Assistant Recruitment Manager, Central Asia

Description

Shorelight – Assistant Recruitment Manager, Central Asia

About Us

Shorelight is reinventing the international education experience for students worldwide. Based in

Boston, the company works directly with top-ranked, nonprofit American universities to build

innovative programs and high-touch, technology-driven services that help talented students thrive

and become global citizens.

Job Overview

The Assistant Recruitment Manager, Central Asia is responsible for executing a student recruitment

strategy across Central ASia, targeted at international students seeking a US university degree. The

role will include channel development and account management of a regional network of direct and

indirect accounts, along with building and managing student campaigns that drive enrollments to

Shorelight’s university partners.

This position is Kazakhstan-based and directly reports to the Regional Manager, Central Asia.

Essential Functions

The responsibilities of this position include:

• Help build and drive execution on Shorelight’s regional student recruitment

strategies, partnering with members of the sales, marketing, admissions, and

enrollment services teams to achieve regional goals

• Grow and manage key channel accounts and partnerships to achieve enrollment

targets for all university partnerships

• Maintain a data-driven approach to recruitment, monitoring enrollment trends, and

reporting on all phases of the recruitment process to the Regional Director, utilizing

technology systems

• Maintain maximum levels of competitor awareness, product knowledge, and market

intelligence

• Travel extensively to attend recruitment and outreach activities, seminars,

conferences, meetings, and training events. Build strong and lasting relationships

with current and prospective students, families, faculty, staff, agents, partners and

other external institutions and vendors.

• Execute on efficient and streamlined processes for all stages of the recruitment

process (inquiry, application, assessment, offer, acceptance, visa applications,

orientation, etc.) with strong focus on conversion of inquiries to applications

• Work effectively with the university liaisons to ensure smooth entry into the school

or program (working with Finance on incoming deposits, tracking of payments,

processing of agent contracts and commissions as necessary, assisting with form

completion, coordinating arrival transportation for new incoming students, etc.)

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in marketing, communications, business, international

relations, or related area• 3+ years of experience in the international education/recruitment field

• Strong sales and account management skills

• Proven track record of working collaboratively

• Strategic-minded and sales-driven, strong drive for results, pressure-resilient

• Proficiency with technology and reporting programs/systems

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Exemplary customer service skills and ability to foster a customer service ethic

within the work team

• Willingness to travel

Preferred Qualifications

• Existing network and relationships within the education industry

in the US, strong working knowledge of key international markets, programs and

products, and US higher education

Application Process

To apply for this position, please visit the Shorelight Careers page to submit an application

with a resume and cover letter.

Security

• Comply with Shorelight Written Information Security Policy, and all other Shorelight

Information Security Policies and Procedures

• Take responsibility for any Shorelight assets assigned to you

• Promptly report any security events, incidents or weaknesses to Shorelight Security

Shorelight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Shorelight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.