Student Recruitment Officer

The Student Recruitment team at SRUC plays a key role in attracting, engaging, and supporting prospective learners across Scotland and beyond. The team is responsible for promoting SRUC’s courses, campuses, and student experience through a range of marketing channels, events, and outreach activities. Working closely with academic and professional services colleagues, the team supports the full student journey—from initial awareness and enquiry through to application, enrolment, and progression—ensuring SRUC’s offer is clearly communicated and accessible to diverse audiences.

If you are passionate about helping students discover life-changing educational opportunities, this is an exciting opportunity to join SRUC's Student Recruitment Team as a Student Recruitment Officer. In this varied and rewarding role, you will play an important part in delivering SRUC's student recruitment strategy, raising awareness of our programmes and encouraging applications across further and higher education provision throughout Scotland and the wider UK.

Working closely with colleagues across Student Recruitment, Marketing, Admissions and academic departments, you will develop and maintain strong relationships with schools, colleges and other key stakeholders. You will deliver engaging presentations, attend events and support a wide range of recruitment activities that showcase SRUC's unique learning opportunities and inspire prospective students to consider a future with us.

As a key point of contact for prospective students, you will provide guidance and support throughout their decision-making journey, helping them explore study options and understand the pathways available to them. You will contribute to applicant conversion activities, using insight, data and feedback to help maximise applications, offer acceptance and enrolment outcomes across SRUC's diverse portfolio.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and confident communicator with excellent relationship-building skills and a passion for education. You will enjoy working with a wide range of stakeholders, managing multiple priorities and representing SRUC as a professional and knowledgeable ambassador.

The role involves regular travel throughout Scotland and across the wider UK to represent SRUC at recruitment events, exhibitions, school and college visits, and stakeholder engagement activities.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful difference to students' futures while supporting SRUC's ambitions for growth, widening participation and student success. Join us and help inspire the next generation of learners to achieve their potential.

The post holder should be educated to

SCQF Level 9 (degree level) or able to demonstrate equivalent relevant professional experience.

Please note that this position does not meet the criteria for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship.

• Generous annual leave
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted RAC Membership
• Generous family leave
• Hybrid working solutions (in some areas)
• Tailored investment in and individuals' learning and development

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