Job Vacancy at UKEAS Nigeria - The University of Dundee

Responsibilities

• Identifying, delivering and monitoring student recruitment opportunities for target audiences in Nigeria and Ghana.
• Raising the and awareness of the University of Dundee programmes and successfully helping to achieve outcomes that advance the University’s international strategy.
• Attending student recruitment events throughout Nigeria and Ghana.
• Developing relationships with key scholarship bodies and government departments, and enhancing the existing network of agents in the region.

The Successful Applicant:

• Will be expected to significantly increase our matriculated student numbers (undergraduate and postgraduate) from scholarship bodies, agents and direct recruitment.

Key Job Areas / Deliverables:

• Organise and undertake recruitment visits across Nigeria and Ghana. This will include representing the University at exhibitions, educational institutions, predaparture briefings, agents and local partners
• Manage the University's relationships in Nigeria with scholarship bodies and government! industry.
• Provide high quality market intelligence enabling the identification of new opportunities to optimist international student recruitment
• Answering enquiries from agents and students in a prompt manner, and to support university applications,
• Identifying opportunities for the University to promote all of its programmes and at all levels, including niche subjects areas, across Nigeria and Ghana.
• Advising prospective international students on thud applications to Dundee.
• Support Dundee-based colleagues and senior academic staff in planning university visits to ensure maximum impact
• Work within the University of Dundee’s West Africa marketing budget.

Qualifications
Desirable Criteria Considered Advantageous:

• Graduate of University of Dundee.
• Experience of working In University recruitment
• Familiarity with Scotland and Scottish Higher Education.

Essential Criteria:

• Graduate, preferably from a UK University (University of Dundee particularly desired) with relevant professional qualification
• At least two years work experience in a relevant environment
• Experience in recruitment of African students for UK-based Higher Education Programmes (strongly preferred)
• Ability to work independently, taking a proactive approach, with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrable knowledge of the UK, especially the UK's higher education
• Understanding of the general principles of the tier 4 general student visa regulations
• Knowledge of the Nigerian and ZGhanian higher education system with ability to travel
• Able to travel botg Nigeria and Ghana and overseas and to work non-standard hours when required.
• Excellent oral and written English Language skills