Director of Marketing and Admissions

Director of Marketing and Admissions

Salary: highly competitive, depending on skills and experience

Set within a magnificent 500-acre estate in Hertfordshire, Haileybury is one of the UK’s leading co-educational boarding and day schools, educating around 900 pupils aged 11–18. With a proud heritage dating back to 1862, Haileybury combines academic ambition, exceptional pastoral care and a rich co‑curricular programme with a dynamic, outward‑looking ethos. The School enjoys an outstanding national and international reputation, confirmed most recently by a glowing ISI Inspection report.

This is an exciting moment to join Haileybury. The School is full, demand for places is strong and the ambitious Haileybury 2030 strategy is driving a bold phase of development. With a thriving Sixth Form, a distinctive academic offer including both A Levels and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and a diverse community representing over 30 nationalities, Haileybury is confidently shaping its future.

Haileybury now seeks an exceptional Director of Marketing and Admissions to lead all pupil recruitment and Mar Coms related activity and to play a pivotal role in the School’s next chapter. Reporting directly to the Master and serving on the Executive Leadership Team, the Director will provide strategic leadership across marketing, admissions and communications, ensuring Haileybury’s story is told with clarity, creativity and impact.

They will lead and inspire a talented team, strengthen recruitment and retention and act as a trusted ambassador for the School.

This high‑profile role will suit an experienced education professional or an outstanding individual from a commercial or third‑sector background who brings strategic intelligence, relational confidence and creative vision. The successful candidate will combine presence at senior leadership level with the ability to engage influential audiences and build enduring relationships.

Further information and details of how to apply can be found on the RS Academics website.

Interested candidates are invited to contact RS Academics in the first instance to arrange an informal and confidential discussion with Cat Sutherland‑Hawes via: catrionasutherland‑

The deadline for receipt of applications is 10.00am on Monday 16 February 2026.

Haileybury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

The safeguarding responsibilities of this post are detailed in the candidate information brochure.

RS Academics is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to promoting diversity and inclusion in schools.