Job Number
BU03851
School/Department
UK Recruitment and Admissions
Grade
7
Contract Duration
Permanent
Responsible to
Interim Head of UK Recruitment, Admissions and Portfolio
Overview
This post will work across the area of UK Marketing and recruitment and is integral to University aims to increase student recruitment from Wales. It will report directly to the Interim Head of UK Recruitment, Admissions and Portfolio.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
1. To contribute to the development of a regional recruitment plan for South Wales with the support of the Interim Head of UK Recruitment, Admissions and Portfolio.
2. To identify and build relationships with key feeder schools and colleges and deliver a programme of creative and innovative engagement.
3. Make use of all available data (both internally and externally) to identify and target top feeder schools across Wales, according to counties and subject areas.
4. To develop engaging sessions which can be delivered face to face and/or online which promote the University and are also of practical value to schools and students.
5. To develop the necessary knowledge to provide specialist advice to students, parents and advisors.
6. To attend higher education fairs as assigned (both within South Wales and further afield).
7. To work with regional partners such as Careers Wales, Rhwydwaith Seren/Seren Network and Reaching Wider, to develop and support school engagement activities.
8. To develop and expand events and activities aimed at schools and colleges (both on-campus and off-site, such as HE Conferences at FE campuses).
9. To ensure that Welsh-medium provision and opportunities are embedded in the activities aimed at schools and colleges in Wales.
10. Work with colleagues in College Marketing Teams and Alumni Relations to identify staff, current student and regional alumni who may be able to support regional recruitment. Work with them to identify opportunities including face to face delivery, content profiles etc.
11. Put in place systems to capture enquirer data and to evaluate all engagements.
12. To provide regular reports on engagement and impact and assessment of effectiveness.
13. To identify, propose and develop other regional promotional opportunities, thinking outside of the norm.
14. To network across the HE sector to ensure awareness of competitor behaviour and to respond accordingly.
15. To support the Clearing process as part of the wider recruitment team.
16. Provide cross-section support on events and activities in relation to UK recruitment and widening participation, including attending open and offer holder days, widening access events, UCAS fairs and delivering presentations where required. This will involve staying away from home and will involve working some evenings and weekends.
17. To undertake such other duties, commensurate with the grading of the post that me be assigned by the Interim Head of UK Recruitment, Admissions and Portfolio.
Other Duties and Responsibilities
18. The post holder will be expected to participate in performance review and developmental activities.
19. The post holder will be expected to comply with the University equal opportunities policies, Dignity at Work and Study Policy and the University’s Welsh Language Policy and the Welsh Language Standards.
20. The post holder has a general and legal duty of care in relation to health, safety and wellbeing and must take all reasonable steps to ensure a safe and healthy working environment for him/her self and for other members of staff, students and visitors affected by his/her actions or inactions. The post holder is also required to comply with all applicable health and safety policies, procedures and risk assessments.
21. The post holder must comply with relevant legal and financial policies and procedures and be aware of their responsibilities in terms of the legal requirements of their posts.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
22. Degree or equivalent or significant relevant experience.
Desirable
23. Evidence of continuing professional development.
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
24. Experience of student recruitment in Higher Education.
25. Experience of working in a customer service environment.
26. Considerable experience of organising and delivering customer facing.
27. Experience of working with schools or colleges.
28. Experience of developing plans and delivering them effectively.
29. Experience of setting and delivering targets.
30. Experience of reporting on impact.
31. An understanding of current issues surrounding UK undergraduate and postgraduate recruitment with particular reference to Wales.
Desirable
32. Previous experience of working in higher education.
33. Experience and knowledge of the UCAS admissions process.
34. Experience of organising student recruitment events Previous experience of developing relationships with external partners, preferably in the FE sector.
Skills/Abilities
Essential
35. Communicate effectively across a wide range of audiences.
36. Able to design and deliver creative and engaging presentations.
37. Able to create content which conveys complex messages in a way which is meaningful for the audience.
38. A creative and innovative thinker.
39. Ability to interpret data and use it to inform decision making.
40. Excellent written and verbal skills.
41. Ability to travel within the UK and stay away from home overnight as and when required.
42. Confidence in presenting to large audiences and to groups of school/college age.
43. Able to build internal and external networks.
Desirable
44. Able to deal with University staff at all levels confidently and effectively.
45. Creative flair when it comes to design and presentation.
Other
Essential
46. The ability to speak and write Welsh fluently in a wide variety of situations is essential for this post.
47. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
General
We are a member of Advance HE's Athena SWAN Gender Equality charter and hold a Silver award in recognition of our commitment to and progress towards gender equality within the University's policies, practices, and culture. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
All members of staff have a duty to ensure their actions are in line with the overall environmental aims of the University and minimise their environmental impact.
All offers are made subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK and receipt of satisfactory references.
Disclosure & Barring Service
This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
As Bangor University meets the requirements in respect of exempted questions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, all applicants who are offered employment will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions. DBS checks will be updated every 3 years.