Student Recruitment Assistant - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

UE05:
£25, £28,929.00 Per Annum

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences / School of Social and Political Science / Communications and Engagement Team

Open Ended Contract - Permanent: Full Time - 35 Hours per Week

We're looking for an exceptional Student Recruitment Assistant to join our Communications and Engagement team, and support the delivery and implementation of the School's Student Recruitment Strategy.

This includes promoting our programmes to potential applicants; creating communications to support the applicant journey; and running activities to convert offer holders.

This role is integral to ensuring the School meets its recruitment targets.

You'll get to work with a great team at one of the University's biggest schools, with plenty of opportunities to collaborate and develop.

If you're adept at creating engaging content, and have strong interpersonal skills, we want to hear from you.

The Opportunity:

Support the delivery and implementation of the School's Student Recruitment Strategy, including promotion of our programmes to potential applicants; communications to support the applicant journey; and activities to convert offer holders.

Working closely with the Student Recruitment Manager and colleagues in the Communications and Engagement team, the post holder will engage with a wide variety of stakeholders across the School to support recruitment and conversion at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

This role is integral to ensuring the School meets its recruitment targets.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Vocational qualifications (N/SVQ 3, ONC or equivalent) plus previous work experience in a relevant role;

**Or

School education to Standard Grade or equivalent plus previous' relevant work experience.
High level of copywriting and editorial accuracy. Proven written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to write, and order information, in a range of voices and styles for varied projects with diverse audiences
Experience of social media, blogging and digital marketing
Experience of using digital design software (e.g. Canva)
Experience of video production and editing
Experience of customer service, with ability to give clear and professional routine advice to colleagues and applicants
Selfmotivated and able to show initiative and work well under pressure
Strong interpersonal skills including experience of establishing effective relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
Excellent time management and organisational skills

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As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success.

You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more.

Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education.

We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Please note that interviews are provisionally scheduled to take place Monday 3 July 2023.
If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages.