The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more. Find out more about our benefits (opens in a new window) and join us to become part of something special.

Overview

With a reputation for high impact, Marketing, Admissions, Recruitment and Communications (MARC) leads the University’s core student recruitment activity, as well as enhances the institution's reputation as a global leader in research, teaching and industry collaboration.

This role within the Student Recruitment & Events team will lead a number of Student Recruitment events and initiatives, to support our recruitment efforts across all levels and audiences: UG, PGT, home and overseas.  You will join the Student Recruitment & Events Management team, and be a key leader in driving forward impactful, and innovative recruitment activity, ensuring exceptional customer service and building trust in our delivery. Excellent collaboration and stakeholder management is essential for this role.

This position will have an initial project focus for the continued strategic development and delivery of a shared Student Ambassador pool, providing diverse and representative well-trained ambassadors for use as advocates for the university, sharing their own authentic lived experiences and deployed by colleagues across the MARC Directorate, Global Engagement, and wider university to support our home and international recruitment activity. 

Events play a key role in the awareness raising of the University, and the decision making of prospective students and their supporters. This post will also lead, develop and deliver best in sector recruitment event activity, working closely with colleagues within Faculty Hubs, and across MARC to collaborate on these projects.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Be an active member of the Student Recruitment & Events Management team, leading, developing, and shaping recruitment activity across all platforms and audiences (UG, PG, in person and home) to deliver innovative, memorable and best in sector recruitment event activity.
• As one of three Student Recruitment Managers (Events), you will lead and develop best in sector recruitment events, working closely with colleagues within SRE, Faculty Hubs, and the wider MARC to deliver these engagement opportunities.
• Manage key relationships across the University (Careers service, SU, EFM etc), and work closely with colleagues across the MARC Directorate (such as Marketing, Customer Insight, Admissions and Access) and GE to effectively deliver and maximise opportunities and impactfulness of recruitment events and initiatives.
• Responsible for budget management, monitoring impact and ROI of all initiatives, to shape longer term developments based on customer feedback, horizon scanning and policy.
• Proactively engender a culture of continuous improvement and creativity.
• Ensure effective contingency planning and risk assessments are in place for all activity. 
• Whilst projects may rotate across the Student Recruitment Managers (Events) as mutually agreed, one of the initial projects this role will focus on, is leading the development and delivery of the Student Ambassador project, a collaborative vision across MARC to create a shared ambassador pool, which is essential to the delivery of recruitment activity supporting UG, PG, home and international recruitment.  This role is responsible for the continued effective delivery of recruitment and onboarding for Ambassadors, incorporating requirements from all stakeholders (across MARC, GE, and the wider university), to provide well-trained, diverse and representative ambassadors for deployment across all activities targeting home and international.
• As part of the Student Ambassador project, lead the continual improvement and development of student ambassador engagement, advocacy and reward plans, considering professional development opportunities, community building, communication plans and reporting to maximise the value and longevity of ambassador impact.
• Line management of the Student Recruitment Officer (Ambassadors).
• Any other duties as required, commensurate with the grade and remit of the post. This includes attendance at events and other critical business activity throughout the year including evenings and weekends.

Person Specification: Our diverse community of staff and students recognises the unique abilities, backgrounds, and beliefs of all. We foster a culture where everyone feels they belong and is respected. Even if your past experience doesn't match perfectly with this role's criteria, your contribution is valuable, and we encourage you to apply. Please ensure that you reference the application criteria in the application statement when you apply.

Further Information

Next steps in the recruitment process

It is anticipated that the selection process will take place on w/c 15th December 2025. This will consist of an interview, and presentation. We plan to let candidates know if they have progressed to the selection stage on the week commencing 8 December. If you need any support, equipment or adjustments to enable you to participate in any element of the recruitment process you can contact Nikki Hodgson on nicola.hodgson@sheffield.ac.uk .

Our vision and strategic plan

We are the University of Sheffield. This is our vision: sheffield.ac.uk/vision (opens in new window).

What we offer

• A minimum of 41 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more.
• Flexible working opportunities, including hybrid working for some roles.
• Generous pension scheme.
• A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel.
• A variety of staff networks, providing opportunities for social interaction, peer support and personal development (for example, Race Equality, LGBT+, Women’s and Parent’s networks).
• Recognition Awards to reward staff who go above and beyond in their role.
• A commitment to your development access to learning and mentoring schemes; integrated with our Professional Services Shared Skills Framework.
• A range of generous family-friendly policies
  • paid time off for parenting and caring emergencies
  • support for those going through the menopause
  • paid time off and support for fertility treatment
  • and more

More details can be found on our benefits page: sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/benefits (opens in a new window).

We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you have a disability and meet the essential criteria for this job you will be invited to take part in the next stage of the selection process.

Criminal record

An enhanced DBS check will be needed for this role. More details on the checks can be found on the Government website: gov.uk/criminal-record-checks-apply-role (opens in a new window).

Possession of a criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment at the University of Sheffield. We recognise the value of steady employment in the rehabilitation process and examine each case in its own right. More information can be found on our Information for candidates page:- sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/candidates (opens in a new window).

We are a research university with a global reputation for excellence. Our ideas and expertise change the world for the better, making a real difference to society. We know that when people come together with different views, approaches and insights it can lead to richer, more creative and innovative teaching and research and the highest levels of student experience. Our University Vision (www.sheffield.ac.uk/vision) outlines our commitment to building a diverse community of staff and students that recognises and values the abilities, backgrounds, beliefs and ways of living for everyone.