The Student Recruitment, Marketing and Events Department is looking to recruit an events expert, with experience of large-scale event delivery to organise this key activity as a maternity cover.  Ideally the post holder will have an understanding of the education sector, but this isn’t essential.  A proven record of complex event management with multiple stakeholders will be required as well as a passion for the sector to deliver what is expected from our prospective students.  

The role will manage a small team to organise the Open Days but will be supported by the wider team during event delivery and is expected to support other in person and virtual events delivered within the Student Recruitment Event Team.  

For an informal chat or to ask questions on this role please contact Aimie Bellwood – Head of Student Recruitment Events by email a.k.bellwood@southampton.ac.uk  

Closing Date: 16 Jul 2026

Section: Management, Specialist & Administrative

Salary: £36,636 to £44,746 Per Annum
Full Time Fixed Term for 12 months

We need someone who enjoys turning their hand to a variety of projects.  Working as part of a small team you'll contribute to a range of collaborations to enhance our reputation. You'll be working to improve brand perception with core audiences, increase income, and enhance the understanding of new knowledge which is making a real difference to the world.

Collaborating with senior leaders and academics, you’ll get under the skin of a wide variety of projects, understand their target markets, and develop compelling and competitive propositions for them. To deliver plans, you’ll engage with a network of specialist experts in commercial, digital and communications teams to meet our ambitious targets.

About you:

You’ll bring experience of planning and implementing marketing operations and the ability to do so in a large and complex organisation. Your skills in developing plans based on data and insight will underpin your creativity in designing innovative solutions.  Adept at relationship-building, you’ll be able to work proactively with academic and professional service stakeholders and across a network of internal and external teams to effectively deliver marketing plans. A background in higher education is not essential and we welcome applications from those who have gained their marketing experience in the commercial sector.   

What we can offer you 

We support a flexible approach to work and welcome hybrid working. With an understanding that there is a need to be on campus or visiting local business as part of the role. 

We have a range of benefits to make your life easier. In addition to a generous holiday allowance you will receive additional university closure days at Easter and Christmas. As staff you would be eligible for reduced fees at our on campus Early Years Centre, which provides quality childcare from birth to five years. Your long-term future would be supported with access to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), subsidised health and fitness facilities and a range of discounts.

 If you wish to discuss the role in more detail, please email Kate Prince on REMarketing@soton.ac.uk

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Closing Date: 22 Jul 2026

Section: Management, Specialist & Administrative

Salary: £36,636 to £44,746 Per Annum, Pro Rata
Part Time Fixed Term until 31/08/2027 (24.5 Hours per week)

This role shapes and delivers high-impact, audience-focused integrated marketing campaigns across global markets, ensuring optimal use of paid, owned and earned channels to engage and convert our audiences and elevate our brand. The post holder will report to the Associate Director Marketing and Recruitment Events and liaise closely with the wider External Relations leadership during the briefing process and through regular reporting for each campaign strand.

Acting as a senior leader, the role provides strategic direction and alignment across teams, joining up the dots and fostering collaboration with academic and Professional Services colleagues, students, and external partners.

The post holder will lead of team of marketing managers and coordinators to deliver impactful activity across the full marketing mix from proposition development to promotion and conversion. They will be a vital link between a wide range of teams ensuring that we anticipate audience needs, respond to sector trends and that our campaigns are optimised to deliver the strategic outcomes the university is looking for.

This postholder will require excellent communication skills and should enjoy leading a busy team in a large organisation. The ability to solve complex challenges, collaborate well with a range of stakeholders and respond to changing market conditions are critical elements of this role.

Experience of working within the education sector would be helpful but is not considered essential for this role.

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Closing Date: 24 Jul 2026

Section: Management, Specialist & Administrative

Salary: £46,049 to £58,225 Per annum
Full Time Permanent