(HEO8) $110,291 - $123,734 per annum plus an employer contribution of 17% superannuation applies.

Fixed term, full time position available until December 2025

Join the Future Students branch as Regional Manager and play a vital part in driving student recruitment targets for the University of Adelaide

The Future Students Branch comprises the International Recruitment, Admissions, Domestic Recruitment and the Future Students Experience teams.

Working under broad direction the Regional Manager is accountable for driving student recruitment targets for designated markets and for engaging with Faculties to ensure that these targets are met collectively. This includes responsibility for the development, implementation and management of successful international marketing, student recruitment and conversion activities, including new and innovative approaches to recruitment. As part of this activity, the Regional Manager is also responsible for directing and supervising the activities of in-country recruitment staff, if relevant; driving the success of key relationships with agent office managers, working with Faculty academic and professional staff members in coordinating and implementing efficient and effective student recruitment strategies.

The Regional Manager is responsible for providing market intelligence on competitor activity, opportunities and challenges and sharing this information with leadership across the Branch and Division and Faculty Marketing Managers.

To be successful you will need: 

• Demonstrated experience in international recruitment and an ability to meet recruitment targets over a sustained period.
• Demonstrated initiative and drive to set and achieve deliverable outcomes.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of all aspects of international higher education student recruitment industry including compliance and the ability to keep up-to-date with relevant changes to policy.
• Proven interpersonal and liaison skills to building relationships which deliver results with stakeholders, including government agencies, agents, prospective students and their parents, and senior University staff.
• Ability to think innovatively to solve problems.

This position requires a valid Working with Children Check 

Enjoy an outstanding career environment

The University of Adelaide is a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government and community collaborations - offers you vast scope and opportunity for a long, fulfilling career.

It also enables us to attract high-calibre people in all facets of our operations, ensuring you will be surrounded by talented colleagues, many world-leading. Our work's cutting-edge nature - not just in your own area, but across virtually the full spectrum of human endeavour - provides a constant source of inspiration.

Our culture is one that welcomes all and embraces diversity consistent with our Staff Values and Behaviour Framework and our Values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery. We firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills, knowledge and capability of all our staff.

We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life.

In addition, we offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include: salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high-quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities.

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/jobs

Your division's broader role

The Division of External Engagement is committed to the University’s growth ambitions through best practice marketing, the generation of international opportunities, and the forging of deep industry, media and alumni connections.  

Learn more at: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/external-engagement/

If you have the talent, we'll give you the opportunity. Together, let's make history.

Click on the ‘Apply Now’ button to be taken through to the online application form. Please ensure you submit a cover letter, resume, and upload a document that includes your responses to all of the selection criteria for the position as contained in the position description document.

Applications close 11:55pm, Monday 7th October 2024.

The University reserves the right to close this advertisement before the closing date if a suitable candidate is identified.

For further information

For a confidential discussion regarding this position; contact:

Ivan Li
Acting Director - International Recruitment
E: ivan.li@adelaide.edu.au

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The University of Adelaide is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Female applicants, people with a disability and/or and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the requirements of this position are strongly encouraged to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. 

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