Year 7–8 Kaiako: Lead Learning, Pe & Student Leadership

St Mary'S Catholic School (Avondale); Auckland; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Kiwi Ltd is seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to lead international student recruitment from its Auckland CBD office. You will drive growth, build partnerships with agencies and institutions in China, and oversee a small team to meet expansion targets.

This hands-on leadership role requires strong interpersonal and strategic planning skills, with occasional travel to China to promote the business and ensure compliance with NZ and Chinese regulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or above in management, sales or marketing.
• At least 5 years relevant work experience.
• Strong resources and understanding in international student market.
• Willingness to travel to China occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Explore business opportunities in the Chinese market.
• Coordinate with travel agencies, education institutions and partners in China.
• Find and establish cooperation with new business partners.
• Establish cohort with potential investor category client.
• Coordinate with local short-term study providers and education providers.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Market knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in management/sales/marketing

5+ years relevant work experience

Job description

Business Development Manager for international student recruitment

Service Kiwi Ltd specialises in immigration consultancy and recruitment of international students. We now need a Business Development Manager to help us explain our business. This is a full-time role with 30 hours of guaranteed work time.

The main tasks include

• Exploring business opportunity in Chinese market
• Coordinating with travel agencies, education institutions, education agencies and other partners in China
• Finding and establishing cooperation with new business partners
• Establishing cohort with potential investor category client
• Coordinating with local short-term study provider and actively seeking new attractive activity provider and education provider
• Ensuring the successful operating of our programs
• Managing performance of and assigning tasks to sub-contractors
• Assist in managing overall operation of our office
• Keeping records of essential company business activities
• Ensuring compliance of relevant Chinese and New Zealand government legislation and policies
• Conducting marketing research and advising on business development strategy
• Promoting other services provided by company, such as international students, immigration clients, and translation.

Requirements of the role include:

• Bachelor or above relevant qualification such as management, sales and marketing; or at least 5 year relevant work experience
• Have good resources and understanding in international student market
• Have good interpersonal and communication skills
• Be able to travel to China occasionally to promote business

Take charge of a busy and growing office in the heart of Auckland CBD. This is a hands‑on leadership role for someone who enjoys bringing structure to fast‑moving operations, building efficient systems and getting the best from a small but capable team. You'll work closely with the Directors and have real influence over how the office runs. If you're an organised, confident leader with solid management experience, we'd love to hear from you.

About the role

We're looking for an experienced Office Manager to run our office operations and administrative team,