Growth Marketing and Student Recruitment Manager
People Curated · Johannesburg, Gauteng
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Our client is a pioneering private sector disruptive (Private Sector) education and training organisation whose vision and mission is focused on empowering industry professionals through skills training and learning. With their focus being skills for the future they facilitate in creating industry professionals of global standards.
Duties & Responsibilities
Our client seeks an organised, relationship-driven and results-oriented Student ecruitment Manager. This role is perfect for someone with experience in student recruitment, admissions, education or sales who can guide candidates through the application, selection and enrolment journey while maintaining a strong focus on candidate care and conversion.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As the Student Recruitment Manager, you will own the candidate journey from application through to interview, offer, enrolment confirmation and handover into onboarding or student support. You will assess candidate suitability, support application completion, coordinate interviews and guide candidates through client’s programme expectations, funding pathways and enrolment requirements.
You will also manage the admissions and conversion pipeline, follow up with candidates and their support networks, maintain accurate records, monitor performance against targets and identify risks that may affect enrolment. You will work closely with the Student Recruitment Associate, Marketing, Student Affairs and leadership to improve conversion outcomes and ensure that every candidate receives clear communication and a defined next step.
Desired Experience & Qualification
- For this role, you will need to have approximately three to five years of relevant work experience. Experience in student recruitment, admissions, education, sales, youth development or managing a conversion pipeline will be beneficial.
- You will need strong relationship-building, organisation and communication skills, as well as the ability to manage multiple candidates, deadlines and recruitment cycles.
- Experience working with trackers, CRM platforms or reporting systems is important. If you are passionate about helping young people access meaningful opportunities, can balance candidate care with accountability and are comfortable working towards targets, then we’re looking for you!