Student Engagement and Recruitment Assistant

Job title:

Student Engagement and Recruitment Assistant

Company

Birmingham City University

Job description

Birmingham City University is a large and diverse place to study right in the heart of the city and we are currently looking to appoint a Student Recruitment and Engagement Assistant who will take on a fast-paced and varied role working in the Student Recruitment team in our Marketing and Communications department.Our University has a great reputation for giving life changing opportunities to students from all backgrounds, something this role will support by forming part of our range of activities aimed at widening access to a university education.We are looking for a Student Recruitment and Engagement Assistant to help tell Birmingham City University’s exciting story of transformation to a range of prospective student audiences and influencers. You will join a team set up to deliver a recruitment strategy that aims to build great relationships with schools and colleges, developing existing partnerships and forging new links across the region and beyond.We want talented and enthusiastic applicants, ideally familiar with providing guidance to young people about higher education, and extremely comfortable with public speaking. You will be a big part of ensuring we deliver great events, on and off campus, such as Open Days, Applicant Taster Days and recruitment fairs across the country.You will be an important member of the Student Recruitment team, working closely with the rest of the Marketing and Communications Department – including colleagues based in faculties, as well as our Campaigns, Communications and Admissions teams.Your primary responsibilities will be:

• Delivering on and off campus recruitment activity and ensuring talks and events are exciting, purposeful and innovative which assist in raising aspirations for young people and the awareness of the University.
• Supporting with the delivery of a compelling programme of subject level engagement activities with recruitment audiences.
• Attending key recruitment events such as Open Days, Applicant Taster Days and recruitment fairs across the country to provide information, advice and guidance to prospective students and parents/carers.
• Looking after our thriving Student Ambassador programme, working on the recruiting, training and payment of our Student Ambassadors, and leading them on some of our key recruitment events, such as Open Days and Clearing.
• Supporting the team with administrative tasks where required on a range of projects and activities.
• Maintaining up-to-date records of recruitment activity to ensure reporting of key data in a timely fashion, as well as looking after inboxes and dealing with enquiries.

Skills and Experience:

• A good honours degree or equivalent.
• Previous experience and strong passion for working with young people and other key audience groups including mature learners, parents or carers, teachers and careers advisers.
• High levels of personal presentation and ambassadorial qualities.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Good presentation skills, covering small and large audiences.
• Able to prioritise own work effectively and work on own initiative.
• Good attention to detail and accuracy.
• Able to demonstrate an organised approach to work.
• High level of numeracy and literacy.
• Flexible approach and committed attitude to work.
• Ability and aptitude to learn new skills quickly.
• Computer literature, proficient in Microsoft Office including excel spreadsheets and databases.
• Awareness of safeguarding.

