University of Bradford

At the University of Bradford, our focus is on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. We are committed to social inclusion. Our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach their potential, has led to us topping the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the last four years. Our University Strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025, which we will achieve by using our proud heritage as a springboard and remaining steadfast in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

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Directorate

This maternity cover role sits within International Recruitment and Global Partnerships, part of the Directorate of Outreach, Recruitment and Marketing.
The team is responsible for recruiting international students to the University of Bradford, managing relationships with international agents and partners, and delivering recruitment activity in priority markets.

The UK International Recruitment Officer plays a key role in supporting international student recruitment already based in the UK and selected international markets, working collaboratively across the University. The role supports the University of Bradford’s values of Excellence, Trust, Innovation and Inclusion, helping to ensure a positive, fair and high-quality experience for applicants, partners and colleagues.

What you will be doing:

• Leading UK-based international student recruitment activity to support applicant pipelines and enrolment targets.
• Managing relationships with international agents, foundation and English language providers.
• Coordinating recruitment activity for priority markets and overseeing associated budgets in collaboration with the Senior International Marketing Officer.

Qualifications/ experience:

• Level 3 qualification (A-levels or equivalent), including GCSE level English and Maths.
• Experience working of working within in a recruitment or marketing function in an educational environment.
• Experience of delivering and evaluating marketing or recruitment campaigns.

In Return we Offer:

• 25 days holiday and 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).
• Family-friendly policies
• Great campus facilities including:
• Unique fitness centre
• Eye clinic
• Physiotherapy & sports rehabilitation,
• Counselling & mental health services
• On site nursery
• Food & drink outlets
• Generous employer contribution pension schemes 
• Generous benefit schemes, including car leasing, cycle to work, holiday purchase, home & technology scheme and shopping discounts

Find more information about the many other benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes and campus nursery.

Additional Information:

If you would like to find out more or are interested in applying, please message, email or call Shelley Hurst on s.m.hurst@bradford.ac.uk or 01274 235751, we would love to hear from you.

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At the University of Bradford we accept people for who they are regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sex, marital status, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation or socio-economic background and whether you’re pregnant or on maternity leave.  

In line with the University’s commitment to equality charters including Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Disability Confident and Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme, we welcome applications from people identifying with these characteristics.  The University has a number of staff networks which provide peer support and safe spaces for staff who hold these and other identities.