Student Recruitment Manager

What are we looking for?

We are currently looking for a Student Recruitment Manager to join our OnCampus team on a consultancy basis, In Uzbekistan or Azerbaijan

The Student Recruitment Manager has the responsibility of delivering set enrolment targets for OnCampus centres through partner agencies, institutions, sponsors and other recruitment channels, which will involve extensive travelling within the region. The SRM will be responsible for the day-to-day management of a selected network of recruitment channels. The SRM will be required to take a pro-active role in follow-up and conversion of students and will work closely with the wider sales and admissions team in achieving this goal.

Key Responsibilities

• Achieve new student recruitment and revenue targets in line with revenue growth and ROI objectives.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with the recruitment agent network in agreed regions, partner universities and OnCampus Centres.
• Research, appoint and train new agents and re-activating dormant agents.
• Provide training to agents and counsellors through visits and training sessions.
• Represent OnCampus Centres and support key agents in promotional activities including fairs, exhibitions, webinars and interview days.
• Liaise with students, parents and sponsors and support agent and student visits to centres.
• Collaborate with the wider Sales, Admissions and Academic teams to follow up enquiries and applications to convert and recruit new students. Becoming an expert in visa requirements by country.
• Take a lead on follow-up activities to ensure high application to enrolment conversion rate, one of the key priorities for this role.
• Work closely with the Marketing team to ensure that the sales tools to promote centres are available, impactful and effective for the region.
• Give regular activity reports to line manager, and other appropriate stakeholders.
• Assist with market intelligence, including monitoring and reporting market and competitor development and trends.
• Maintain accurate agent records and ensure databases are kept up to date.
• To undertake other duties not specifically stated above, which from time to time are necessary for the effective performance of the business without altering the nature or level of responsibility involved.

Key performance measures

• Achievement of annual student recruitment targets as defined and agreed annually.
• Number of active agents sending students to Cambridge Education Group programs and average student numbers per agent.
• Conversion rates by product against target.
• Student and agent satisfaction.

Please note that interviews for shortlisted candidates and any potential job offers may be in place before the application end date. We recommend that, if interested in any of the roles, you apply as soon as possible.

Person Specification

Education

• Educated to undergraduate degree level or equivalent (essential)

Experience

• At least 1 years’ experience in Sales role (essential)

Skills

• Fluent in English (other languages also desirable)
• Excellent interpersonal skills and experience of dealing directly with a wide variety of people (essential)
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team (essential)
• Proactive approach to problem solving (essential)
• Excellent people management skills (essential)
• Flexible approach to working, excellent time management skills (essential)
• A friendly professional manner and appearance (essential)
• Self-motivated with an ability to thrive under pressure (essential)
• Ambitious and results orientated (essential)

In particular, you will:

• Treat all stakeholders with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect;
• Show tolerance of and respect for the rights of others;
• Help to create and maintain a safe working environment for everyone;
• Behave in a professional manner at all times displaying our group values

Please see attached job description for further job role information.

What does Cambridge Education Group do?

Cambridge Education Group is an international education provider that offers a range of services such as Pathway and Pre University Programs, Pre University Education, Preparatory education through foundations and master’s programmes, English Language courses, University application guidance along with creating Internship opportunities.

Why will you love working here?

Whether you work in one of our OnCampus or Managed Campus centres, in CEG Online supporting one of our many partner universities, or as part of one of our central service functions you will find a friendly, fast-paced and supportive work environment created by our diverse range of colleagues.

Employee Values

At Cambridge Education Group we believe that in living our values every single day we Achieve More for everyone around us, and in so doing makes it a great place to work.

Expert – Each individual strives to demonstrate expertise in everything they do, from previous experiences or acquiring new, relevant skills and know-how. We are great at sharing our knowledge to help our students, fellow colleagues and partners Achieve More .

Authentic – Our actions are taken, and decisions made, in line with our vision and mission; we trust everyone to do the right thing and deliver what they say they will through genuine, open and honest dialogue. We bring our whole selves to work, maximising our diversity to Achieve More .

Innovative – We continually improve all aspects of what we do, being solution-focused to affect change on our path to Achieve More. All colleagues share their ideas, big and small, and are flexible to new practices, approaches and ways of working.

Benefits

• Perkbox (includes hundreds of discounts on brands)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – giving caring and compassionate support to all staff, as well as a dedicated Mental Health Support Network.

CEG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues to share this commitment. All successful candidates will undergo background checks in the required countries. Where roles have direct contact with children, including all OnCampus centre- based roles, this will include ID, qualification and reference checks, criminal record checks including an Enhanced Disclosure (or equivalent) in line with safeguarding requirements and our Safeguarding and Prevent Policy (including Children Protection). Any offer of employment is subject to all checks being satisfactory. The Company also expects all colleagues to share the Company’s commitment to Equal Opportunities within the workplace.