Located within the area of Marketing, Student Recruitment and Channel Integration, the International Recruitment team is responsible for growth in new international student enrolments across a range of regions and product portfolios. 

This growth will in turn drive growth in international revenue, across student segments, and widen and deepen Swinburne’s recruitment across key international markets.

This newly created role focuses on our agency network in China & North Asia, with a primary focus on the growth opportunity in China. Leading a team of three, you will focus on developing, managing and engaging our network of agency partners across China and the region to maximise total new student enrolments from the region. You will be responsible for Swinburne recruitment operations, events and activities in the region and support planning, budgeting and engagement focused on the region.

In this role, you will deploy your extensive experience and networks in the agency channel at a senior level to rapidly drive growth in new student enrolments. In particular, your significant experience in student recruitment in China, strong relationships and deep market insights will enable the focused deployment of resources to market opportunity.

You will be well supported by marketing and product portfolio colleagues to deliver compelling collateral, training and events to enable strong recruitment outcomes across a wide mix of academic product. You will be well supported by Admissions and Communications colleagues to service and engage the Agency channel across the region. You will engage with academic and professional colleagues across the University to maximise the resources available to and engagement with your region. In turn, your efforts will deliver significant new revenue to the University enabling further engagement and investment.

Your experience in sales management at a management level in a large, complex transnational organisation will enable you to harness resources across the University to focus on this high growth opportunity. You will be skilled at building strong relationships both internally and externally to achieve quality and sustainable growth through third party channels. Your experience in account and channel management, customer service and problem resolution, and operating across complex, matrix organisations will see you well positioned to succeed in this role. Experience in establishing and managing legal entities in China will be highly regarded.

In this position, your compelling and demonstrated communication skills and high level of organisational and business acumen will enable you to identify market opportunities and drive recruitment across your region. You will undertake extensive travel across your markets to visit, engage and train agency partners, engage with prospective students, and broaden and deepen Swinburne’s market engagement. Your primary focus will be on our external agency channel and deepening our engagement with and success in this channel.

A full list of the selection criteria is available within the position description

Swinburne is a place where your work can impact the national economy and wellbeing of our society. We promote diversity, support career development, provide flexibility and offer competitive salary packages.
Swinburne is a progressive university that aims to increase Australia’s capacity in science, technology and innovation as the drivers of modern, internationalised economies and workplaces. Our university is focused on high-impact global research, high-quality teaching and active engagement with both industry and the community.

As a Swinburne staff member you will have access to many benefits such as career development opportunities including 50% study reduction and staff and management development programs. You will receive up to 17% employer contributions (superannuation) and various voluntary salary packaging options. Other discounts include annual Myki cards and private health insurance. We also recognise the need to support the work/life balance and flexible needs of our staff. As such a range of flexible working arrangements including paid maternity/partner leave, working from home and part time options are available. 
To find out more about the extensive benefits offered to Swinburne employees please visit:http://www.swinburne.edu.au/about/jobs/why-work-at-swinburne/

This role is eligible for our unique and industry-leading Growth Incentive Scheme that provides for a generous annual bonus based on simple, clear and transparent metrics.