Student Recruitment Manager

CATS Global Schools; Turkey; On-site; TRY 150,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An established education group is seeking a dynamic Student Recruitment Manager based in Turkey. This role focuses on recruiting students for various colleges through consultative sales and effective communication. You will be responsible for achieving sales targets, managing key accounts, and providing exceptional customer service to students and their families. The ideal candidate will possess strong English and Turkish language skills, a background in international education, and a passion for helping students shape their futures. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to academic excellence and diversity, where your contributions will make a significant impact on the lives of students worldwide.

Qualifications

• Experience in international education recruitment is an advantage.
• Strong communication and consultative sales skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Achieve individual sales targets for student recruitment.
• Counsel students and parents through various communication methods.
• Manage key accounts and provide market intelligence.

Skills

Fluent in English

Fluent in Turkish

Consultative sales skills

Customer service orientation

Presentation skills

Stakeholder engagement

Cultural awareness

Adaptability

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

CRM systems

Job description

ABOUT CATS GLOBAL SCHOOLS (CGS)
CATS Global Schools is a leading education group committed to inspiring the next generation of world shapers.

With a history dating back to 1899, but a focus on the future, our group brings together 16 institutions comprising independent boarding schools, an Arts University College, English language schools and a variety of summer programmes in the UK, US and China.

Each year, we provide 18,000 students around the globe with the education they need to develop real-life skills for the future. We are dedicated to academic excellence and our students benefit from our well-developed links to over 40 top global universities.

We create a positive learning environment where every student is empowered tomake a contributionto shape their world. This is made possible because of the commitment of our pioneering, persevering people who do the very best for our students.

Role overview
The Student Recruitment Manager – Turkey will be focused on recruiting students into all the CGS Colleges, CSVPA, Stafford House and Stafford House Study Holidays with a focus on sixth form colleges with an emphasis on lead conversion, this takes place through consultative sales via email, calls, video conferences or face to face with students or their parents. They will be directly responsible to the Regional Director/Senior Regional Manager.

You must be located in Turkey, have good command of English and speak Turkish and have previous experience in international education industry.

Responsibilities
• Responsibility to achieve an individual sales target encompassing all brands
• Responsibility to achieve KPIs in growing the number of EFL agents delivering academic business
• Key Account Management with agents in the country/region
• Upward communication of market intelligence
• Will keep spend within an agreed regional/country OPEX budget
• Training agents, answering questions and resolving issues with current/potential students
• Counselling students and parents
• Upward communication of market intelligence to key stakeholders in the Sales and Marketing teams and Colleges
• International travel to attend agent meetings and student-facing events abroad in line with the regional sales and marketing strategy
• Actively supporting sales and marketing alignment through communication

Person Specification
• Located in Turkey
• Fluent English and Turkish
• Experience recruiting students for an international school group for secondary education and language schools will be an advantage
• Able to travel 8-16 weeks per year
• Customer service oriented.
• Strong interest or experience in sales or other customer service sector.
• Exceptional communication and consultative sales skills.
• Excellent presentation skills with the ability to explain complex information in a customer friendly manner.
• Target-driven, determined and ambitious.
• Strong work ethic, self-motivated, punctual and highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills.
• Exceptional team player.
• Pride in delivery of work to high standards and ability to set and meet challenging goals.
• Cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Adaptable and versatile.
• Strong knowledge of the Microsoft Office software suite, including Excel and Outlook.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and experience of dealing directly with internal and external customers on the phone and in person.
• Interest in creative arts is desirable.
• Experience in working with CRM systems is desirable.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before the closing date - for that reason early applications are encouraged.

OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY
We are committed to diversity, inclusion and belonging. Building on our core values – Pioneering, Persevering, People – We pledge to deliver a series of events, guest speakers and focus groups to make CATS Global Schools and employer of choice for all.

SAFEGUARDING
CGS is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and well-being of children and young people. As such, appointment is subject to the satisfactory completion of safer recruitment employment checks in line with KCSIE guidelines. This will include satisfactory references, enhanced DBS from the Disclosures and Barring Service and, where applicable, any international equivalent being obtained. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online checks which may include social media.