Business Development Manager – International Student Recruitment

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

📋 Description

• Manage student recruitment initiatives, business development efforts, account oversight, and marketing events for B2B channels within the designated country or region.

• Partner with Global Directors to enhance B2B channel development.

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

• Serve as the representative for one of GUS’s universities or colleges situated in Europe, North America, or Asia.

• Create and provide training for education agents on effectively promoting the represented brand.

• Identify and recruit agents via fairs, business trips, inquiries, referrals, and general searches.

• Generate additional revenue from current streams and accounts while discovering new opportunities.

• Identify and nurture potential business partners while strengthening existing client relationships.

• Conduct client research and engage with key industry stakeholders.

• Deliver workshops, presentations, and conferences, and represent the brand in video appearances.

• Report to the Global Director and act as a direct representative of the university or college brand.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in international student recruitment for US higher education institutions.

• Established agency network with strong relationships among key agency stakeholders.

• In-depth understanding of industry trends for effective strategic planning and forecasting.

• Proven experience in developing and training education agents.

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

• Track record of generating new revenue from existing streams and identifying additional opportunities.

• Proven ability to identify and support potential business partners while expanding existing client relationships.

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

• Highly driven and focused on success.

• Confidence in delivering workshops, presentations, and conferences, and comfortable appearing in front of the camera.

• Experience with Salesforce or database management is desirable.

• Applicants may have directly represented an institution globally or possess significant agency experience managing a sub-network of agents.

• Willingness to travel easily within the Colombo area.

• Consultancy agreement is required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Travel expenses are reimbursed.

• Flexible home-based work arrangement.