Help us promote life-changing postgraduate education
Anna Freud is seeking a part-time Student Recruitment and Marketing Officer to join our world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families. More information about Anna Freud is available on our website.
Our EDI commitment
We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and being an equal opportunities employer, whereby equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are core to our recruitment practices. All candidates who meet the job criteria will be considered for employment, regardless of ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, socioeconomic background, caring responsibilities and care experience.
We ask candidates to share their diversity dimensions with us to help us identify, tackle and prevent bias across the employee lifecycle. We believe a diverse workforce enhances our ability to support mental health and wellbeing, allowing us to better meet the needs of the children, young people and families we serve.
As a Disability Confident employer, disabled candidates meeting our criteria are guaranteed an interview. Applications are submitted anonymously and assessed using a fair evaluation process based on the criteria set out in our job profiles.
What we offer
Join a collaborative team at the intersection of higher education and mental health, where you'll lead student recruitment marketing activities while benefiting from a wealth of learning opportunities across Anna Freud and University College London (UCL). From specialist colleagues to sector-wide communities of practice, you'll be encouraged to develop your expertise and expand your professional network.
We offer a range of staff benefits, including free counselling through our Employee Assistance Programme. We are proud to have staff-led Diversity Networks offering unique opportunities for learning, connection and impact.
What you’ll do
You'll lead recruitment communications and marketing activity for our growing portfolio of postgraduate programmes delivered in partnership with UCL. You'll help attract prospective students through compelling content, events and campaigns while supporting the continued growth of postgraduate education and workforce development programmes. This is a varied, fast-paced role that combines creativity, relationship-building and project management.
What you’ll bring
Essential experience and skills:
- Experience in communications, marketing or events, ideally within a higher education or student recruitment environment.
- Experience creating engaging marketing content across digital, print and multimedia channels.
- Effective communication and relationship-building skills, with confidence working with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritise competing deadlines and work independently.
- Experience using digital marketing and communications tools, including social media, website content management and analytics platforms.
Key details
Hours: part-time; 14 hours per week, including Wednesday.
Salary: £33,990 per annum FTE, plus 6% contributory pension scheme.
Location: hybrid (a mixture of home/onsite working): working from home and Anna Freud, 4–8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH, in line with Anna Freud’s hybrid working policy. Specific working arrangements will be discussed during the interview process.
Contract type: permanent.
Next steps
Closing date for applications: midday (12pm), Thursday 26 November 2026. Please note that due to high application volumes, we may close this advert early. We encourage you to apply promptly and to keep an eye on our future vacancies for more opportunities.
Notification of interview: shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Wednesday 2 December 2026. During shortlisting, applicants are anonymously assessed using the criteria visible in the Job Profile. Please note: due to the high volume of applications received, we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.
Interviews: will be held remotely on Tuesday 7 December 2026.
How to apply: click on the 'apply now’ button to apply online. We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.
Questions?
Please email recruitment@annafreud.org with any job enquiries, or if you require assistance or experience difficulties when applying. Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor license therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.
