Student Recruitment Specialist

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

Objective

The principal objective of the post is to drive student recruitment to RCSI Medical University of Bahrain supporting the achievement of recruitment targets across the Universityu2019s programmes The postholder will take an account management and relationship-led approach to recruitment establishing developing and maintaining strong relationships with schools career counsellors government bodies and other key stakeholders They will act as a trusted adviser and key point of contact identifying opportunities to support application and enrolment growth The postholder will work closely with the Student Recruitment Team Lead and wider team to develop and deliver recruitment plans across Bahrain the GCC and other priority markets

Key Interfaces

RCSI Bahrain staff schools career counsellors government and education bodies third-party service providers

This position requires a high degree of cross-functional liaison with internal departments and external stakeholders

Key Responsibilities

Student Recruitment and Business Development

• 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 webinars and other student attraction activities across Bahrain the GCC and other priority markets
• Work with the Student Recruitment team to identify priority markets schools and opportunities using recruitment data and market insight to focus activity and increase applications
• 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 Universityu2019s programmes and proposition with confidence

Admissions and conversion

• Support prospective students throughout the recruitment and admissions journey from initial enquiry through to application offer and registration
• Work closely with Admissions colleagues to identify and address issues affecting applicant progression and conversion
• Contribute to initiatives designed to improve enquiry-to-application application-to-offer and offer-to-registration conversion

CRM management

• Maintain accurate and comprehensive records with the Universityu2019s CRM systems
• Record engagement activity opportunities follow-up actions and outcomes to support effective relationship and pipeline management
• Provide regular updates and reporting on recruitment activity

Market insight

• Work with the Marketing team to ensure recruitment materials are accurate up to date and available when required
• Provide recruitment and market insight to support marketing campaigns
• Contribute to market research and insight-generation activities including feedback from key stakeholders
• Monitor competitor activity and market developments and share relevant insights with the Student Recruitment Team Lead and wider team

Other responsibilities

• Ensure that all RCSI and RCSI Bahrain policies and procedures are adhered to
• Undergo training programmes and development as may be required
• Represent the best interests of RCSI and RCSI Bahrain at all times
• Perform other duties as may be required The duties listed above are not exhaustive

Requirements

Key Requirements and Competencies

Education and experience

• Excellent command of the English language 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

Skills and competencies

• Commercially minded proactive and results-focused with a strong drive to deliver recruitment outcomes
• Strong relationship-building and account management skills with the ability to become a trusted adviser to key stakeholders
• Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills adaptable to different audiences
• Strong business development skills with the ability to identify opportunities and develop productive long-term relationships
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities maintain attention to detail and meet deadlines
• A motivated individual who takes ownership of their tasks and works effectively both independently and as part of a team
• Confident using CRM data and market insight to prioritise activity and support decision-making
• Willingness to travel and occasionally work outside normal hours including evenings and weekends when required

Excellent command of the English language, 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 Commercially minded, proactive and results-focused, with a strong drive to deliver recruitment outcomes Strong relationship-building and account management skills, with the ability to become a trusted adviser to key stakeholders Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, adaptable to different audiences Strong business development skills, with the ability to identify opportunities and develop productive long-term relationships Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain attention to detail and meet deadlines A motivated individual who takes ownership of their tasks and works effectively both independently and as part of a team Confident using CRM data and market insight to prioritise activity and support decision-making Willingness to travel and occasionally work outside normal hours, including evenings and weekends, when required