Regional Manager (International)

The University of Cambridge is seeking an enthusiastic Regional Manager to support the work the Student Recruitment and Marketing team, covering the East Asia Region, within the Student Admissions and Access Office, until 31^st July 2025 (in the first instance).

The role

In this role you'll lead on the development and delivery of student recruitment initiatives within East Asia. Managing relationships with stakeholders and forming new connections, you'll support prospective applicants and their supporters and influencers at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

You'll also work with others in the team on non-regionally focussed projects as well as providing support and sharing best practice with University Departments to enhance their postgraduate recruitment objectives. This role involves up to 12 weeks international travel per year.

The International Student Recruitment team

Our friendly and motivated team deliver a wide variety of student recruitment events and initiatives; meeting prospective applicants, their parents and guidance counsellors in order to encourage applications to Cambridge. We engage key stakeholders and manage a range of relationships.

We're part of a wider Student Recruitment and Marketing team and there will be opportunities to engage fully with the work of the team, contributing to cross-team projects.

Our ideal candidate

You will have experience of student recruitment or student services within an educational setting. You should be able to manage your own workload and work independently whilst contributing to wider efforts as part of team. You'll have excellent communication and organisational skills. You'll be culturally aware and have an understanding of the issues affecting international students.

Next steps

• Apply online: Your application should clearly set out how you meet the criteria listed in the person specification (the experience and skills required for the role) along with relevant examples. Candidates will be shortlisted and invited to interview based upon these criteria. 
• Once applications close, the panel will shortlist candidates for interview, and you will be notified by 05/06/24 if you have been invited to interview.
• Interviews will be held on 12/06/24. These will be held in central Cambridge but please indicate if you are unable to attend in-person and would require an online interview.

Important information about the interview process:

This will be a panel interview.

As part of your interview, you will be asked to pre- prepare a task and to present your response to the panel. Information on the task will be included in any invite to interview.

Limited funding: The funds for this post are available until 31^st July 2025 in the first instance.

Applications are welcome from external candidates as well as internal candidates who would like to apply for the role on the basis of a secondment from their current role in the University.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic disclosure (criminal records check) check and a health assessment.

If you wish to make an informal enquiry about the post, please contact Sarah Hales, Senior Regional Manager (International) - sarah.hales@admin.cam.ac.uk

The interview date for the role is: 12/06/24

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please visit: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/45877.

If you have any queries regarding the application process please contact SSCjobs@admin.cam.ac.uk

Please quote reference AT41084 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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