Student Recruitment Manager

Job Summary

Imperial College Business School’s vision is to be a globally excellent business school that ranks amongst the best in the world. The Student Recruitment team plays a critically meaningful role in achieving this vision by attracting and converting outstanding students.

We have an exciting opportunity for a driven, enthusiastic, proactive and customer focused professional to join Imperial College Business School as a Student Recruitment Manager for our MBA programmes.

Our team is central to the mission of the Business School – we encourage, attract, nurture and convert students to the School’s portfolio of MBA and MSc programmes, working to generate and convert applications from the best students from around the world. In a school that drives sustainable business through the fusion of business and technology, we flourish with encouraging forward-thinking and talented students to become the next generation of leaders.

We operate in a dynamic, fast-moving environment, so you’ll be able to demonstrate an excellent track record in implementing recruitment plans to deliver results, with experience of recruitment and outreach, conversion management and the ability to work effectively in close collaboration with Marketing and Admissions teams.

A highly results-focused individual, with outstanding customer services skills combined with the enthusiasm and creativity to innovate new ways of engaging our audiences is who we are looking for!

Duties and responsibilities

Reporting to the Head of Student Recruitment, you will:

• play a key role in developing, implementing and delivering effective student recruitment strategies for the suite of MBA programmes
• organise, coordinate and represent the Business School in recruitment events, such as information sessions, webinars, postgraduate fairs and university visits, including close collaboration with the Business School and College’s Recruitment and Outreach team
• design and implement outreach campaigns to admitted students and applicants in a range of channels including phone and email marketing, in line with business objectives
• be results driven, with outstanding customer services skills combined with the enthusiasm and creativity to innovate new ways of reaching our audiences

Essential requirements

In order to be successful for this role you will ideally have:

• experience in higher education in a customer focused role building and developing relationships within a multicultural environment
• strong written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to present to a range of audiences proven experience of speaking and presenting in public.
• strong administrative and organisation skills and great attention to detail.
• the ability to build deep programme knowledge, and tailor that information to different audiences and differentiate the Imperial proposition
• experience of using CRM systems to build effective relationships with target audiences whilst maintain confidentiality,
• the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and the ability to prioritise the work of yourself and your team in line with targets
• the ability to build strong working relationships with prospective students as well as key internal and external stakeholders

Further Information

Please note that appointment will normally be made at the bottom of the salary scale.

Should you require any further details on the role please contact: Amanda Payne-Danson, Head of Student Recruitment: a.payne-danson@imperial.ac.uk

Interviews are likely to be held on 18 and 19 October 2023.

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