Regional Education Liaison Officer

**Salary**

UH6 £33,002pa to £38,784pa by annual increments on achieving designated skills and experience

**Contractual hours**

37

**Basis**

Full Time

**Job category/type**

Professional/Technical

**Job reference**

REQ000280

**Post Title**:Regional Education Liaison Officer (South Central England)

**SBU/Department**:Marketing and Communications

**FTE**:1.0 FTE (working 37 hours per week)

**Duration of Contract**:Permanent

**Annual Leave**:25 days plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our officer between Christmas and New Year

**Location**: Based remotely - working primarily within Berkshire, Oxfordshire and outskirts of South West London.

We are looking for a passionate and proactive Regional Education Liaison Officer to join our friendly and supportive team at the University of Hertfordshire. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in raising the University’s profile and recruiting students across the UK.

In this outward-facing role, you will be responsible for delivering student recruitment and outreach activities in South Central England, primarily Berkshire, Oxfordshire and the outskirts of South West London. To support this regional focus, we are particularly keen to hear from applicants who are based within this area.

You will spend most of your time visiting schools and colleges to deliver inspiring presentations, workshops, and events. Periodically you will also be required to spend time on campus in Hatfield, for University open days, recruitment events, and team meetings.

**Main duties and responsibilities**

**Skills and experience required**

We are looking for a confident and engaging communicator, who has experience of successfully delivering presentations, talks or workshops and can connect and communicate effectively with pupils in schools/colleges, parents, guardians, teachers and careers advisers. Excellent organisational and administrative skills, alongside excellent presentation and communication skills both written and verbal are essential. The ability to persuade and influence others is essential, as is the ability to work well both independently and as part of a team and manage your own schedule.

You must be able to work calmly and systematically in a busy environment and to meet agreed deadlines, adopting a client-oriented approach to service. You will have a committed approach to issues related to equality and diversity and an understanding of secondary school/further education system.

**Qualifications required**

You will be educated with a minimum of a degree or equivalent or proven professional experience.

**Disclosure and Barring Service**

Our commitment to the University’s Safeguarding Policy requires that the recruitment of staff in this area, will require the minimum of a Basic DBS Check. In the course of our work and University-led activities, there may be external contractual obligations where a further Enhanced Check is required. DBS checks may require renewal in line with policy.

**Overseas applicants and UK applicants who have lived abroad**

Successful applicants who have lived outside the UK, for 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total), in the last 10 years, will be required to produce a ‘Certificate of Good Character/Conduct’ from each of those countries.

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Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. _**_Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification._

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We regret that we are unable to offer UKVI sponsorship for this post; applicants will either hold UK Right to Work or demonstrate access to UK Right to Work before an offer is made.

**Closing date**:12 October 2025

**Interview Date**: TBC

**Vacancy reference**: REQ000280

**Date Advert Placed**: 19 September 2025