B2M115-26 - Recruitment Officer

Recruitment Officer - Business to Markets

Location: Stoke Campus

Salary: £33,951 to £38,784 Per Annum - Full Time Permanent

Release Date: Tuesday 18 August 2026

Closing Date: Sunday 06 September 2026

Reference: B2M115-26

Do you enjoy building relationships, delivering engaging presentations and helping people explore their future opportunities? We are looking for a Recruitment Officer to join our Student Recruitment team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in inspiring prospective students and supporting the University's recruitment ambitions.

You will work with schools, colleges and other key stakeholders across the Cheshire and Manchester region, promoting the benefits of higher education and helping potential students make informed decisions about their next steps. The role offers a varied mix of activities, including delivering presentations and workshops, attending recruitment events, analysing engagement data and supporting on-campus visits. You will be part of a collaborative team dedicated to widening participation and attracting students to the University of Staffordshire.

What You'll Be Doing

You Will

• Build and maintain effective relationships with schools, colleges and other educational partners across your allocated region.
• Develop tailored recruitment and engagement plans to support student recruitment objectives.
• Deliver engaging presentations, workshops and information sessions to prospective students and key influencers, including teachers, advisers and parents/carers.
• Represent the University at recruitment fairs, exhibitions and outreach events.
• Support the planning and delivery of campus visits and recruitment activities on campus.
• Capture, monitor and maintain accurate data using customer relationship management (CRM) systems.
• Analyse activity and engagement data to evaluate impact and inform future recruitment activity.
• Work collaboratively with academic schools and professional services teams to achieve recruitment targets.

About You

• Experience of building and maintaining professional relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Strong presentation, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience of planning, delivering and evaluating events, outreach or engagement activities.
• The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues while managing your own workload effectively.
• Confidence using data and systems to monitor performance and support decision-making.
• An understanding of the higher education sector, student recruitment, education, outreach or a related environment.

You will be educated to degree level or have equivalent professional experience or qualifications.

Additional Information

This role involves regular travel throughout the Cheshire and Manchester region. We welcome discussions about any support or reasonable adjustments that may enable you to meet the travel requirements of the role.

There will also be occasional evening and weekend working to support events and recruitment activities. Advance notice will be provided wherever possible.

Please note that this role is subject to an enhanced DBS check

Why Join Us?

At the University of Staffordshire, we are committed to transforming lives through education. You'll join a supportive and collaborative team where your work will directly contribute to helping prospective students access higher education and achieve their ambitions.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences.

Informal Enquiries

Laura Knight
Recruitment Manager

Benefits

• In return for your contributions to the work of our University, you'll be based from one of our industry leading campuses, enjoying a range of benefits exclusive to members of our community and contributing to our vision, value and culture.

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