Business Development Manager – International Student Recruitment

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Egypt.

📋 Description

• Supervise student recruitment initiatives for international higher education.

• Oversee business development efforts, account management, and marketing events for B2B channels within the designated country or region.

• Collaborate with Company Directors to enhance B2B channels.

• Execute marketing and sales strategies to advance international student recruitment for GUS.

• Represent one of GUS’s universities or colleges located in Europe, North America, or Asia.

• Develop and train education agents on effectively promoting the represented brand.

• Source agents through fairs, business trips, inquiries, referrals, and general searches.

• Generate new revenue from existing accounts and identify new business opportunities.

• Identify, support, and cultivate potential business partners.

• Expand existing client relationships.

• Conduct research on clients and engage with key industry players.

• Deliver workshops and presentations, host conferences, and participate in on-camera activities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience in international student recruitment within higher education.

• Established and relevant agency network with strong relationships with key agency stakeholders.

• Comprehensive understanding of industry trends.

• Experience in developing and training education agents.

• Proven experience in sourcing agents through fairs, business trips, inquiries, referrals, and general searches.

• Experience in generating new revenue from existing accounts and identifying new opportunities.

• Demonstrated success in identifying, supporting, and developing potential business partners and enhancing existing client relationships.

• Experience conducting client research and engaging with key industry players.

• Highly motivated and oriented towards success.

• Confident in delivering workshops and presentations, hosting conferences, and performing in front of the camera.

• Salesforce or database management experience is advantageous.

• Candidates may have represented an institution directly within their region or possess substantial agency experience managing a sub-network of agents.

🏝️ Benefits

• Home-based/fully remote work arrangement.

• Consultancy agreement.

• Travel across the MENA region as required.

• Opportunity to represent an international university or college.

• Work with an international education group.

• Involvement in marketing events, conferences, and business trips.