Student Recruitment Manager at Coventry University

The Role

• Coventry University Recruitment & Admissions (CURA) lives and breathes a passion for finding, enrolling and assisting students to earn a transformational Coventry University degree at one of our UK campuses. Our reputation for success, innovation and customer focus has significantly grown our student numbers over recent years. We’re now expanding the team to build on this success and to lead the charge as the study abroad market evolves at pace. A competitive base salary, bonus and benefits package available.
• As a Student Recruitment Manager, your primary responsibility will be to develop new markets and channels, to achieve the recruitment target within the region for the Coventry University Group. You will be tasked with developing and implementing a comprehensive regional recruitment strategy in collaboration with recruitment, conversion, and admissions teams within CURA to drive growth in key markets and ensuring ambitious growth goals are met.
• You will report directly onto the Director, Global New Channels and Markets and will focus on development and growth of the wider African region.

Our Successful Candidate

• We are seeking a passionate, results-driven individual who can deliver on targets, ensure a strong return on investment, whilst building and maintaining strong relationships with local institutions and partners, whilst supporting our students through every step of their journey.
• Are you able to make your own weather, navigating through market volatility with confidence? If you can identify your region’s competitive advantage and craft a strategy that capitalizes on it, we want to hear from you.
• With extensive experience in business development and delivering against ambitious sales targets in a complex, premium product range, within an international context—you will be well-equipped to take on this role.
• As a Recruitment Manager, you will be responsible for shaping and implementing the growth and diversification strategy of your region. You’ll work across multiple recruitment channels, including direct recruitment, schools, FE, and HE networks, and agents in new markets.
• Your goal will be to drive demand of direct recruitment and new market development, while optimizing conversion rates from lead generation to enrolment across Coventry University Group.
• This role will also involve advising prospective students, managing relationships with key stakeholders, and ensuring top-tier performance across all recruitment channels.