Student Engagement Officer

Gloucester

Aramark UK have a fantastic opportunity for a Student Engagement Officer to join our team, and lead student engagement at Hartpury University and College, GL19 3BE.

We want to ensure students have a great introduction to our catering services at Hartpury, ensuring we engage, communicate, plan activities, support innovations, to ensure they enjoy their overall experience.

This role is best suited to a graduate and will be recruited on a term time only contract. We are looking for a confident communicator who can enhance the student engagement through the student and staff voice, through a strong marketing, PR and social media plan.

If you are self-motivated, creative, have fresh ideas and would love to work in an exciting and diverse environment – come join us!

What’s in it for you:

• Term time only role (39.5 weeks) with a £20,117.00 salary
• 35 hours Monday to Friday with occasional weekend work
• Generous annual leave that increases in line with service, with the opportunity to buy extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme and life assurance benefits
• Access to an employee benefit scheme that offers discounts across hundreds of retail and leisure providers
• Employee Assistance Programme and in-house Mental Health Champions
• FOOD! A plethora of opportunities to attend in-house events and try out the culinary genius of our teams (we are a food business after all!)

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the creation of a bespoke, structured and stake holder termly marketing plan to support activities.
• Lead multi-channel marketing and communication campaigns throughout the year increasing the awareness and engagement of the services to create a vibrant campus.
• Oversee and co-ordinate focus groups/ feedback with stakeholders from client and customer base, collating feedback on a regular basis to continually measure and drive satisfaction.
• Network and create new working relationships with university and college stakeholders.
• Support and Development of the promotional calendar, liaising with internal stakeholders and the central team to produce POS and supporting documentation.
• Day to day accountability for social media platforms and scheduling systems.
• Development and co-ordination of internal marketing campaigns.
• Act as an ambassador and guardian for the Aramark brand.
• Host a regular series of engagement events from interruption tables to pop ups.
• To support the management team in delivering their sustainable commitments to Hartpury and Aramark
• Collate data on sustainable initiatives and feedback.
• Implement sustainable solutions and give recommendations to the central Aramark team using on-site knowledge.
• Engage with students on the sustainable initiatives implemented with pop ups and workshops.

Key Requirements:

• Understanding of the marketing mix and its application in a food service environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and be able to prioritise tasks.
• Ability to work under own initiative and effectively articulate decisions and present to an audience.
• Knowledge of social media channels and their operations.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and a “can do” attitude.
• Can multitask & work to tight deadlines.
• Excellent IT Skills

About Aramark UK

Aramark is a leading service and solutions provider in the UK. We proudly support clients, partners and customers in food, facilities management, property services, and retail solutions. We believe a career should develop your talents, fuel your passions, and empower your professional growth. So, no matter what you’re pursuing — a new challenge, a sense of belonging, or just a great place to work — our focus is helping you reach your full potential. Learn more about working here at

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence. Aramark UK is an equal opportunities employer.

For further information and to apply online please click on the Apply Now button or call the number to the right of this advert to request documents by post.

Please note we do not accept CVs.

It is our policy that we do not notify candidates who have been unsuccessful with their application. Therefore if you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, we regret that you have not been successful on this occasion.

Salary: £20,117

To Apply simply click the 'Apply Now' button below and complete the online form including attaching an up-to-date CV.