Recruitment Co-ordinator, Middle East and North Africa

21 de marzo de 2014, 12:10

Job Description

Part of Kaplan Inc., Kaplan International's activities span a dynamic, growing English language business, a broad suite of higher education programmes in UK, Asia Pacific and Australia and a professional and vocational training operation which offers courses in Australia and Asia Pacific.

In our Higher Education division, we offer a range of courses from university foundation certificates in the UK, Australia and USA through to full degree programmes in business and management at locations in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia. Through our academic partnerships with leading universities and our focus on first-rate pastoral care and student support, we offer international students flexible higher education study options.

Our recently established office in Abu Dhabi is located in Masdar City and is a hub for Kaplan’s activities in the Middle East and North Africa. The conveniently located office aids travel in the region while allowing us to stay in the same time zone as our clients. The office is in Masdar City, an emerging cleantech cluster that offers a creative and entrepreneurial atmosphere where businesses can thrive and innovation can flourish. It is being designed and operated to provide the highest quality of life with the lowest environmental footprint – all in a manner that is commercially viable.

Main responsibilities

Working alongside the Senior International Marketing Manager, you will contribute massively towards the success of the region and will be responsible for supporting the Sales and Recruitment team in achieving team targets, both market based and for specific relationships, for the Middle East and North Africa.

Amongst other duties, you will be responsible for logistics support for the Senior International Marketing Manager including:

• Trip reservations and student follow up

• Confirmation of arrival for print materials and in-country printing

• Event and exhibition attendance

• Detailed minute-taking for key meetings with agents and sponsors

• Recording activities on CRM

• Leading on training sessions with agents and staff

• Driving student opportunities to achieve challenging team targets for both UK and US products in line with UKBA and US compliance requirements

• Converting student opportunities from new leads to confirmed

• Responding to all enquiries within 48 hours and providing an outstanding level of customer service

• Promoting KIC on an on-going base to generate new leads in the market by working with established key stakeholders

• Liaising effectively across the KIC internal network and with key recruitment agents and educational bodies overseas to meet challenging targets

• Ensuring all stakeholders are given comprehensive training, recruit students in line with UKBA and US regulations and have full and complete knowledge of all KIC products

• Developing market specific collateral to support sales and recruitment in the Middle East and North Africa

• Any other activities as required by the Senior International Marketing Manager

The post involves overseas travel of up to 16 weeks per year throughout the region and includes exhibitions, open days, seminars and meetings with agents and sponsors. The successful candidate (ideally) will have experience of travelling in the Middle East and North Africa and will be confident and dynamic enough to travel independently throughout the region very soon into the role.