Student Recruitment Manager, One-year MBA

Why London Business School

London Business School; a global and vibrant business community based in two of the world’s most dynamic cities, London and Dubai. It’s where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best in class hybrid learning to our students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, supportive and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location. 

The Role

London Business School are looking for a Student Recruitment Manager, One-year MBA to join Degree Education on a permanent basis.

You will be responsible for securing a strong pipeline of suitable prospective students for the One-year MBA programme, developing relationships with candidates in order to sell, recruit and convert the highest quality applicants from their pipeline. The postholder is expected to know the USPs of the programme and School and be able to plan activities to support such messaging

The Student Recruitment Manager will build strong relationships with relevant stakeholders, (Recruitment & Admissions team, Marketing, MBA Programme Office and the Careers Centre), to support, develop and manage their pipelines.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide planning, (alongside the Senior Manager), deliver on activities, and responsible for managing pipeline reports for senior stakeholders.
• Represent London Business School virtually, on campus, in London and occasionally internationally, through events, networking opportunities, one to one meetings and other activities.
• Communicate the value of our One-year MBA, the MBA portfolio and, when required, the rest of our programme portfolio to individuals.
• Understand candidate needs and navigate them through our offering and admissions processes.
• Build and manage strong working relationships with Students and Alumni to contribute to recruitment activities, as our most valuable sales asset.

Who we are looking for

• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills with experience of managing a large range of different stakeholders.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Experience of applying sales, engagement, and conversion techniques to similar pipelines.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a portfolio of clients and stakeholders.
• Experience in the Higher Education sector, sales/recruitment industry/professional services preferred, but not essential.
• An awareness of the business education market is desirable but not essential, as training will be provided, especially in the finance sector.

What you can expect from us

• Generous annual leave of 27 days plus extra between Christmas and New Year
• Generous pension package, 14.5% employer contribution (in return for employee enrolment and contribution)
• Free onsite gym and swimming pool
• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
• Enhanced cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health
• Up to 5 days volunteering leave or parent /carer emergency leave

All enjoyed in a Smart (hybrid) Working environment so we’re looking forward to discussing how, where and when you might work best to deliver in your new role.

Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging 

We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large.  We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard. 

Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles.

Closing date: 2nd July 2024