Student Marketing and Recruitment Officer

Location: Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom. The role involves attending recruitment events, schools and colleges, and other off-campus activities. Applicants must demonstrate the right to work in the UK; this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship.

Company

hirify.global is an educational institution focused on teaching, learning, research, and student recruitment.

What you will do

• Manage the Student Ambassador programme, including recruiting, selecting, training, and coordinating more than 200 ambassadors.
• Lead delivery of the UK Recruitment Team’s Widening Participation Strategy and support the University’s Access and Participation Plan.
• Build relationships with schools, colleges, targeted institutions, and internal teams.
• Attend open days, Confirmation and Clearing activities, and other recruitment events to advise prospective students and influencers.
• Develop and deliver presentations, information materials, training resources, and tailored guidance for prospective students.
• Contribute to recruitment strategy, policy implementation, evaluation, monitoring, and data analysis.

Requirements

• Significant, up-to-date experience and knowledge of student recruitment and marketing.
• Experience in outreach and widening participation.
• Excellent planning, organisational, project management, communication, and presentation skills.
• Experience contributing to policy development and implementation.
• Strategic thinking and willingness to exercise leadership.
• Ability to manage and develop staff and set clear objectives and performance goals.

Nice to have

• Full clean driving licence.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives, experiences, and approaches.
• Generous employer pension contribution.
• 29 days of annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas closure.
• Ride-to-work and electric vehicle car schemes.
• Flexible and hybrid working information is available, although the role includes regular in-person recruitment activities.

Hiring process

• Applications close at midnight on the stated closing date.
• Shortlisting and interviews are handled by the recruitment team.