UK Business College (UKBC) is seeking a proactive and results-driven Outreach Coordinator to support student recruitment for all current and emerging UKBC provisions such as HNC/HND Business programmes.
The primary purpose of this role is to build strong relationships with schools, sixth forms, FE colleges, and community organisations, while generating high-quality prospective student leads for upcoming intakes.
This is a highly external-facing role suited to an individual with a background in marketing, sales, or business development, who is confident engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and motivated by achieving recruitment targets.
Key Responsibilities
- The Outreach Coordinator will play a critical role in driving awareness and engagement across key target audiences. Responsibilities include:
- Develop and execute community outreach plans to increase program enrolment and engagement among target student populations
- Coordinate school visits, college fairs, community events, and information sessions for prospective students and families
- Build and maintain partnerships with K-12 schools, community-based organizations, faith communities, and local employers
- Conduct intake meetings and needs assessments with students and families to connect them with appropriate academic programs and support services
- Manage outreach CRM or student tracking database, keeping contact records, follow-up notes, and program participation data current
- Draft and distribute outreach materials including flyers, newsletters, social media content, and program fact sheets in accessible language
- Coordinate with bilingual staff or interpreters to deliver program information to non-English-speaking families and students
- Track and report program metrics, contacts made, events attended, enrolments generated for grant compliance and institutional reporting
- Plan and run orientation sessions, campus tours, and community workshops that introduce students to available academic and support pathways
- Collaborate with admissions and academic departments to ensure smooth handoffs for students entering programs
Key Objectives
- Increase awareness of UKBC’s HNC/HND programmes, and all future provision.
- Generate a consistent pipeline of prospective student leads
- Strengthen UKBC’s presence within local education networks
- Contribute to achieving enrolment targets for each intake
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will be confident, organised, and target-driven, with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Qualifications
3+ years of experience in outreach, community relations, or similar
Essential:
- Experience in marketing, sales, recruitment, or business development
- Strong relationship-building and networking skills
- Excellent communication and presentation abilities
- Ability to work independently and manage outreach activities
- Comfortable working towards targets and KPIs
Desirable:
- Experience within education, student recruitment, or training sector
- Knowledge of FE/HE pathways (HNC/HND)
- Experience engaging with schools or community organisations
Key Skills
- Stakeholder engagement and relationship management
- Lead generation and conversion awareness
- Public speaking and presentation delivery
- Organisation and time management
- Commercial awareness and results focus
Why Join UKBC
This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping student recruitment and expanding access to education. The Outreach Coordinator will contribute directly to helping students access affordable, career-focused learning pathways.
Summary
This role is ideal for a motivated individual with a marketing or sales background who enjoys working in a dynamic, people-focused environment and is driven by making a measurable impact on student recruitment outcomes.
Location: Leicester (with local travel required)
Work Location: In person
