Recruitment Events Assistant

Department Outreach and Partnerships Location Joseph Priestley Building Salary £28,995 to £32,006per annum Permanent Post Type Full Time Release Date 03 September 2026 Closing Date 23.59 hours BST on Sunday 27 September 2026 Reference M126027

At Birmingham City University, we are a diverse and inclusive learning community of over 31,400 students from more than 120 countries. We aim to become an exemplar anchor institution, creating and sharing knowledge for a better and more inclusive society. We are committed to providing a transformational educational experience, supporting world-class research, and fostering a collaborative and supportive working environment for our staff.

Recognised as one of the UK's Top 250 employers (Financial Times & Statista), we pride ourselves on being a place where colleagues feel valued, supported, and able to grow their careers while contributing to the success of our students and communities.

Our student demographic reflects the rich cultural and ethnic diversity of Birmingham itself, with a significant proportion of students from minoritised ethnic backgrounds and the majority of our home students coming from the West Midlands. This diversity is a strength, and it calls for a workforce that is equipped to challenge deficit narratives and thinking - those assumptions that position students from underrepresented groups as lacking rather than recognising their assets, strengths and potential.

By embracing this perspective, we aim to create an environment where all students and colleagues can thrive, and where our work contributes positively to the social, cultural and economic life of Birmingham and beyond.

Birmingham City University is a large and diverse place to study right in the heart of the city and we currently have an exciting opportunity for a Recruitment Events Assistant to join our team.

We are looking for someone with a background in events, who is passionate, detail orientated and organised to slot into our innovative and forward-thinking team.

Support the work of a team that oversees in-person and virtual events to promote BCU to prospective students, alongside supporting with off campus engagement at higher education recruitment fairs. The role may also include involvement with other events throughout the year, notably student recruitment activities such as Clearing operations.

• Schedule and coordinate events including making bookings, liaising with event organisers, contributors and attendees to ensure details of events are clearly understood and communicated.
• Provide general support, trouble shooting and assistance to help with 'on-the-day' issues and ensure events run smoothly as directed by the Recruitment Events Manager.
• Work with a range ofof internal and external stakeholders involved in major university recruitment events and liaise with them where directed by the Recruitment Events Manager or Officers.
• Deliver high-quality support for off campus events, including UCAS, What Uni and postgraduate fairs.
• Support the Recruitment Events Manager and Officers to ensure that multiple, often large scale, activities and events are able to run simultaneously, prioritising appropriately, and managing workload.
• Helping to ensure the necessary staffing levels of student ambassadors for events organised.
• Aid the Student Ambassador Co-ordinator to plan and carry out the training and supervising of student ambassadors in advance of and during events.
• Working with Marketing colleagues to ensure that all delivered material is of a consistently high standard.
• Assist in ensuring the effective delivery of virtual and hybrid events, including for international audiences.
• Assist in ensuring the effective delivery of business…