Job Vacancy: Regional Director of International Student Recruitment

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Job Vacancy: Job title: Regional Director of International Student Recruitment

Job description: Global University Systems (GUS) is focused on becoming one of the world’s most dynamic, inclusive, and diverse education organisations. GUS is an international network of higher education institutions, brought together by a shared passion for accessible, industry-relevant qualifications. GUS delivers a wide variety of programmes, including bachelor’s degree programmes, master’s degree programmes, professional training, English Language training, and corporate & executive education. When someone chooses to study at one of our institutions– whether on campus in Europe, North America, or even in their own home – they’re joining a network of 80,000 students worldwide.Regional Director will be a high-performing, commercial thinking Executive, who will assist the company in its ambitious international expansion and revenue growth objectives within the African region. The Regional Director will be closely working with the Heads of sales to devise and implement regional brand specific strategy, which achieves and exceeds brand specific targets.The Regional Director should be based in Nigeria and must have experience representing a Canadian Institution. They must have team handling experience and must have experience looking after recruitment strategies for the African continent.The successful candidate will develop and deliver a firm strategic approach to strengthening, expanding and growing international student recruitment numbers in the region through marketing plans, acquisition & conversion strategies, engagement with students and strategies involving relevant stakeholders.Regional Directors are additionally responsible for identifying new business opportunities in existing and new markets. As such, they are responsible for finding ways to explore new markets and bring in revenue, and/or develop new revenue streams.Regional Directors primarily engage in sales and marketing activities and should have a solid understanding of industry trends, to inform upon strategic planning and forecasting. They must be able to prioritize the opportunities that are the most likely to generate a profit.

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent, is required
• A minimum of 8-10 years experience within International Student Recruitment
• Must have team handling experience
• Considerable experience of working in education sector; specifically Colleges and Universities
• Should have experience of preparing strategies to acquire business in new regions and to develop business in existing regions in Africa.
• Experience working with B2B Education Agent partnerships.

Please note this position is only available on our Consultancy agreement.We acknowledge receipt of your resume for a position at Global University Systems and sincerely appreciate your interest in our company.We will screen all applicants and select candidates whose qualifications meet our requirements. We will carefully consider your application during the initial screening and will contact you if you are selected to continue for the next stage of the recruitment process. We wish you every success.GUS is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.

Location: Lagos, Lagos State

Job date: Sun, 12 May 2024 07:18:04 GMT

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