Student Recruitment Manager

Navitas; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited global career opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Health & well-being packages

Job summary

A leading global education provider in Melbourne is seeking a Student Recruitment Manager to enhance student enrolments. The role focuses on creating and executing recruitment strategies, managing relationships with agents, and attending promotional events. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree, experience in higher education recruitment, and strong communication skills. The position offers a chance to work in a dynamic team environment with opportunities for global career growth and various employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in higher education recruitment.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage relationships with agents and business units.
• Create student recruitment strategies and campaigns.
• Represent at agent and school events.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Negotiation skills

Organisational skills

Sales experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Navitas is a leading global education provider that has helped generations of learners transform their lives through education. The Navitas portfolio employs more than 5,000 staff and supports more than 60,000 students across a broad selection of partners, locations, and opportunities, including university pathway programs, English language qualifications, employment training, creative media training, and more.

Job Description

The Student Recruitment Manager works collaboratively with the Director of Student Recruitment & Admissions and the wider marketing and admissions team to create, execute, and evaluate strategies that contribute to student recruitment for Careers & Industry business units. A key focus of the role is implementing strategies to drive increased student enrolments from designated countries and regions. This will be achieved through the development of appropriate marketing materials, ongoing training and management of agents, attendance at key recruitment events and expos, responding to enquiries from prospective students, and the tactical execution of enquiry conversion strategies. The role requires domestic and international travel as appropriate.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide input into the development of annual marketing plans, recruitment targets and budgets.
• Develop and manage effective relationships with agents, business units and Navitas colleagues.
• Represent Navitas Careers & Industry businesses at agent and school events, including student exhibitions, training activities and promotional events.
• Develop, implement and evaluate lead generation, conversion and referral campaigns.
• Contribute to the development of the value proposition that differentiates Careers & Industry businesses in specific target markets.
• Develop nurture and conversion campaigns to maximise student enrolments.
• Develop, execute and evaluate student recruitment strategies, campaigns and promotional activities and content, including joint activities with our broader business.
• Contribute to product portfolio development and ongoing evaluation in line with market demand.

Qualifications

Our ideal candidate should have:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Experience in higher education recruitment with a broad knowledge of university systems.
• Highly developed interpersonal, communication, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated success in a sales or marketing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and constructively within a team.
• Willingness to be flexible with work hours and ability to travel overseas, often outside normal office hours.
• Demonstrated organisational skills, including the ability to work on multiple projects and effectively manage competing priorities.
• Fluent in English.

In addition, the following are highly desirable:

• Language ability relevant to student markets.
• Existing relationships with education agents.
• Experience with customer relationship management software, particularly Salesforce.

Additional Information

Navitas Careers and Industry (C&I) focuses on shared values, respect and strengths across our teams. You will work together with others committed to transforming lives through education in a purpose-driven, engaging, and supportive team environment.

Benefits

• Unlimited global career opportunities across the Navitas portfolio.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Salary packaging and novated leasing.
• Two paid volunteer days per year for your passionate causes.
• Up to 50% scholarships available to staff enrolled in courses offered by Navitas colleges.
• Health & well-being packages, including access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family.
• Discounted gym memberships, private health insurance, movie tickets, travel, hotels, insurance and selected retailers.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning and professional development opportunities.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

C&I, as part of Navitas, promotes and embraces an inclusive and diverse workforce. We encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, of all ages and genders, First Nations and Indigenous peoples, and people of diverse community groups. We believe equality, flexibility and diversity deliver a rich and collaborative environment. We strive to ensure that all our staff – no matter where they are from or who they are – feel safe, supported, and are given opportunities to thrive.