Student Recruitment & Conversion Manager

Summary

Salary:
Grade 8 45,641 - £57,666 per annum

Location:

Location:

OXSTALLS CAMPUS

Job Type:

Job Type: Support

Closing Date:

Closing Date: 11/15/2026

Date Posted:

Date Posted: 10/30/2026

Reference:

Reference: S2307

1.0

FTE,37 hours per week

The University operates agile working arrangements. You will be expected to work flexibly across our campuses in Cheltenham and Gloucester, with the expectation that you will be on campus at least 3 days per week.

The Student Recruitment & Insights department shapes, develops and implements the University's insight driven student recruitment and admissions strategies, ensuring a professional, engaging and seamless experience for every applicant.

The department provides a vital role in ensuring that the University attracts, converts and enrols outstanding cohorts of domestic and international students across the University's diverse portfolio of courses. It engages widely with enquirers, applicants, schools, colleges, local and regional communities, international partners and agents. It shapes our domestic and international applicant journeys from enquiry or application through to enrolment and course induction, provides data analysis and insight to stakeholders throughout the University, and supplies data on our students andstaff to regulatory bodies.

Reporting to the Director of Student Recruitment and Insights you'lllead our UK Student Recruitment and Conversion team a highly visible and influential team that works closely with senior leaders across the University.

You'll develop and deliver the University's strategy for recruiting students domiciled within the UK, including our local, regional and national engagement with schools and colleges, our annual programme of HE fairs, and our work tosupport final year undergraduate students into postgraduate study at UoG.

Working closely with our marketing, events and admissions teams, you'llplan and deliver a diverse range of activities and digital resources that encourage prospective students to apply to the University and choose to studywith us.

You'll work with academic schools and professional services across UoGas our subject-matter expert on recruitment and conversion, making sure prospective students receive an engaging and consistent message about studying at UoG throughout their applicant journey. You will plan and coordinate the University wide programme of on-campus and online conversion activity,including offer holder days, experience days, webinars and peer-to-peer engagement. You'll use data and market insights to evaluate the impact of this activity on applicant decision-making and use what you learn to continuously improve our approach.

The successful candidate will be confident working with stakeholders across the university, managing and inspiring people, delivering events and representing the University of Gloucestershire. You will be an experienced organiser with knowledge of recruitment functions at a UK university, strong attention todetail and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

Interview:
Monday 23 November 2026

The University will consider applications requiring Skilled Worker visa sponsorship where the role meets the relevant immigration requirements.

Eligibility for sponsorship will be assessed on a case-by-case basis, taking into account both the role and the individual circumstances of the candidate.

The University is committed to building a diverse and inclusive staff community and welcomes applications from currently under-represented sections of our workforce. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer,demonstrating our commitment to ensuring that the University is inclusive and accessible. As part of this commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who meet the definition of disability set out in the Equality Act 2010 and whomeet the essential criteria within the person specification.

The University has also signed the Armed Forces Covenant, demonstrating our commitment to ensuring that those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces, and their families, are treated fairs qualitatively and are not disadvantaged. For applicants, this means we aim to ensure fair and equitable treatment throughout the recruitment process, recognise and value the transferable skills and experience gained through military service. As part of this commitment, we guarantee an interview to veterans and military…