ABOUT COMPANY
Navitas
JOB DESCRIPTION
About the role
The Student Recruitment Manager plays a key role in driving sales growth and achieving student recruitment targets in their region for UniSmarter - working closely with colleagues in various divisions/ Colleges, Admissions & Compliance, and the management. This position is responsible for on-ground sales activities including, but not limited to agent training, lead generation events, student conversion and solving specific student, parent or agent queries. This requires the ability to support a broad range of internal and external stakeholders across the region to drive long-term growth for specific product(s) in the market.
Key Result Areas:
- Formulate and execute student recruitment plans in the relevant region, in collaboration with college-based and in-market teams.
- Attend events on behalf of UniSmarter (and as relevant, of divisions/ Colleges/ University Partners)
- Participate in all sales activities including, but not limited to, training, events, student conversion, information sessions and managing enquiries/agent requests.
- Gather market intelligence as routine, and deliver market, competitor, product, and agent insights.
- Handle student enquiries and manage leads.
- Provide accurate sales forecasts through regular and detailed reports.
- Ensure complete and accurate reporting of all activities on the CRM.
- Coordinate student contact to confirm outcome of visa interview.
- Execute pre-departure process with channel partners and students.
- Be accountable for meeting student recruitment targets in each intake by proactively ensuring agent enablement, relationship management, application generation, and pipeline management until enrolment.
The person we seek will ideally have the following:
- Bachelor's degree.
- Proven track record of strong sales performance.
- Must be highly self-motivated and proactive in sales approach, delivering results with minimum supervision.
- High level of numeric literacy and critical thinking.
- High level of interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills including Expert level written and oral proficiency in English language.
- Proven ability as a team player.
- Ability to demonstrate innovative thinking.
- Ability to take responsibility for decisions and outcomes.
- Flexible attitude to work including a willingness to work weekends and evenings in support of recruitment activities both locally and internationally.
- Ability to meet targets within defined timelines among changing priorities
Desirable:
- Success in a sales role within the Higher Education sector.
- Proven ability to monitor and evaluate the success of activities and report appropriately.
- Proven ability to work successfully with education agents.
- Experience of working effectively within a matrix structure to ensure competing demands are met.
- Familiarity with Salesforce or similar CRM systems.
What We Offer
Navitas is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of our students and communities in which we live and serve.
About Navitas
Navitas is a leading global education provider that has helped generations of learners transform their lives through education. We create life-changing opportunities to learn by delivering an extensive range of educational services to over 70,000 aspirational students across our global network each year.
Diversity and Inclusion
Navitas promotes and embraces an inclusive and diversified workforce. We believe equality, flexibility and diversity in the workplace will deliver a rich and collaborative environment for our employees, students and clients.
We encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, of all ages and genders and diverse community groups.
How to apply
Please apply online by submitting your CV and Cover Letter.
Applications close on Friday 10th March 2023. However, we reserve the right to progress or confirm applicants prior to close date. Applications received after the close date may be considered pending the recruitment process.
Preferred Vskills Certifications
Job Location: Gujarat