The Royal College of Art is seeking an organised, proactive and people-focused Events and Recruitment Officer to join our Engagement, Brand & Marketing team.

This role sits within Student Recruitment & Marketing, a key function responsible for attracting applicants to the RCA and supporting student recruitment revenue. Choosing to study at the RCA is a significant decision — particularly for students relocating to London from across the UK and internationally — and this role plays a vital part in ensuring prospective students feel informed, confident and welcomed throughout their journey.

About the role

You will support the planning and delivery of a wide range of UK and international recruitment events, both in person and online. From portfolio reviews and presentations to Open Days and Offer Holder events, you will help create engaging experiences that allow prospective students to connect directly with the RCA community.

Working in a fast-paced environment, you will manage multiple projects simultaneously, coordinating logistics, communications and stakeholder relationships to ensure events run smoothly.

Alongside events delivery, you will support applicants throughout the recruitment process by responding to enquiries and helping maintain a positive, supportive applicant experience.

Key responsibilities

• Organise and support UK and international student recruitment events and Offer Holder activities
• Coordinate venues, travel, accommodation, suppliers and event logistics
• Create and manage event webpages, booking systems and promotional communications
• Support delivery of online and on-campus Open Days and recruitment events
• Maintain event planners, KPIs and reporting processes
• Liaise with academics, alumni, internal teams and external partners
• Monitor recruitment inboxes and respond to applicant and event enquiries
• Evaluate event performance to inform future activity

About you

You will bring demonstrable experience in organising and delivering events, alongside excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail. You are comfortable managing multiple priorities, working independently, and collaborating across teams.

You will also have:

• Strong communication and customer service skills
• Experience managing information across systems and spreadsheets
• Confidence working in a fast-moving delivery environment
• Experience with finance tracking and procurement processes
• Good digital skills across productivity platforms
• A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusive practice

Experience in higher education, events agencies, online event delivery, CRM/email platforms or simple web content management is desirable.

Working arrangements

This is a hybrid role with a minimum of two days per week on campus. Attendance at events — including occasional evening or international travel — will be required during busy periods.

Join us and help shape meaningful experiences that connect future students with one of the world’s leading art and design institutions.

Please see Information Pack for further details.

Closing for applications 11.59pm on Sunday 10^th May 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.  Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.  If your application is pending, you will be emailed notice of the new closing date.

Closing Date: 10 May 2026

Programme/Department: Administrative & Professional

Salary: £34,375 to £37,789 per annum
Full time - Maternity cover to 30.4.27

Cohort 2 2026/2027

Funding providers: EPSRC and Royal College of Art 

Location: London

Funding for: UK Students

Project Description: 

Our NetZero Futures (NZF) Doctoral Landscape Award is a Fully funded EPSRC scholarship with RCA. The strategic vision of NZF brings together RCA wide Art and Design research within three core areas of research competence at the RCA - Circular Economy, Ecological Digital Citizens, and Robotics and AI which align with the EPSRC Discovery priority of ‘Digital Futures’, and the Mission-Inspired priorities of ‘engineering net zero’, and ‘artificial intelligence’. 

This vision is located within RCA’s strategic research priorities of Climate Crisis and the Circular Economy, and Design & AI, as well as the priority to enhance our doctoral research culture by attracting PhD candidates in fields directly aligned to RCA’s strategic research priorities. 

The RCA has a track record of STEAM teaching and research, fostering an environment where staff and doctoral researchers with backgrounds in art, design, and STEM disciplines, particularly engineering, collaborate. Our community utilises design-led approaches to generate new insights and human-centred solutions for the major challenges of the 21st century. It is in this culture that we will locate our doctoral landscape candidates. 

Please apply to the host Research Areas and make it clear that you are applying for this studentship:  

• The Materials Science Research Centre (MSRC)
• The RCA Robotics Laboratory
• Ecological Digital Citizenship /School of Design 

• Apply for RCA Round 3 : Open: Wednesday 18 March 2026
• Deadline: Wednesday 3 June 2026, 12 noon (UK time)
• Notification of outcome: by 30 June 2026

 Project start date: September 2026 

Mode of study: Full time/Part time 

Funding Details: Fees fully funded

                             Stipend £23,805.00 (Full time)

 For further information about the award, how to apply and for the information webinar, please visit:  https://www.rca.ac.uk/study/apply-to-study/funding-your-studies/funding-for-mphil-and-phd-students/doctoral-landscape-sch-net-zero-futures/

Fair Access and Widening Participation

RCA is encouraging home students from under-representation of particular groups within postgraduate study to apply. 

Closing Date: 03 Jun 2026

Programme/Department: Studentship