We are looking for a dynamic and commercially focused Deputy Director (Marketing & Student Recruitment), with extensive experience in delivering HE marketing, to lead our student marketing and recruitment activity and deliver our ambitious student recruitment targets.

With responsibility for generating an annual student recruitment income target of over £80m, you will develop and implement an insight-led, omni-channel marketing and recruitment strategy spanning domestic and international markets. You will lead teams covering market research, UK recruitment and outreach, paid media and campaigns, international and omnichannel marketing, CRM and conversion. 

This is a high-profile leadership role, working closely with senior colleagues across our university to deliver an excellent prospect and applicant journey and maximise applications, conversion and enrolments across multiple markets, whilst successfully communicating the Aston brand.

You will champion a data-driven, customer-first culture, using market insight, innovation and digital marketing to drive applications, enrolments and return on investment. You will have a track record of improving lead generation, conversion, processes and customer journeys within a large university setting. Experience in developing high performing teams is essential, and you will be someone who thrives under pressure, with the ability to articulate a clear vision and motivate others to achieve it.

We are seeking an experienced senior marketing leader with a strong track record of leading large, multi-disciplinary teams, delivering student recruitment growth and achieving financial targets. You will bring substantial expertise across the marketing mix, including CRM, advertising, brand, market research and digital marketing, alongside the ability to influence senior stakeholders and build high-performing teams.

This role is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.

What we offer:

• Aston University is a dynamic and vibrant campus located within Birmingham city centre, which has excellent transport links via bus or train.
• Excellent training and development opportunities.
• A generous annual leave scheme with 30 days bookable leave and a further 13 days bank holiday and University Closure days.
• Everyday discounts to a number of activities and retailers.
• Great family friendly policies.
• On site gym and pool with discounted staff membership available
• Further information on our Benefits and Rewards can be found here.

Aston University may be able to sponsor those who are already on a Skilled Worker Visa issued before 04 April 2024. If you require sponsorship, Aston University will assess eligibility if you are shortlisted for the role. 

Please note we are unable to confirm individual eligibility before shortlisting.

See here for more information on Skilled Worker visa eligibility: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Closing Date: 21 Sep 2026

Unit: Managerial & Professional

Salary: £58,225 to £67,468 per annum

Aston University is looking for a creative and enthusiastic Marketing and Communications Officer to join the team on a fixed-term basis, at an exciting time for the university.

Working in a fast-paced environment, you will support and enhance the delivery of internal communications for a community of more than 3,000 staff and 17,000 students, creating clear, effective communications, campaigns and projects, with a particular focus on the One Aston intranet and student portal.

Working closely with the Student and Internal Communications Managers, you will use CRM and CMS systems such as Dynamics 365, Mailchimp and Sharepoint to develop content for a range of digital channels including emails, newsletters and intranet pages. You will support communication campaigns for university initiatives and events, and use your data analytical experience to assist in monitoring and reporting on the effectiveness of communication activities.

You will play an important role in delivering communications that support strategic goals, change management and engagement. You will also support crisis or urgent communications when required.

We are looking for someone with proven experience in managing communications across multiple digital channels with a number of stakeholders, and a talent for creating and editing content for diverse audiences. Strong written and verbal communication skills, a keen eye for detail, the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and a collaborative approach to working across departments are all essential for success in this role. Experience of working in higher education would be advantageous too.

This role is subject to satisfactory basic DBS check.

For further information about this position, please contact Peter Kiddle, Internal Communications Manager, at p.kiddle@aston.ac.uk.

What we offer:

• Aston University is a dynamic and vibrant campus located within Birmingham city centre, which has excellent transport links via bus or train.
• The role is offered as 'dynamic working', which means working both on campus and from home dependent on the activity.
• Excellent training and development opportunities.
• A generous annual leave scheme with 30 days bookable leave and a further 13 days bank holiday and University Closure days.
• Everyday discounts to a number of activities and retailers.
• Great family friendly policies.
• On site gym and pool with discounted staff membership available
• Further information on our Benefits and Rewards can be found here.

Aston University may be able to sponsor the successful candidate if they are eligible for one of the salary discount options. 

Please see here for details about when you can be paid less for a Skilled Worker visa: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/when-you-can-be-paid-less

Please note we are unable to confirm individual eligibility before shortlisting.

Closing Date: 18 Sep 2026

Unit: Managerial & Professional

Salary: £31,236 to £36,636 per annum

Within this vision, the Student Life Directorate plays a central role in assisting students from transition through to successful completion, providing expert guidance on engagement, wellbeing and student success.

We are seeking a Head of Student Engagement to join Aston University’s Student Life Directorate. 

We're looking for someone capable of providing strategic leadership for institutional engagement activity, attendance and engagement monitoring, learner analytics, interventions, regulatory assurance, change, service development and a complementary programme of student enrichment through co- and extracurricular events, workshops and engagement opportunities. The successful candidate will combine regulatory confidence, student-centred thinking, data fluency and the ability to translate engagement intelligence into meaningful action that strengthens belonging, participation and student success.

