Senior Manager, Student Recruitment

Job Description

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) is America’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace. With its Asia’s office headquartered in Singapore, we are seeking to fill a strategic student recruitment position with an energetic, enthusiastic and experienced international recruiter who will develop and implement a successful international recruitment program in Singapore and the wider Asia region.

The Senior Manager of Student Recruitment will be based in Singapore and will report to the Director, Enrollment & Campus Operations. The role of the Senior Manager, Student Recruitment is to support the enrollment management strategies of the university by recruiting international students for study at all levels (bachelors, masters and doctoral) at Embry-Riddle campuses in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and online.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Director, Campus Operations to enhance a regional strategic recruitment plan to meet enrollment goals across the university
  
  
• Develop recruitment travel plan and involved in extensive international travel to meet with prospects and secure applications to ERAU
  
  
• Participation in education fairs across Asia
  
  
• Proactive outreach to prospective students at secondary schools, polytechnics, and universities
  
  
• Build awareness of ERAU offerings through secondary/tertiary guidance counselors, alumni, agents
  
  
• Work with existing network of agents ERAU engages with as well as identifying potential new agents
  
  
• Enhance existing articulation and exchange programs and identifying potential new partners
  
  
• Work closely with the Enrolment & Campus Operations team and business development departments across the university to ensure a seamless connection with prospective students, alumni and partners
  
  
• Support academic quality in our teaching and learning environment
  
  
• Support the teams in Singapore campus and across the university in events
  
  
• Other tasks as assigned by the Director, Campus Operations
  
  

Qualifications

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in education, business or other related field, with at least 5 to 8 years of related work experience
  
  
• Proven track record in the identification and development of external strategic relationships
  
  
• Proven track record in market research and the development and execution of recruitment strategy in new and existing international regions
  
  
• Understanding of the aviation/aerospace industry is an added advantage
  
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with varied constituencies
  
  
• Knowledge of developments in education and student recruitment in Asia
  
  
• Demonstrate strong analytical and organizational skills
  
  
• Demonstrate resourcefulness, initiative and flexibility
  
  
• Team player with strong customer focus to stakeholders
  
  

The role offered will commensurate with experience. Candidate with more experience may be offered a more senior role.