Senior Recruitment Executive(UK visa sponsorship available)

Job Description

The Role

Henley Business School is seeking a Student Recruitment Officer to support postgraduate taught programme recruitment across the UK, Europe, CIS, and the Americas. Working closely with a Recruitment Manager, you will play a vital role in helping the School meet its student intake targets.

This role focuses on attracting, engaging, and converting high-quality candidates for our postgraduate programmes. You will manage recruitment activities, coordinate events, oversee communications, and track the student pipeline, ensuring an excellent candidate experience from first contact to enrolment.

Key Responsibilities

Support the delivery of recruitment strategies for postgraduate taught programmes.

Undertake recruitment activities, including events, outreach, and candidate engagement.

Coordinate and deliver communications to prospective students.

Track, monitor, and manage leads and applications through the recruitment pipeline.

Build and maintain effective relationships with prospective students, partners, and internal stakeholders.

Contribute to achieving the School’s enrolment targets through proactive conversion activities.

About You

You will bring:

Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with confidence in engaging diverse audiences.

Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong, lasting relationships.

A professional telephone manner and the ability to build rapport with prospective students.

Sales, negotiation, and influencing skills, ideally gained in recruitment or a service-focused environment.

Strong organizational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Attention to detail, accuracy, and the ability to work methodically.

Initiative and a proactive approach to problem solving.

Experience of using CRM systems effectively.

Previous experience in sales, recruitment, or a customer-focused role.

Why Join Us?

This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a leading international business school, contributing to its continued success and growth. You will be part of a supportive, dynamic team environment with opportunities to make a meaningful impact on student recruitment and the wider Henley Business School community.

Commitment to Equality

The University of Reading is committed to diversity, inclusion, and equality. We are proud to hold the Athena SWAN Charter for gender equality, the Race Equality Charter, and to champion LGBT+ equality. As a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2), we welcome applications for job-share, part-time, and flexible working arrangements, subject to business needs.