Student Recruitment Director - MENA Region

Job description / Role

Charterhouse is working with a prestigious multinational client within the higher education sector, who is looking to hire a Student Recruitment Director. This role will lead a large team and is responsible for a regional coverage across the Middle East and Africa.

This role will ultimately be responsible for developing effective student recruitment strategies across the assigned markets, which deliver business objectives and regional growth targets. A strong knowledge and background in managing both domestic and international student recruitment is crucial to support annual planning which includes budgeting, setting recruitment targets, pricing, and development of recruitment activities including events.

Our client is looking for a strategic leader who is passionate about people development and coaching, with prior experience of managing teams across different divisions and regions. In addition, this role will work closely with recruitment agents, strategic partners and internal stakeholders, therefore excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively influence key decision makers are essential.

Requirements

To be considered for this role, the candidate will hold a Bachelor’s Degree or similar, with significant proven experience of leading a team and effective student recruitment strategies within a multinational education environment.

Our client will look to hire someone with a proven track record of leading student recruitment strategies across both domestic and international markets, with previous experience of developing annual business plans and managing budgeting responsibilities. There will be some travel involved across different markets from time to time, therefore candidates must be flexible to travel as per business requirements.

About the Company

The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.

Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney.