About the role

The University of Leicester is renowned for its world-changing research and high-quality, inspirational teaching, and proud to have been awarded a Gold rating in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), reflecting our outstanding student experience and outcomes. Our commitment to excellence has also been recognised through recent accolades, including being named the Daily Mail University of the Year 2025 and shortlisted for the Times Higher Education University of the Year in 2024.

We are seeking an exceptional candidate for the position of Director of External Relations to provide strategic leadership of the University’s end to end external relations activities including marketing, communications, admissions, domestic student recruitment and the Attenborough Arts Centre. You will be charged with developing and delivering an integrated strategy that strengthens the University’s brand and student recruitment performance, building on ...