Regional Head of International Recruitment

Location: Jubilee Campus

Interview date: See advert

We are looking to appoint a Regional Head of International Recruitment (Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa) to join our Student Recruitment Team.

This role provides strategic leadership for the University of Nottingham's international student recruitment activities across allocated regions of responsibility. You will develop and implement comprehensive recruitment strategies to achieve and exceed ambitious student number targets, foster key partnerships and enhance the University's global reputation and market position. 

Working closely with the Marketing and Digital Directorate, the role holder will contribute significantly to the University's international growth objectives while ensuring exceptional customer experiences throughout the recruitment journey.

Arabic language skills would be desirable for this vacancy.  You must have the right to work in the UK.

What we offer 

• A friendly, diverse, and supportive working environment
• A hybrid working arrangement with the blended approach of home and office working each week
• Generous holiday entitlement of 30 days (or pro rata) plus standard bank holidays and five university closure days including closure between Christmas and New Year.
• Our reward scheme grants bonuses of numerous values for excellent work
• We are committed to staff development through the provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities
• You will have access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more. To find out more about what we can offer you, follow the link to our benefits website

This role is available as a permanent position. Hours are full time (36.25 hours per week).

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Fleur Adshead, email: fleur.adshead@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Interview date would be in week commencing 23^rd February 2026.

Further information is available in the role profile. To apply for this vacancy please click ‘Apply Now’ to complete your details.

It is a condition of this post that satisfactory enhanced disclosure is obtained from the 'Disclosure and Barring Service'.

Further details:

Our university is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. Visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion website.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) employer. Increasing the diversity of our community is extremely important to us and we are committed to the aims of Disability Confident Scheme. 

We are the first university to have achieved Athena Swan Gold Award.

To help you succeed, we published Candidate Guidance to provide support on the application and interview process.

Discover our benefits, visit Your Benefits website.

We welcome applications from UK, Europe and worldwide and aim to make your move to the UK as smooth as possible. Visit the Moving to Nottingham page for details.

Your application will be considered on an equal basis, subject to the relevant permission to work in the UK as set out by UK Visas & Immigration.

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