Student Recruitment & Partnerships Strategist

RCSI Bahrain; Manama; On-site; BHD 17,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

RCSI Bahrain is seeking a proactive Student Recruitment and Business Development professional to drive recruitment plans across Bahrain, the GCC and priority markets. You will develop and maintain relationships with schools, career counsellors, government bodies and other key stakeholders.

You will act as a trusted adviser, manage CRM records, support admissions, provide market insights, and work with Marketing to keep recruitment materials up to date.

Qualifications

• Excellent command of English with outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• A higher education qualification preferably in a business or management-related discipline or equivalent relevant experience
• Demonstrable experience in business development, account management, sales, relationship management or recruitment
• Experience of using CRM systems to manage relationships, opportunities and stakeholder information
• Experience in student recruitment and admissions is desirable
• Experience in higher education or a comparable relationship-focused environment would be advantageous

Responsibilities

• Drive the delivery of student recruitment plans for all RCSI Bahrain programmes.
• Develop and manage a portfolio of priority schools across key markets building strong productive and long-term relationships.
• Act as a trusted adviser and key point of contact for career counsellors schools and other key stakeholders.
• Plan and deliver school visits, presentations, career fairs, recruitment events, campus tours and webinars across Bahrain, the GCC and other priority markets.
• Work with Admissions to identify priority markets, schools and opportunities using recruitment data and market insight.
• Identify and develop new recruitment opportunities, partnerships and channels to strengthen the prospective student pipeline.
• Represent RCSI Bahrain professionally at external events and meetings, communicating the University’s programmes and proposition with confidence.
• Provide CRM records updates and reporting on recruitment activity.
• Collaborate with Marketing to ensure recruitment materials are accurate and up to date.
• Monitor competitor activity and share market insights with the team.

Education

Higher education qualification in business or management

Relationship management

Account management

Business development

Sales

Presentation skills

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

RCSI Bahrain is seeking a proactive Student Recruitment and Business Development professional to drive recruitment plans across Bahrain, the GCC and priority markets. You will develop and maintain relationships with schools, career counsellors, government bodies and other key stakeholders.

You will act as a trusted adviser, manage CRM records, support admissions, provide market insights, and work with Marketing to keep recruitment materials up to date.