Junior Rankings Assistant (Placement Student)

Henley Business School is looking for a confident student with a keen interest in supporting higher education student and alumni engagement and communications activities to aid successful business school rankings. Knowledge of both spoken and written Mandarin would be desirable.

This exciting 12-month full-time Junior Rankings Assistant role within the Performance & Rankings team at our Reading Whiteknights campus will provide the successful student with highly valued skills for their post-graduation work and career development.

Henley Business School is among an elite group of international business schools to be triple-accredited for the quality and capability of its faculty and output.

You will work with the Head of Rankings and Performance and Head of Network & Engagement and use your experience as a student to support and establish trusted relationships with individuals and teams of students and alumni from across the world. Projects will include active participation in the preparation and delivery of multi-lingual (in particular English and Mandarin) engagement and communication activities using various media such as email, telephone, and social media channels. You will also have opportunities to undertake data processing activities, such as tracking response rates and data recording into our relationship-management database. You will also be involved in the production of data reporting performance dashboards.

The successful individual will have excellent interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, to encourage and inspire students and alumni to value their lifelong engagement with the business school.

You will have:

• Good English language skills. Good Mandarin language skills desirable.
• Good administrative skills with accuracy, attention to detail and methodical working; good Excel skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to work with a wide range of people.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise work within a busy schedule.
• Must be working towards an undergraduate degree

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information.

Interview date 4 March 2024

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-UK candidates who do not already have permission to work in the UK should note that by reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship will not be possible under the Skilled Worker Route. There is further information about this on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.