Head of School and College Recruitment

Head of School and College Recruitment Job description Head of School and College Recruitment Permanent Full Time (37 hours per week)

We particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian, Mixed Heritage and minoritised ethnic groups, which are under-represented in the University.


Background of department/role
CCCU is looking to recruit an experienced, driven and experienced Head of School and College Recruitment to join the School and College Engagement Team. As a member of the Department of Marketing and Communication, you will work as part of a passionate team who apply their professional skills and expertise to ensure meaningful and impactful interactions with every single prospective student.
As Head of School and College Recruitment, you will set the strategy for engagement and offer clear direction for school and college recruitment delivery in order to promote the CCCU offer. You will travel frequently across the UK, attracting prospective students to opportunities available to them at CCCU. You will lead and motivate a team of Recruitment Officers and Event Coordinators to achieve our overall recruitment targets.
Your knowledge of successful sales/recruitment practices will attract and convert a diverse cohort. You will develop meaningful relationships with key stakeholders, both at CCCU, and in schools, and colleges across the region. Through these relationships, and by leading your team, you will empower current and past students, academic colleagues, and other professionals to showcase our portfolio of courses and ensure learners in your region choose CCCU as their higher education institution of choice.
Additional Information

Canterbury Christ Church University is committed to equality of opportunity, supporting and encouraging underrepresented groups as well as valuing diversity. We promote wider inclusion through our policies such as the Race Equality Charter, StoneWall for LGBT+ groups and the Disability Confident Scheme, guaranteeing an interview to all disabled candidates which meet the essential criteria for our roles.

We aim to create an inclusive working culture in which all employees feel valued. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, which are currently underrepresented throughout Canterbury Christ Church. We are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities. We also welcome applications from LGB, Trans and Non-binary candidates. All applications decisions and progression opportunities through the University will be determined by personal merit only.

#Equalityatcccu How to apply
Start date for applications: 18th April 2023
Closing date for applications: 16th April 2023
Interviews are to be held: 25/26th May 2023
If you require further information regarding the post please feel free to contact Cath Bartlett (Ass. Director: School and College Engagement), cath.bartlett@canterbury.ac.uk (strictly no agencies, thank you)/
Please ensure you include contact details of two employment referees in your application, one of which must be your current/ most recent line manager.
Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.
Prior consideration will be given to applicants in the University’s redeployment pool. No agencies, thank you.