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Job details
Job title: Deputy Director of Global Recruitment and Experience
Job reference: REQ241055
Date posted: 22/11/2024
Application closing date: 15/12/2024
Location: Loughborough
Package: Management and Specialist grade 8 from £58596 to £65814 per annum. Subject to annual pay award.
Deputy Director (Global Student Recruitment & Experience)
Full Time, Open ended
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).
Closing Date: Sunday 15 December 2024
Interview Date: Tuesday 7 January 2025
Our Benefits:
* Generous Holiday Allowance 44 days, including 14 university closure days and bank holidays and the option to purchase more.
* Financial wellbeing with competitive pay, two great pension schemes, and opportunities to make savings every day.
* Supporting you and your family – with an on-site nursery, flexible and hybrid working options and healthcare offers including eyesight testing and wellbeing support.
* 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.
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