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We’re looking for people with a real passion for Student recruitment. We’re looking for people with great experience in managing student campaigns and the ability to use data to shape future success. We’re also looking to grow our regional presence in areas like Manchester, Birmingham and Glasgow.

EY is one of the largest student employers in the UK. In total, we recruit around 2,500 students every year into Apprentice and Graduate programmes, as well as a broad range of work experience opportunities. We attract over 75,000 candidates each year.

Our vision is to become the leading and most innovative student recruitment attraction team, revolutionizing how we engage and attract top talent from universities and schools. We have a passion not just for recruiting the best student talent but ensuring we attract the most diverse talent by making a positive impact on the lives of students in the UK, and our wider society.

The student recruitment team is fast paced, forward thinking and innovative. Together, we’re helping to build a better working world for our future talent.

The Opportunity
This is a unique opportunity to join the in-house recruitment team at EY, finding future talent that will 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 planning and running innovative candidate engagement events, at scale, alongside delivering on internal projects within the team, to make EY stand out from the crowd.

You’ll leave a lasting impression.

Your key responsibilities

You’ll contribute to the achievement of Student Recruitment hiring targets by Partnering with university/ early careers officials to build brand awareness and promote EY as a top employer of early career talent. through. You’ll deliver bold events strategies, planning and executing innovative bespoke events, whilst ensuring we see a clear ROI, to ensure a great candidate experience. You’ll also engage with candidates through our social media channels and professional career groups. 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 a lot of time at Student events. Ideally, you’ll be based in Manchester, Birmingham or Glasgow.

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 that shapes 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 kills with the ability to spot anomalies and tell stories with that data; you should be confident using Excel
• Relationship building skills – with the ability to challenge where necessary, always acting with integrity and enthusiasm

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience of either schools or university recruitment (ideally both)
• Proven track record of executing volume recruitment
• 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.

Please note

Prior to finalizing your application, you will be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information you provide is kept entirely confidential and will not be used to evaluate your candidacy. We collect this data to help us analyse our recruitment process holistically and implement actions that promote diversity and inclusiveness. While optional, we encourage you to provide this information to hold us accountable towards our goal of building a better working world. Read more about our commitment to diversity & inclusiveness here. We ask because it matters!

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