Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining strong relationships with secondary schools, sixth forms, careers advisers and community organisations.
• Coordinating and delivering a programme of school visits, assemblies, presentations, careers fairs and recruitment events.
• Representing the College at internal and external events, engaging with students, parents, guardians and adult learners.
• Supporting the promotion of College Open Events, Taster Days and curriculum-specific activities.
• Managing and maintaining the Schools & Community database, ensuring accurate records and reporting.
• Generating and tracking learner leads from outreach activities and events.
• Conducting market research and gathering feedback to inform future engagement activities.
• Working collaboratively with the Marketing & Communications team to develop promotional materials and campaign content.
• Supporting the promotion of the College through social media and community engagement initiatives.
• Monitoring and evaluating outreach activity to ensure continuous improvement and maximum impact.
• This role will involve regular travel, along with occasional evening and weekend working to support events and recruitment activities.

Requirements

• A degree or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Experience working in a recruitment, engagement, outreach or customer-facing role within a fast-paced environment.
• Experience coordinating events and activities involving multiple stakeholders.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels.
• Excellent presentation and public speaking skills, with the confidence to engage large audiences.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Experience gathering, analysing and reporting on data and engagement activity.
• Excellent written communication skills and experience producing professional documents and presentations.
• A proactive, resilient and positive approach to work.
• A commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and safeguarding.

Preferred

• Experience working with schools, young people, education providers, or within a marketing, events or communications environment would be advantageous.

Benefits

• A competitive salary and generous pension scheme.
• Excellent annual leave entitlement.
• Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities.
• Access to staff wellbeing initiatives and support services.
• Free parking and access to employee benefits schemes.
• The opportunity to make a real difference by helping learners access life-changing education and training opportunities.