Schools Engagement Officer

Location: Successful applicant can be based at any of the following ATU campuses (Letterkenny/Sligo/Galway City) Essential Qualifications and Skills Candidates must: • Hold a degree (level 8) in Business/Marketing/Managemen/Communications or related discipline area. • Have a minimum two-year proven track record of experience and achievement in the field of Education/Marketing, with experience in external engagement related activities. • Access to own transport & a full clean driving licence. • Excellent communication and presentation skills

Desirable Qualifications and Skills • Have a strong aptitude for analysis and presentation of information and report writing. • Have a strong aptitude for public relations, event management and marketing. • Have experience with in-person, online and virtual recruitment activities. • Relevant experience in a higher or further education setting will be an advantage.

Overview of the Role

The Schools Engagement Officer will support the activities of the ATU Market Engagement team in the promotion of Higher Education study opportunities at ATU. Reporting to the ATU Market Engagement Marketing Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for supporting and enhancing Schools Engagement activities at ATU whilst supporting engagement in new markets and domestic territories.

Duties

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following: • Support engagement with schools, further and higher education partners on behalf of ATU. • Support and co-ordinate the planning, arrangement and delivery of presentations to schools, further education colleges and other institutes on behalf of ATU. • Support planning, promotion and coordination, in collaboration with the Market Engagement function: Open Days / Nights and other such promotional events that may take place across the academic year. • Work closely with partner further and higher education institutions to develop collaborative recruitment and marketing related activities. • Identify areas of development in student recruitment and support development and engagement in new markets/territories. • Marketing and promotion of undergraduate programmes to key market segments at exhibitions and fairs across the region and in new territories. • Support maintenance of specific website pages targeted at prospective students. • Support compilation and development of marketing material and collateral on behalf of the university such as the prospectus, promotional stands, ATU newspaper etc. • Monitoring and feeding back on developments in the marketplace and competitor activities. • Due to the nature of the work flexibility of working hours is required (some weekends and evenings). • Any additional administrative and marketing tasks as delegated by the ATU Marketing Manager.

Salary Scale (€50,207 – €56,375) * Candidates external to the sector may be appointed up to the 3rd Point (€53,237) of the Salary Scale in accordance with University Policy Hours of Work

35 hours per week