Assistant Recruitment Manager, Central Asia
Description
Shorelight – Assistant Recruitment Manager, Central Asia
About Us
Shorelight is reinventing the international education experience for students worldwide. Based in
Boston, the company works directly with top-ranked, nonprofit American universities to build
innovative programs and high-touch, technology-driven services that help talented students thrive
and become global citizens.
Job Overview
The Assistant Recruitment Manager, Central Asia is responsible for executing a student recruitment
strategy across Central ASia, targeted at international students seeking a US university degree. The
role will include channel development and account management of a regional network of direct and
indirect accounts, along with building and managing student campaigns that drive enrollments to
Shorelight’s university partners.
This position is Kazakhstan-based and directly reports to the Regional Manager, Central Asia.
Essential Functions
The responsibilities of this position include:
• Help build and drive execution on Shorelight’s regional student recruitment
strategies, partnering with members of the sales, marketing, admissions, and
enrollment services teams to achieve regional goals
• Grow and manage key channel accounts and partnerships to achieve enrollment
targets for all university partnerships
• Maintain a data-driven approach to recruitment, monitoring enrollment trends, and
reporting on all phases of the recruitment process to the Regional Director, utilizing
technology systems
• Maintain maximum levels of competitor awareness, product knowledge, and market
intelligence
• Travel extensively to attend recruitment and outreach activities, seminars,
conferences, meetings, and training events. Build strong and lasting relationships
with current and prospective students, families, faculty, staff, agents, partners and
other external institutions and vendors.
• Execute on efficient and streamlined processes for all stages of the recruitment
process (inquiry, application, assessment, offer, acceptance, visa applications,
orientation, etc.) with strong focus on conversion of inquiries to applications
• Work effectively with the university liaisons to ensure smooth entry into the school
or program (working with Finance on incoming deposits, tracking of payments,
processing of agent contracts and commissions as necessary, assisting with form
completion, coordinating arrival transportation for new incoming students, etc.)
Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in marketing, communications, business, international
relations, or related area• 3+ years of experience in the international education/recruitment field
• Strong sales and account management skills
• Proven track record of working collaboratively
• Strategic-minded and sales-driven, strong drive for results, pressure-resilient
• Proficiency with technology and reporting programs/systems
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Exemplary customer service skills and ability to foster a customer service ethic
within the work team
• Willingness to travel
Preferred Qualifications
• Existing network and relationships within the education industry
in the US, strong working knowledge of key international markets, programs and
products, and US higher education
Application Process
To apply for this position, please visit the Shorelight Careers page to submit an application
with a resume and cover letter.
Security
• Comply with Shorelight Written Information Security Policy, and all other Shorelight
Information Security Policies and Procedures
• Take responsibility for any Shorelight assets assigned to you
• Promptly report any security events, incidents or weaknesses to Shorelight Security
Shorelight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Shorelight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.