Grade 5: £32,108 - £37,338 per annum including the Oxford University weighting of £1,730 per annum
Permanent, full time (36.5 hours per week)
Saïd Business School is seeking a highly organised and customer-focused individual to join our team as an MBA Recruitment Advisor. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting prospective students throughout their admissions journey, delivering an excellent applicant experience and contributing to the successful recruitment of high-quality candidates to our MBA programmes.
The MBA Recruitment Advisor is responsible for executing the admissions process, under the supervision of the MBA Admissions & Operations Manager, ensuring that it is operated in a timely and efficient manner. The post holder will utilise in-depth specialist knowledge of the programmes to provide advice to applicants and identify any issues arising with the admissions procedure.
Key responsibilities:
- Candidate Engagement & Support: Manage prospective applicant enquiries and provide a high-quality, personalised experience throughout the application journey.
- Guidance & Relationship Management: Build strong relationships with prospective applicants, providing informed guidance on programme suitability and identifying high-quality candidates for the Recruitment team.
- Conversion & Recruitment Activities: Support activities designed to convert offer holders into deposit-paid students, including candidate visits, drop-ins and other recruitment initiatives.
- Events & Programme Promotion: Support the planning and delivery of key recruitment events, including Open Days and Experience Weekends, working closely with faculty and current students.
- Cross-Team Collaboration & Content: Work collaboratively with Recruitment, Admissions, Marketing, Careers, Programme and Alumni teams to enhance the applicant experience, while contributing to the quality and accuracy of recruitment materials, website and other communications.
The Admissions Advisor will also contribute to the wider activities of Saïd Business School and act as an ambassador for the School within external communities.
You will be an engaging communicator with excellent written and verbal communication skills and a collaborative approach. Highly organised, you will be able to prioritise competing demands, meet deadlines and maintain excellent attention to detail. You will be confident in a customer-facing environment, with a strong commitment to providing excellent service and engaging effectively with people from diverse backgrounds. Proactive, resilient and adaptable, you will use your initiative to solve problems and work effectively in a busy environment, while exercising discretion and maintaining confidentiality.
Further information on this role can be found in the job description.
You must have the Right to Work within the UK as this position may not amount to enough points under the points-based immigration system in the UK. For more information please visit: https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/jobs/explore-our-careers/applications-process/pre-employment-screening.
At Saïd Business School we believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to bring their unique perspectives and experiences to our team. Join us to build a brighter, more equitable future, where we celebrate diversity, advance equity and nurture inclusion across everything we do.
We offer very generous benefits, some of which are:
- Generous holiday allowance of 38 days including bank holidays
- Hybrid working
- Membership of the Oxford staff pension scheme
- Discounted bus travel
- Subsidised onsite catering
- Cycle loan scheme
- Plus, many other University benefits
All applications must include a CV, Supporting Statement/Cover Letter and Current Salary.
For further guidance and support, please visit https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/jobs/explore-our-careers/applications-process/how-to-apply.
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 28 October 2026 at 12.00 noon. Please note, this vacancy may close earlier than advertised if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
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