Student Recruitment Administrator (Enquiry & Conversion)

Faculty/Directorate

Students

School/Function

Student Recruitment & Admissions

Contract type

Permanent

Location of vacancy

Penrhyn Road

Actual hours

37

Salary from

28,771.00

Salary to

32,392.00

Posted Date

18/12/2024

Closing Date

05/01/2025

Ref No

4343

Documents

The UK Student Recruitment is looking to appoint a Student Recruitment Assistant to support the delivery of recruitment and conversion activities in order to support the University in meeting its student recruitment and enrolment targets.

The post holder will act as the front-line response for all incoming enquiries from prospective students, schools and colleges, and will represent the University in a range of HE Exhibitions and Fairs ensuring a consistently excellent experience for prospective students, applicants and offer holders.

They will work flexibly, contributing across all areas of the wider team, which will involve working events, and supporting the wider team's objectives.

Experience of working in a customer-focused environment and an interest in promoting the aims of Higher Education is essential. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are key for this role as you will provide a front- line response to enquiries from prospective students and offer holders. Recruitment activity will take place through both in person and digital events and you will be expected to be able to communicate confidently with both individuals and groups while providing high quality information and guidance. Responsibilities also include processing data in order to report on enquiries, leads, and conversion so good analytical skills with the ability to interpret data are required for this role.

You will be a team player with the ability to build successful and productive working relationships. You will also manage a busy and varied workload and have a strong interest in promoting fair access and the aims of higher education.

The successful candidate will be expected to complete a full satisfactory DBS check and be prepared to travel around the UK to support events.

The University

Kingston University has launched a long-term strategy to deliver a progressive model of higher education founded on the sector-leading Future Skills campaign. Called the Town House Strategy, after our internationally acclaimed, award-winning Town House building, the strategy will prepare students for the future world of work, increase the University's research and knowledge exchange, enhance our collaboration with local communities, business, and industry, strengthen our impact on policy and support the goal of building a more sustainable society and economy.

The Student Directorate

The wider directorate's key aim within the strategy is to deliver a seamless, high-quality experience for all current and future students to ensure they are “sought after”, supporting their participation, attainment, and success before, during and after their time at Kingston. This in turn will create a culture of high performance that is inclusive, innovative, ambitious and enterprising.

This is a full time, permanent position with a starting salary of £28,771 per annum.

Interviews are expected to be held on Thursday 16 January 2025.

For any informal enquires, please contact Mrs Alison Sedgwick, Student Recruitment Manager (Enquiry & Conversion).

Bring your true self, expertise, and passion to Kingston where we are continuing to strive to build a university where authentic inclusion and belonging is at its heart. Every one of our staff and students' identities, backgrounds and diverse experiences makes us who we are - so harness and embrace yours by applying today. We welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities and those with disabilities.

We are a place-based organisation, proud of our location in Kingston and the civic role we play in our community. Our campuses inspire collaborative, innovative and creative communities. Being present on campus is important to us because it helps us to create a sense of belonging for both our staff and students. Therefore, staff are expected to be on campus for the majority of their working week.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required, this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme.

To apply click on ‘Apply Now'. If, for accessibility reasons, you need to apply in an alternative format, please email [email protected] or call the HR Shared Services team on 020 8417 3118.