Further Details:The appointed candidate will normally be employed through our subsidiary company BCU Support Services Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Birmingham City University. Appointees with prior LGPS membership who wish to enter the LGPS scheme will be able to do so, and will be employed by Birmingham City University directlyOUR VISIONBirmingham City University is growing in quality and standing, with an academic STEAM agenda at the heart of our ambitions. We are transforming the lives of students and their communities, and want outstanding people to join us in taking us on the next stage of our exciting journey.Our students learn through doing. They are empowered throughout their educational journey, achieving significant educational gain and personal transformation.There has never been a better time to join us. Come and be part of the next exciting stage of our journey.ABOUT BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITYAt the heart of our 2025 Strategy is our mission is to enable our students to transform their lives and to achieve their potential. Through our education and research, and the roles our graduates go on to play in the world, we not only support individuals to transform their lives, but we also play a part in transforming society.Located in the centre of the UK’s second city, we are a university with a long heritage of innovation and of making, dating back to our origins in 1843 when we were founded as the Birmingham Government School of Design.Our heritage of making through innovation and its application through knowledge exchange, and of creative research and practice, today finds it expression in our STEAM agenda, in our research and enterprise, and in our commitment to challenge-based learning. Working across disciplines, and delivering impactful research and enterprise, interdisciplinarity is at the heart of the continuing transformation of our academic portfolio.OUR STAFF COMMUNITYBirmingham is home to a rich and diverse range of communities. Our students reflect this rich cultural mix, and we are continuing to work to make sure that this is also reflected in our broader university community.Birmingham City University values the quality and diversity of our staff. Our staff and student community is defined by our core values, which outline who we are as a University and how we work with each other. Our core values are we create opportunity, we think differently, and we build community.We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, continuously reviewing and improving our policies, practices, and procedures to ensure that we are promoting these in all aspects of our operations. We believe that by working together, combining our many different backgrounds and life experiences, we will empower each other to reach our full potential.We hold an Athena SWAN Bronze award in recognition of our commitment to improving employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.Our University is located in one of the most culturally rich and diverse Cities in the UK, and it is our ambition to be the University for Birmingham and the surrounding region. The events of 2020 have highlighted the stark inequalities that Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities face and we are committed to removing the institutional barriers that our staff and students face and improve the representation, progression and success of staff and students from all backgrounds within higher education. To demonstrate this, we have signed up to the Race Equality Charter to show our commitment.Birmingham City University has been recognised for its progress on LGBT+ equality with a Gold award in the Stonewall Index and have entered the Top 100 Employers 2023 for LGBT+ inclusion. Meanwhile, we are Disability Confident (Committed) and are on an exciting journey to advance our University to progress through the Disability Confident scheme.We are also a Mindful Employer, which means we are committed to supporting the mental health and well-being of our staff, and we have also signed up to the Mental Health Charter led by student mental health charity Student Minds. Furthermore, we are signed up to The Technician Commitment – a university and research institution initiative supported by the Science Council and Gatsby Foundation – aiming to ensure visibility, recognition, career development and sustainability for technicians working in higher education and research.WORKING AND LIVING IN BIRMINGHAMThe youngest city in Europe with under-25s accounting for nearly 40% of the population, Birmingham is a city full of energy and enthusiasm and is a great place to live and work.Based in the heart of England, the city is easily accessible by road, rail and air. Birmingham New Street station has recently undergone major redevelopment, while the city is at the heart of the high-speed rail network, HS2. HS2 will provide new rapid rail travel connecting Birmingham City Centre to London and the rest of the network from the new Curzon Street Station – adjacent to Birmingham City University’s City Centre Campus – and will be one of the most environmentally friendly stations in the world.The city’s appetite for progression is boundless, and it has been championing innovation since the earliest days of the Industrial Revolution, reflected in Birmingham City University’s new STEAMhouse building which opened in October 2022 and is home to an inter-disciplinary community of entrepreneurs, businesses, academic researchers, and students offering a wealth of support to companies of all sizes to boost growth through innovation to address commercial and societal challenges.Birmingham is brimming with great theatres, museums, the world-famous Birmingham City University Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, as well as beautiful historical buildings and the iconic Library of Birmingham. It also has amazing concert and sporting venues including Edgbaston Cricket ground, which Birmingham City University has a long-standing partnership with. It is also home to the Alexander Stadium, which is the stunning new home for Birmingham City University’s sport courses. The Stadium was one of the main event spaces for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in 2022, which saw the eyes of the world on the city, and Birmingham City University staff and students played pivotal roles – including designing the official medals for winning athletes.Birmingham’s vibrant dining scene offers something for all tastes, including Michelin star restaurants, Spiceal Street at the Bullring, the Chinese Quarter, and the famous Balti Triangle.The city also provides a great place to shop, being home the Bullring and Grand Central, the luxurious Mailbox Birmingham and the world-famous home of British bling – the Jewellery Quarter, which is home to Birmingham City University’s School of Jewellery.From Harvey Nichols, Selfridges and the beautiful arcades and independents, to the city’s historic markets in Digbeth, the shops in Birmingham offer a plethora of choice.underpin how we work in achieving the ambitions set out in our Strategy and Priorities, and are the principles that unite the way we work together and for our students.

Expected salary

£24208 – 26312 per year

Location

United Kingdom

Job date

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 07:17:36 GMT

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