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SalaryStudent Recruitment Support Officer - Leeds
At GBS (Global Banking School), we invest in our people and our students are at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is to change lives through education, and we take an inclusive approach to recruiting students, with an aim to widening access to higher education among groups currently under-represented in the sector.
We are proud to be a certified ‘Great Place To Work’ and have achieved outstanding results for the third year running in the National Student Survey, with an incredible 91% overall satisfaction rating in 2022.
The purpose of the role is to support the development of Student Referral programme, assists events by offering support, encouragement, and advice to existing and prospective students. It mainly involves assisting applicants for student finance applications.
The job involves Student Recruitment, administrative tasks, delivering presentations and organising student events. It includes engagement with Finance team in clearing invoices for students.
Main Responsibilities
- Support Student Recruitment team for administrative tasks.
- Help students in applying for their student referral award and liaise with finance team.
- Follow up on new student referrals, driving sales conversion by guiding about application and student finance process.
- Support the wider marketing, communications, and Student Recruitment team, identifying opportunities for performance improvements.
- To demonstrate professionalism in the role as a representative of GBS, incorporating GBS core values in the delivery of duties.
- To observe equality and diversity practices and procedures and promote equality of opportunity at all times.
- To observe and adhere to all GBS policies relevant to the role.
- To undertake such other duties as may reasonably be requested.
Requirements
- Educated to a minimum Sixth form or equivalent
- Experience in higher education sales and student finance administration
- Highly motivated – a self starter with bags of initiative who gets things done
- Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to influence at all levels, internally and externally
- Delivery and deadline focussed
- Commercial – always looking to optimise value
- A commitment to equality and diversity
Other Information
- Occasional work may be required at evenings or weekends, for example during operational peaks.
- To undertake staff development appropriate to the post as may be identified and required from time to time, and in accordance with GBS’s Staff Development Programme.
- To observe and implement health and safety responsibilities as specified within GBS’s Health and Safety Policy.
GBS is a dynamic and fast growing Higher Education provider with campuses across the UK. We are a vibrant and diverse family of committed staff bringing life-changing learning to a wider range of communities.
We take an inclusive approach to recruiting students, with an aim to widening access to higher education among groups currently under-represented in the sector.
We believe that education is transformational and can make a fundamental difference to the individuals and communities we serve.
If you're looking to make a real difference with your next career move, why not join us.
