Planing Officer, Student marketing & Recruitment

About the role

Aalto University is where science and art meet technology and business. We shape a sustainable future by sparking the game changers of tomorrow and by creating novel solutions to major global challenges. Our community is made up of 13,000 students, 400 professors and close to 4 500 other staff members working on our vibrant campus in Espoo, Greater Helsinki, Finland. We actively work to ensure our community's diversity and inclusiveness. This is why we warmly encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to join our community. The School of Engineering drives science and innovation in industrial and built environment technologies. We are committed to educating a new generation of experts who combine technical excellence with a deep understanding of sustainable development in shaping societies. Our research focuses on sustainable built environment, mechanics and materials, multidisciplinary energy technology, and design and implementation of technical systems. The strength of our school lies in close collaboration with stakeholders across research and education. About 45 doctoral candidates and 350 master's students graduate from the school every year. The school is home to 700 staff members, including 70 professors. To learn more, please visit eng.aalto.fi. EIT Urban Mobility Master School is an international joint programme supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). The programme consortium currently includes eight European universities. Aalto University will function as the administrative coordinator starting from the academic year 2026-2027. The programme's administrative hub, the Master School Office, serves the entire consortium and its students, and reports on its tasks to the EIT Urban Mobility. At Aalto University, the Master School Office is located at the Learning Services of the School of Engineering, in the International Joint Programmes team. Are you interested in a versatile Communications Specialist role at the busy interface of study administration? Are you ready to take on the challenge of building global visibility and a complete applicant journey for an international master's programme from the ground up? We are now recruiting a Planning Officer for the EIT Urban Mobility Master School Office, focusing on student marketing and recruitment. You will be responsible for planning, executing, and developing marketing and student recruitment in close collaboration with the European consortium, Aalto's Learning Services, and Aalto Communications Services. You will build the EIT Urban Mobility Master School's global visibility and applicant journey end-to-end-from ideation to campaigns and analytics. Your primary goal is to increase the number of students in the EIT Urban Mobility Master School without compromising on quality. The position is fixed-term starting at latest 1 September 2026 and ending 31 October 2028, based on the current duration of the EIT Urban Mobility Master School consortium agreement. The job contract may be extended if the consortium agreement continues. Your tasks will include, for example: - Preparing a marketing plan and coordinating marketing measures in collaboration with EIT Urban Mobility's communications team - Planning and designing marketing materials - Tracking applicant leads - Coordinating student ambassador activities - Maintaining visibility and updating information in education portals - Planning and executing applicant newsletters and webinars - Producing and maintaining content for the EIT Urban Mobility Master School website and social media accounts - Planning and running social media marketing campaigns - Collaborating with scholarship foundations and education agents - Collaborating with programme alumni - Monitoring applicant numbers, analysing the effectiveness of marketing measures, and developing actions accordingly You will report on your activities to EIT Urban Mobility and, on HR matters, to your line manager in the International Joint Programmes team. You will work closely both within the EIT Urban Mobility Master School's European network and in your home base in the School of Engineering's Learning Services. You will also collaborate with Aalto University Communications Services. At peak times, you will support your Master School Office colleagues, for example in student admissions and organising events. In addition to EIT Urban Mobility tasks, the role includes duties related to other international joint programmes at the School of Engineering. What we expect from you - A relevant higher education degree, for example in communications or marketing, and motivation to work in international educational cooperation - Native or close-to-native English with diplomatic tone; Finnish is considered an asset. Ability to address potential applicants and produce fluent marketing content for different channels. - Familiarity with universities as operating environment and understanding of global student markets an