strukta Group Ltd

Navitas is one of the world's largest and most successful education providers, offering life-changing study opportunities to tens of thousands of students and professionals every year.

Lancaster University is a sector leader and innovator that delivers the highest quality research, teaching and student experience, that engages locally, nationally, and internationally.

Lancaster University has ambitions to further consolidate its status as a leading global research-intensive university.

The global network of campuses and partnerships, including Lancaster University Leipzig supports this future vision.

Overview of role

We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Director of Recruitment and Admissions to lead the strategic development and delivery of student recruitment and admissions for our Transnational Education (TNE) campus, Lancaster University Leipzig (LULC).

As an institution with a clear trajectory for growth and impact, this role will support this next phase of rapid growth.

The role offers the exciting opportunity to shape the future of Lancaster University Leipzig and its position as driving force behind Lancaster University's globalisation agenda.

Reporting to the Director of Recruitment Strategy for Germany, the Director of Recruitment & Admissions leads the recruitment and admissions function and works collaboratively with marketing and the wider campus teams.

Furthermore, the right candidate will work very closely with the Campus Director for overall alignment.

The role will lead a locally grounded yet globally aligned sales strategy - ensuring sustainable long-term growth.

The successful candidate will combine strategic thinking with hands on leadership, using insights, and data, to inform the successful strategies to transform the University into a major private education institution in Germany.

The successful individual will work collaboratively with the Senior Manager of Brand and Marketing (Germany) and the Director of Recruitment Strategy for Germany. In addition to the on-campus team, the candidate will build strong relationships with Navitas' regional sales networks to support the University recruitment strategy. Furthermore, the successful candidate will need to establish a collegial relationship with counterparts within the Recruitment function at Lancaster University (UK) to ensure alignment.

Key Performance Criteria

The role combines strategic planning with operational leadership and will be responsible for:

• Leading and developing the University's recruitment and admissions strategy and supporting its marketing strategy
• Driving sustainable growth in student enrolments across multiple international markets
• Strengthening LULC's value proposition and positioning across a variety of markets
• Ensuring accurate forecasting, target-setting and pipeline oversight
• Providing leadership in market research and data analysis as well as translating these into sales strategies
• Developing and managing the University's recruitment budget in line with the annual budget plan
• Ensuring an outstanding applicant experience through high-quality conversion and admissions processes
• Building and maintaining productive relationships with Lancaster University (UK), Navitas colleagues and international recruitment partners
• Leading and developing a high-performing Recruitment & Admissions team
• Contributing to the strategic direction of the University as a member of the Senior Leadership Team

Experience/Skills

• Minimum 10 years of sales and recruitment experience
• Experience of working in an international context is critical
• Experience within the higher education sector would be a distinct advantage but we will consider applications from those with alternative relevant industry experience
• Experience of working within a matrix organisation
• Bachelor's Degree
• Analytical savviness. You are comfortable working with a wide spectrum of analytical and reporting tools and CRMs (E.g. PowerBI, Salesforce)
• Upbeat attitude, self-driven focus and motivation, and desire to work in a results-oriented, matrixed environment. Strong ability to interpret data and transform information into meaningful conclusions and recommendations
• Solid time management skills demonstrated by the ability to execute on multiple projects while working on a tight deadline
• Excellent communication, presentation, collaboration, facilitation and project management skills in English required; German language ability a plus
• Strong collaboration skills to connect and relate with peers, partners and suppliers;
• Experience in the tertiary education industry or experience studying abroad is a plus;
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.