & Discounts: Discounts including a reduction of fees for family members who study at BU
- Travel: Cycle to work scheme, secure bike stores, showers and lockers, free bus travel between campuses, discounted bus travel
- Sports & Activities: Sport BU has a wide range of activities which staff can access
- Family: Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, on-site nursery with discounts for BU staff
- Modern, vibrant campus locations: Bright and flexible work and meeting spaces, with on-site food outlets and coffee shops
A job description for this position is available at the top of this page. If you require this in a different format, please contact us at hrvacancies@bournemouth.ac.uk.
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