Portfolio Recruitment Officer

When you work for the University of Lancashire, you’ll be part of a thriving community of talent that’s united in a common commitment to transform lives. We do this by delivering an outstanding educational experience and creating prosperity and opportunity in the communities we serve. Whatever your role, you’ll be playing a vital part in helping us achieve our vision.

About the role:

We are looking for a Portfolio Recruitment Officer to join our high-performing UK Student Recruitment team. The team is externally facing and fast paced, driving recruitment success across undergraduate and postgraduate provision at the University. You’ll support our Portfolio Recruitment Managers, who are strategic business partners to allocated Academic Schools; helping to increase enquiries and applications through targeted, data-driven recruitment initiatives, events, and activities. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in supporting our academic schools and the university's recruitment strategy.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, can build strong relationships, and is passionate about delivering a high-quality experience to prospective students.

About you:

You’ll be a highly organised and motivated individual with experience working in a busy administrative or customer-focused environment. You have a good understanding of the higher education landscape and student recruitment audiences, alongside excellent interpersonal and communication skills that enable you to build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. Confident in working on multiple priorities, you’re adept at organising projects and using data to inform decisions. You’re comfortable working independently or as part of a team, and you bring a positive, proactive approach to your work. An undergraduate degree or equivalent professional experience is essential.

Evening and weekend work will be an occasional feature of the role, and the post holder may be required to undertake DBS clearance. Our colleagues must also have an understanding of and sensitivity to issues relating to the cultural diversity of the communities in which we work. 

What we can offer you:

Our people are our most important asset. We’ll encourage you to make the most of your talents and continually develop your skills and knowledge. As well as realising your career ambitions, you’ll be making a positive difference to other people’s lives. We also offer a fantastic package of rewards and lifestyle benefits – from an attractive annual leave entitlement to access to a comprehensive employee benefits platform.

We are proud to be a diverse, multicultural university. We are committed to building a truly inclusive culture where diversity is championed. Applications are particularly welcomed from individuals who will support the diversification within the University and support its development of a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all.

The University is committed to providing a safe environment to study, work and visit, protecting children, young people and adults at risk from harm and abuse. Our safeguarding policy and safer recruitment procedure outlines our approach, alongside other internal policies, procedures and guidance which can be found on our Safeguarding page.

Applicants applying for roles in regulated activity and that are listed as an exception under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 will be required to disclose any spent and unspent convictions and undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check at the appropriate level, the University will only ask an applicant to make an application for a DBS check if they are legally entitled to.

We are proud to share that we will soon be known as the University of Lancashire. Building upon nearly 200 years of academic excellence, this exciting new chapter reflects our commitment and ambition for Lancashire and beyond. We believe in helping people to seize every opportunity to flourish in education, at work and for life. Together, we’re here to help you achieve great things.