Location: Birmingham
Other locations: Primary Location Only
Date: 3 Apr 2025
Requisition ID: 1596787
Student Recruitment Advisor – Campaigns – 15 Month Fixed Term Contract/ Secondment
Level 2 – Senior Associate
Location – Birmingham
Hybrid – up to 50% on campuses and travelling seasonally, plus assessment and anchor days in the office
The Opportunity
This is a unique opportunity to join the in-house recruitment team at EY, finding future talent to enable us to grow as a business. You'll join a multi-award-winning team responsible for engaging, sourcing, and attracting the best and most diverse candidates to our school, work experience and graduate programmes across the UK.
We are looking for someone who can manage relationships with schools and universities at the highest level and foster best-in-class relationships. You'll also plan how we can engage a diverse talent pool; we want to give everybody that first start. You will also be involved in designing and running innovative candidate engagement events at scale and delivering on internal projects within the team to make EY stand out.
Your key responsibilities
You'll contribute to achieving Student Recruitment hiring targets by partnering with university/early career officials to build brand awareness and promote EY as a top employer of early career talent. You'll deliver bold events strategies, planning and executing innovative bespoke events, ensuring we see a clear ROI whilst also providing a great candidate experience. You'll engage with candidates through our social media channels and professional career groups. You’ll also support pipeline management & delivery, respond to candidate questions and support candidates who have started an application with us. In addition to the above, you'll provide clear and meaningful MI to help manage our pipeline and shape future strategy.
We operate a hybrid model, you will need to spend time in the office, and you will also spend up to 50% of your time at university or school events.
Skills and attributes for success
First and foremost, you'll have a real passion for student recruitment, with innovative ideas for events that will create a big impact. You'll also have the same passion for using data to produce MI which will direct future success.
To qualify for the role you must have all or some of the following:
* A passion for student recruitment, with prior experience in recruitment marketing and student campaigns
* Previous experience in a large organisation in a high-volume campaigns role or delivering across scale and regional complexity
* Experience in event management and delivery
* Strong data skills with the ability to spot anomalies and tell stories with that data; you should be confident using Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs etc)
* Relationship-building skills – with the ability to challenge where necessary, always acting with integrity and enthusiasm
* Proven ability to work autonomously and to high standards, able to take the lead on assigned projects using knowledge to achieve quality results
Ideally, you'll also have:
* Experience in either school or university recruitment (ideally both)
* Experience of public speaking/delivering workshops to students
* An understanding of Undergraduate and schools work experience programmes
* Experience of managing campaigns for multiple positions and building candidate pipelines
* Social media knowledge and experience
* Ability to quickly prioritise work and remain flexible in accordance with business needs
What we look for
We are a large team based around the UK, working as one team to deliver the most exceptional student experience. We have a genuine passion for giving our future talent the right start in their career. If you share that passion, we'd love to hear from you.
What we offer
We offer a competitive remuneration package where you'll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with MyReward you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:
* Continuous learning: You'll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
* Success as defined by you: We'll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
* Transformative leadership: We'll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
* Diverse and inclusive culture: You'll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
The exceptional EY experience. It's yours to build.
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