Senior International Manager (Strategic Market Development)

London South Bank University • Remote (Elephant and Castle, England, United Kingdom) • £51.56k - £60.37k / year • 2w ago

Turning Passion into Purpose.

London South Bank University is excited to be recruiting for the post of Senior International Manager: Strategic Market Development within the Marketing, Recruitment, and Communications department.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to drive LSBU’s international student recruitment strategy by leading market growth initiatives and embedding commercially focused sales approaches across our recruitment teams. The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the development and management of LSBU’s global agent network, ensuring high compliance and performance standards. They will also lead the identification and cultivation of strategic growth opportunities, including sponsorship providers and pathway progression partnerships.

About You:

We are looking to hear from candidates who have the following skills/experience:

Extensive experience in international student recruitment, including agent and partnership management.
Proven ability to develop and implement strategic market growth initiatives.
Strong commercial acumen, with experience in income generation and resource optimisation.
Experience in managing recruitment agents, including selection, segmentation, conversion and performance monitoring, and compliance.
Expertise in developing high-value relationships with key international stakeholders, including funding providers and pathway institutions.
A data-driven approach to reviewing and optimising recruitment campaigns and agent performance.
Strong project management skills with the ability to coordinate cross-market initiatives.
Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to advocate for LSBU’s global education offering.

The ideal candidate will be a proactive, strategic thinker with a strong commercial mindset, capable of driving international student recruitment initiatives. Experience in developing pricing strategies, scholarships, and conversion activities, and stakeholder management is highly desirable.

A full list of key responsibilities and the required skills and experience for this role can be found on the attached Candidate Pack. To find the candidate pack and to apply, please follow the APPLY button to be redirected to the LSBU jobs platform.

Benefits of Working With Us:
As a leading Higher Education Institution LSBU offers staff a highly competitive benefits package including holiday entitlement starting at 26.5 days per annum, professional development opportunities and flexible working. Full details on the range of benefits we offer can be found here.

How to Apply:

The person specification for this role alongside applicant guidance on what to submit within your application can be found within the candidate pack. Applications must be submitted via the "Apply Online" button above.

Key Dates:

The closing date for applications is 23:59 Monday 3rd of March 2025

Exact dates for interviews will be confirmed closer to the time.

We are happy to talk flexible working and reasonable adjustments and aim to make our recruitment and selection process accessible to all, please contact us to discuss any support you need. The diversity of LSBU’s staff and students is a source of our strength and the richness of ideas and perspectives that this diversity brings makes LSBU a unique place to work.

Depending on the individual circumstances of the candidate this role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UKVI Skilled Worker route. More details on this can be found within the candidate pack.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, should we receive sufficient applications.

£51,561 to £60,371 per annum, inclusive of £5,076 London Weighting.

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