UHI is the United Kingdom’s leading integrated university encompassing both further and higher education. We are more than a college and more than a traditional university: a diverse, flexible partnership, rooted in our communities and driven by their needs. Our network of colleges, specialist teaching centres and internationally recognised research institutes delivers supported, flexible learning from access level to PhD.

To support our work we are recruiting to the following role:

Student Recruitment and Marketing Manager

Salary range £42,118 to £44,758 per annum Duration Permanent Full Time Working hours 35hrs per week Mon - Fri Location UHI House, Inverness (or other location as agreed) Closing Date Sunday 29th March

Student Recruitment and Marketing

Reporting to the Director of Student Recruitment and Admissions, this is a pivotal operational management role for an experienced student recruitment and marketing professional to ensure achievement of UHI’s undergraduate and postgraduate student recruitment targets, with a focus on UK/home student markets.

Managing UHI’s Executive Office Student Recruitment and Marketing team, and working closely with a wide range of marketing, communications, design, academic and professional services colleagues across the UHI partnership, this role is ideal for someone with exceptional organisational and people management skills, and who can demonstrate experience developing excellent working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

Bringing an excellent understanding of student recruitment in the higher education sector, and experience delivering successful marketing campaigns and activities, the successful candidate for this exciting role will be a champion of the UHI brand and partnership ethos.

A detailed job description and person specification for the post are attached.

Applicants with informal questions are encouraged to contact Matt Tyrer, Acting Director of Student Recruitment and Admissions, by email to matt.tyrer@uhi.ac.uk.

Pay and Benefits

This role is linked to grade 7 on the UHI payscale.

The starting salary for this position will normally be in the range £42,118 to £44,758 per annum. For exceptional candidates a higher salary up to the top of the grade (currently £48,906 per annum) may be available.

This post is fulltime and will involve working 35 hours per week on a working pattern as agreed with your line manager.

This post is subject to a Disclosure Scotland Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme check, so please let us know if you are currently a PVG scheme member.

The workplace pension scheme we provide to workers at grade six and above is the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS).  This is a qualifying pension scheme, which means it meets or exceeds the government’s standards.  Full information on the scheme can be found at http://www.uss.co.uk/Pages/default.aspx

Full-time posts carry a total of 42 days leave per annum. It is practice that, with the exception of a Christmas and New Year closure, leave may be taken at any time of year, subject to the requirements of the post and department and with the permission of your line manager.

Recruitment Process

When completing the application form please ensure that you clearly evidence how you meet the selection criteria identified on the relevant person specification.

The deadline for submitting your application is Sunday 29 th March at 11.59pm.

Shortlisting will take place the week commencing 30 th March

Interviews will be held on 8 th or 9th April

If you have any queries regarding our recruitment and selection process, or if you would like to request any reasonable adjustments to either the recruitment process or the prospective job, please contact the HR team as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held on 8th or 9th April 2026.

• Job description
• Person specification
• Further information
• Terms and conditions
• Guidance notes for candidates
• Summary of terms and conditions of employment

UHI Employee Benefits

At UHI, we offer a supportive, flexible and rewarding place to work, with a range of benefits including:

• 42 days’ annual leave (pro rata)
• Attractive pension scheme and options for additional contributions
• Flexible working and family-friendly policies
• Occupational sick pay and an Employee Assistance Programme (incl. spousal support)
• High-street and online retail discounts
• 10% off Highlife Highland memberships
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Contribution towards DSE prescription glasses
• Free parking and EV charging (where available)
• LinkedIn Learning access for ongoing professional development
• Long-service awards and active social events

If you have any queries about the application process please contact the HR Office at HR@uhi.ac.uk.