Marketing and Student Recruitment Officer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 23 April 2026
LOCATION
Leicester
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Associate
SALARY
£37,694 / year
CATEGORY
Marketing
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SKILLS

Marketing Recruitment Communication Stakeholder Management Content Creation Campaign Management

FULL DESCRIPTION

Marketing and Student Recruitment Officer

The role of College Student Recruitment and Marketing Officer is based within Marketing at Leicester and the focus is to support the marketing and recruitment of courses within the University’s academic Colleges and Schools. This role will support the delivery of the University’s reputation and student recruitment activity at a local level ensuring the central brand, product and recruitment strategy is optimised and delivered.

About the role

The role of College Student Recruitment and Marketing Officer is based within Marketing at Leicester and the focus is to support the marketing and recruitment of courses within the University’s academic Colleges and Schools. This role will support the delivery of the University’s reputation and student recruitment activity at a local level ensuring the central brand, product and recruitment strategy is optimised and delivered. 

This will involve collaboration with our External Relations Division on tasks such as content creation, production and delivery across traditional and digital communication channels (including social media, direct mail, emails, web). This will also involve working closely and effectively with the wider marketing and recruitment teams, Colleges and the other University department, supporting the delivery of a wide variety of on and off-campus events, exhibitions, presentations and other activities.

The role sits in the wider College Student Recruitment and Marketing team, responsible for acting as key marketing and recruitment business partners with the University’s academic Colleges and Schools, providing expert support and relationship management between academics and professional services.

X2 positions available, one permanent and one fixed term till 05 January 2027

About you

Educated to degree level or with equivalent skills and experience, you will have demonstrable experience within a marketing role, including experience of supporting media and creative campaigns. You will have knowledge of the UK Higher Education System Recruitment landscape, ideally from previous experience working within 13-19 education, further education or higher education sector.

As a self-starter with a keen eye for detail, you will have excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to influence and motivate others. You will a have the confidence and ability to engage productively with a range of stakeholders at all levels.

Additional information

Informal enquires should be directed to Victoria Howard, [contact hidden]

The [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

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