Our sales team is expanding and we're looking for fantastic people to join us at our Leicester site. This is a stable, secure company with real career progression — managed by an experienced manager who is as focused on developing you as they are on results.
This is a front-facing sales role based at our Leicester site, where you'll play a key role in driving occupancy while delivering a standout student experience.
About Us
CODE Students is an award-winning private student accommodation provider, developing, building, and managing self-contained studio blocks in Leicester and Coventry, with exciting plans to expand to further cities across the UK. We care about our customers as much as we care about our team.
About the Role
Based across our Leicester site, you'll be the face of CODE for prospective and current residents — meeting customers in person, showing them around, and converting enquiries into bookings.
Key Responsibilities:
- Managing sales enquiries via phone, email, and face-to-face
- Conducting on-site and virtual viewings, converting leads into reservations
- Proactively following up enquiries to maximise conversion rates
- Supporting renewals, re-lets, and occupancy targets
- Upselling room types and promoting CODE's key selling points
- Processing tenancy applications, contracts, and payments accurately
- Handling resident enquiries alongside sales activity
- Working collaboratively with the site team to achieve occupancy goals
This role combines sales, customer service, and administration in a fast-paced student accommodation environment.
Is This Role Right for You?
- Experience in sales, lettings, or customer-facing roles (property, hospitality, retail, call centre, or similar)
- Confident communicator with the ability to influence and close
- Target-driven mindset with strong follow-through
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
- Positive, resilient, and adaptable approach
- Comfortable working in a structured, office-based environment
- Right to work in the UK
View the full job description via this link: https://codestudents.co/CF-SE-JD
What We Offer
- 40-hour week with paid overtime
- Free parking
- Free on-site gym
- Complimentary refreshments
- Free nights out — Christmas parties and company events
- Excellent induction and training programme with regular one-to-ones
- Ongoing coaching and development — we promote from within and invest in our employees
- A supportive, energetic team with experienced leaders around you from day one
Working Hours
- 40 hours per week
- Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:30pm
- Occasional Saturday working (typically 1 in 3), with a day off in lieu
Please note that due to our busy turnaround period, we are unable to to grant holiday requests during August and September.
How to Apply
Apply via Indeed with your CV and a cover letter detailing what attracts you to this position, referencing FOSE/LE/0726
Our Hiring Process
- CV & cover letter review (we may follow up with clarifying questions)
- Short skills-assessment
- Phone interview
- Face-to-face interview
- Paid taster day — so you can experience the team and role before fully committing
We value human responses and want to get to know the real you — applications that appear AI-generated may not be taken forward.
We receive exceptionally high interest in our roles as one of Leicester and Coventry's leading student accommodation providers. We reply to every applicant and are happy to help at any stage — don't hesitate to reach out.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £27,248.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Free parking
- Gym membership
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Leicester LE3 0GH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- What interests you in this position?
Experience:
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
