Executive Director of Global Student Recruitment & Admissions

Location: London (Waterloo Campus) 

King’s College London is the leading destination for ambitious students from across the world because of our academic excellence, reputation, and research impact. The focus for King’s is to ensure the best possible student experience, from the beginning of their journey as prospective students through to enrolment so that our students can thrive in our diverse and inclusive community in central London. We are proud to be ranked 31st in the world (QS World University Rankings 2026) and 36th in the world (Times Higher Education World Rankings 2025).

This is an exciting time to join King’s as we collectively work towards our strategic vision outlined in King’s 2030 and invest significantly in our student experience and student spaces. The Global Student Recruitment and Admissions directorate delivers marketing, student recruitment and admissions services in partnership with our nine academic faculties. Reporting to the Senior Vice-President (Operations) and as a member of the University Executive, this is a critical strategic role responsible for designing and leading King’s approach to student recruitment and admissions.

The Executive Director will lead a newly formed directorate that has undergone change in terms of structure, priorities, and culture. Our successful candidate will have a highly commercial, service-orientated mindset and a proven track record of successfully leading and developing a student recruitment and admissions function in the HE sector, with experience of both international and home markets. We are looking for a leader with outstanding communication skills, and the ability to develop high performing teams and build strong partnerships with our academic colleagues.

For further information, please visit the job description and to apply, please click the 'Apply' button, above, and submit the specified documentation.

For an informal conversation, please contact Jamie Surgenor or Rebecca Russell within the King’s Search Team at kings-search@kcl.ac.uk.  

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 26 August at 23.59 hrs with interviews at end of September.  

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