Deputy Director of Global Recruitment and Experience

Hybrid – 3 days office and 2 remote working.

We’re currently recruiting for an accomplished, highly motivated professional, to play a key role in growing and diversifying Loughborough University’s international student enrolments and ensuring an international student experience that is welcoming and inclusive.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide the strategic vision and tactical institutional response to ensure growth and diversification in global student enrolments.
• Work with departments across the University to ensure that there is a seamless overview of the international student experience pre, during and post studies.
• Delivery of aligned objectives within the International Engagement & Impact core plan as part of the University strategy.
• To lead, inspire and effectively manage performance of the Global Engagement Team in partnership with the other members of the senior leadership team.

Key Requirements: 

• You’ll have substantial and recent international student recruitment experience within a UK university, including experience of international travel and contributing to institutional level recruitment and marketing strategies.
• You’ll have extensive knowledge of the international student journey, bringing to the role strong sector-leading experience of the opportunities and challenges in this area and the ability to proactively manage mitigations for an institution.
• You’ll have experience of project management, and excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to negotiate with people from different cultures.
• You’ll be able to demonstrate exceptional leadership and interpersonal skills to foster a collaborative and high-performing multi cross-functional team, as well as gain stakeholder buy-in across an institution.
• You must have proven ability to proactively prioritise tasks, work independently and be comfortable in decision making to drive effective outcomes.
• A strong educational background, including at least a second-class honours degree or equivalent is required.
• Join us in this exciting opportunity to shape Loughborough University’s response to the global landscape and provide a sector leading experience for international students.

For an informal discussion, please get in touch with Sarah Hannaford, Associate Director of Marketing and Advancement (s.hannaford@lboro.ac.uk).

For more information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Closing Date: Sunday, 15 December 2024
Interview Date: Tuesday, 7 January 2025

Our Benefits
Loughborough University offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you across different stages of your career and personal life. Here are just some of the key benefits:

1. Generous Holiday Allowance 44 days – including 14 university closure days and bank holidays and the option to purchase more.
2. Financial wellbeing with competitive pay, two great pension schemes, and opportunities to make savings every day.
3. Supporting you and your family – with an on-site nursery, flexible and hybrid working options and healthcare offers including eyesight testing and wellbeing support.
4. Your health and wellbeing - discounted gym memberships, access to incredible sporting facilities including physiotherapy that you’d expect from the world’s No 1 sporting university.

We continuously review our staff benefits and advantages and you’ll find our complete package on our webpage.