Senior Manager, Student Recruitment (offshore)

•Lead a team to develop and deliver integrated recruitment plans across designated markets•Grow your leadership profile, influence culture and practice, join a passionate, innovate team•$129,154 – $134,374, 17% super, benefits and a flexible hybrid work environment!

Lead a team to develop and deliver integrated recruitment plans across designated markets

Grow your leadership profile, influence culture and practice, join a passionate, innovative team

$129,154 – $134,374, 17% super, benefits and a flexible hybrid work environment!

About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to further grow your leadership profile in a role with significant impact of cultural practice and strategic outcomes. Using your exceptional people skills and business acumen you will drive collaborative way of working, excellence in service delivery and promote a message of value and achievement to stakeholders.

Reporting to the Associate Director, Student Recruitment, the Senior Manager, Student Recruitment (Offshore) manages a team of recruitment staff across several geographies to develop and implement an offshore student recruitment plan to achieve student acquisition targets in designated markets. Additionally, you will play a vital role in optimising relationships with internal stakeholders, communicating the value of the team and its strategic role with the University.

Your responsibilities will include:

Lead a team of student recruitment staff, in Melbourne and overseas, to develop and deliver an integrated student recruitment and conversion plan for students located offshore to ensure relevant University targets are met.

Support achievement on strategic goals of Future Students through proactively engaging, sharing information, seeking feedback and collaborating across teams within, and beyond, Future Students.

Contribute to, and ensure the delivery of, the University’s international student diversification plans under the Advancing Melbourne strategy, leading the development of new market opportunities.

Who we are looking for
You possess exceptional people leadership and business acumen, with the ability to operationalise strategy and support your team to deliver service excellence. You develop effective working relationships with diverse partners and influence outcomes. You bring stakeholders on the journey of the Future Students team, using your communication and analytical skills to turn data into a compelling message of achievement and value.

You will also have:

The appointee will have: A relevant postgraduate qualification with management experience relating to student recruitment, or an equivalent combination of relevant training, education and/or experience.

Previous experience with undertaking student recruitment and/or selection within a tertiary education context

Demonstrated leadership and experience in developing and delivering organisational plans, aligning organisational strategies, and balancing resourcing demands within a complex environment

Demonstrated ability to lead high-performing teams, encourage a collaborative and effective work environment

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements please refer to the attached PD.

To ensure the University continues to provide a safe environment for everyone, this position requires the incumbent to hold a current and valid Working with Children Check.

This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.

Your new team – Student and Scholarly Services (SASS)
Student and Scholarly Services provides student administration and services from recruitment and point of enquiry to graduation. This team also delivers wellbeing and scholarly services to students and staff.

The Future Students team sits within SASS and is responsible for delivering recruitment plans that support the University’s strategic acquisition targets. It’s an exciting time to join passionate, high-performing and innovative team – with a fantastic leadership group we are excited to continue our journey of cultural growth, optimising our ways of working to deliver service excellence.

What we offer you!
In addition to (briefly summarise selling points about the role and team) we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and a enjoy a range of benefits including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information check out page!

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Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining your interest and experience. Please note that you are not required to provide responses against the selection criteria in the Position Description.