About the Role Leeds Conservatoire is a leading specialist conservatoire in the UK, delivering expert music and performing arts education to a community of over 1400 students. Our broad offering spans undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses, along with Leeds Junior Conservatoire for young musicians and performers. We offer a world-class education, in world-class facilities, enabling them to be confident, versatile and creative across their chosen fields.
University Centre Leeds offers a variety of higher education programs. It provides degree courses, foundation degrees, HTQs and postgraduate qualifications. We focus on diverse academic disciplines and aim to provide accessible higher education opportunities to students.
Join us in collectively transforming lives through inspirational education, training, and support.
What You Will Do The role will be responsible for developing and implementing home and international recruitment and associated marketing strategies, evaluating effectiveness of the strategies and ensuring appropriate market diversification, to drive student recruitment planning process with relevant internal and external stakeholders in order to set and subsequently deliver on targets.
The role will require collaborative working, engaging with the departments, central service areas, agent networks and partners, to ensure that the student recruitment activities are effectively coordinated and delivered, and aligned with the Group strategy. The role is expected to manage resources effectively and efficiently, and with a view to maintain quality in our service levels and provision.
As a member of the Luminate Senior Leadership Team, you will provide dynamic leadership, contribute innovative ideas, and foster a positive, empowered staff culture
About You - Have a relevant degree level qualification or equivalent experience
- Extensive experience in higher education marketing and recruitment of international students to the UK.
- A deep understanding of home and international student recruitment markets, admissions issues, and market trends.
- Possess excellent interpersonal and client service skills, as well as the ability to plan, organise, and manage your time effectively.
- Experience in using data to analyse and evaluate marketing strategies, as well as develop multi-channel market plans with creativity and innovation that match our brand
- Demonstrable experience of stakeholder relationship management and large-scale event management
- Proven success in crafting impactful campaigns to attract, engage, and convert prospective students.
Apply now to be part of a team dedicated to continuous improvement and a diverse, inclusive working environment. Your role goes beyond recruitment - it's about making a lasting impact on the lives of our students and the community.
If you would like an informal chat about the role before applying or have any further questions please contact Saima Kossar on Careers@luminate.ac.uk to arrange this.
Benefits There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:
- Annual leave entitlement - If you work full time, you'll get at least 27 days holiday plus bank holidays and up to 5 discretionary closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).
- Support Staff 27 days (increasing to 32 days after 5 years service)
- Academic 37 days
- Senior Management 37 days
- Generous Pension schemes
- Teachers' Pension Scheme
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card).
- Travel and commuting - discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
- Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Flexible and hybrid working opportunities - this will vary depending on role requirements
The closing date for applications to this role is 14/01/2024