Key Responsibilities and Priorities

• Strategic leadership of student engagement, attendance and institutional interventions
• UKVI, student attendance and engagement monitoring expertise
• Data-led service planning, KPI oversight and actionable insight
• Development of enrichment activity that complements formal engagement monitoring, including co- and extracurricular events, workshops and student success opportunities
• Change leadership during implementation of the revised Attendance and Engagement Policy
• Audit, regulatory assurance and confident stakeholder engagement

About You

• You have substantial experience in student engagement, student success, attendance, learner analytics, compliance or a related portfolio.
• You understand the intersection between student support, regulatory obligations, UKVI requirements, student belonging and enrichment activity that encourages participation beyond the curriculum.
• You can use data to generate actionable insight and influence institutional change.
• You are confident working with academic, professional service and external stakeholders, including in audit or assurance contexts.
• You will have a degree-level qualification or equivalent substantial professional experience, alongside evidence of management and leadership development relevant to a senior role.
• You will bring significant experience leading student engagement, student success, retention, compliance or related activity in Higher Education or a comparable complex setting, including strategic planning, service development, data-led decision-making and team leadership.
• Experience of learner analytics, attendance monitoring, engagement system development, Access and Participation, continuation, regulatory performance or senior governance would be advantageous.

What we offer:

• Aston University is a dynamic and vibrant campus located within Birmingham city centre, which has excellent transport links via bus or train.
• Excellent training and development opportunities.
• A generous annual leave scheme with 30 days bookable leave and a further 13 days bank holiday and University Closure days.
• Everyday discounts to a number of activities and retailers.
• Great family friendly policies.
• On site gym and pool with discounted staff membership available
• Further information on our Benefits and Rewards can be found here.

This role may meet the requirements for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. If you require sponsorship, Aston University will assess eligibility if you are shortlisted for the role.  Please note we are unable to confirm individual eligibility before shortlisting.See here for more information on Skilled Worker visa eligibility: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Closing Date: 18 Sep 2026

Unit: Managerial & Professional

Salary: £47,389 to £56,535 per annum

Within this vision, the Student Life Directorate plays a central role in assisting students from transition through to successful completion, providing expert guidance on engagement, wellbeing and student success.

We are seeking a Head of Mental Health and Wellbeing to join Aston University’s Student Life Directorate. 

The postholder will lead the refresh, refocusing and development of an integrated Mental Health and Wellbeing service across counselling, mental health advice and chaplaincy. This is a key strategic priority: the role will be expected to create a clearer, more proactive, evidence-led and student-centred service model that brings the three areas together through shared pathways, stronger governance, prevention, risk oversight, service standards and measurable impact. Within that wider integrated model, the postholder will also lead the development of a dedicated Domestic and Sexual Violence Advice branch, ensuring that Aston has trauma-informed, institutionally robust pathways for students affected by domestic abuse, sexual violence, harassment and related safeguarding concerns. The successful candidate will therefore combine strong service redesign capability with safeguarding expertise, multidisciplinary leadership and the ability to translate complex student need into coherent, high-quality provision.

Key Responsibilities and Priorities

• Refresh, refocus and develop an integrated Mental Health and Wellbeing service across counselling, mental health advice and chaplaincy
• Coherent development of the three core areas so that counselling, mental health advice and chaplaincy operate as connected, complementary and student-centred provision
• Proactive and preventative provision beyond appointments and counselling
• Leadership of safeguarding practice and development of a dedicated Domestic and Sexual Violence Advice branch within the Mental Health and Wellbeing service
• Complex risk, safeguarding and defensible practice
• Service utilisation, KPI oversight and evidence-led improvement
• OfS E6 assurance, sector developments and Mental Health Charter readiness

About You

• You have significant leadership experience in mental health, counselling, wellbeing, chaplaincy, safeguarding, welfare, domestic and sexual violence support or related services.
• You can redesign, refresh and deliver integrated service models that bring counselling, mental health advice and chaplaincy together through clear pathways, shared standards, prevention, responsiveness, governance and measurable outcomes.
• You bring a strong understanding of safeguarding, trauma-informed support, domestic abuse, sexual violence, harassment and sexual misconduct, and can translate this into safe pathways, partnership working, training, governance and assurance.
• You understand how to use service data, utilisation trends and student feedback to improve provision.
• You can lead assurance activity linked to OfS E6, student safety, training, reporting routes and continuous improvement.
• You will hold a relevant professional qualification or equivalent substantial professional experience in wellbeing, mental health, counselling, social work, safeguarding, nursing, psychology or a related discipline, alongside evidence of management and leadership development relevant to a senior role.
• You will bring senior experience of leading wellbeing, welfare, safeguarding, mental health or related support services in Higher Education or a comparable complex environment, including complex risk, service integration, multidisciplinary leadership and partnership working.
• You will be able to lead the phased development of a specialist Domestic and Sexual Violence Advice branch, working with internal and external partners to establish clear boundaries, referral routes, case oversight, reporting, prevention activity and evaluation.
• Experience of student support services in Higher Education, senior committee assurance, institutional policy development, commissioning, partnership management or external service liaison would be advantageous.

What we offer:

• Aston University is a dynamic and vibrant campus located within Birmingham city centre, which has excellent transport links via bus or train.
• Excellent training and development opportunities.
• A generous annual leave scheme with 30 days bookable leave and a further 13 days bank holiday and University Closure days.
• Everyday discounts to a number of activities and retailers.
• Great family friendly policies.
• On site gym and pool with discounted staff membership available
• Further information on our Benefits and Rewards can be found here.

This role may meet the requirements for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. If you require sponsorship, Aston University will assess eligibility if you are shortlisted for the role. Please note we are unable to confirm individual eligibility before shortlisting. See here for more information on Skilled Worker visa eligibility: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Closing Date: 20 Sep 2026

Unit: Managerial & Professional

Salary: £47,389 to £56,535 per annum