Recruitment Officer – Recruitment and Admissions

2 weeks ago

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom The University of Edinburgh Full time

Open ended (permanent) contract

Full time, 35 hours per week

We are looking for a proactive individual to join the Recruitment and Admissions team at the University of Edinburgh, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies.

The Opportunity:

This post is full-time (35 hours per week), however, we are open to considering flexible working patterns. We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

Ideally you will have experience of working in Higher Education, preferably in a similar role. You will also be organised, a team player and have great analytical skills, and have the confidence to work independently. Excellent presentation and people skills are essential.

As Recruitment Officer, you will be responsible for the UG recruitment cycle – this will include core activity such as; organisation and delivery of virtual and in person recruitment activities and attendance at HE Fairs, outreach events and other associated activities. Part of this role also involves organising and supporting student ambassadors and managing communication and conversion activity throughout the recruitment cycle. Coordinating international MMI events and supporting wider admissions team during busy periods throughout the cycle. This post includes some local, UK and international travel and occasional evening and weekend work.

You will be reporting to the Head of UG Recruitment and Admissions, at the School of Veterinary Studies and working closely with the Partnerships Officer and Admissions Officer. You will work as part of a small close-knit team and be specifically responsible for supporting the Schools UG recruitment through a range of activities.

You will need to build effective working relationships with colleagues across the School and wider University to maximise knowledge and resource and to ensure the School's activities align with University initiatives and strategy. A creative and flexible approach is required, with an ability to work some evenings and weekends and occasionally national and international travel.

You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, project management and time management skills with relevant professional experience and a degree equivalent qualification.

This will be an exciting, challenging and rewarding opportunity for a flexible, self-motivated candidate to be part of a fast-paced team at the University of Edinburgh.

Your skills and attributes for success:

  • Excellent standard of education, including English and Maths, and demonstrably good writing skills.
  • Relevant previous recruitment /administrative experience, with customer service and events skills.
  • Excellent IT skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), www, database applications, e-newsletter software and online survey software. The ability to pick up new systems and software quickly.
  • Ability to plan, prioritise, take initiative and find proactive solutions, contribute new ideas to projects, work unsupervised, under pressure and multitask effectively.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal) and be comfortable dealing with top level executives and academics.
  • Analytical and problem solving skills, with a pro-active approach to seeking out information, accuracy and attention to detail.
  • To supervise recruitment based activity carried out by Admissions and Recruitment Administrator – allocating and prioritising their recruitment based work with competing admissions based deadlines, monitoring their individual progress.
  • Ability to adapt to changes to workload and commitments.

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