Head Of Student Recruitment & Study Abroad

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Student Recruitment & Study Abroad: Recruitment & Admissions

Academic Registrar’s Division

Head ofStudent Recruitment & Study Abroad

Salary from £59,670 to £69,092 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £76,562 pa inclusive of London allowance

LSE is one of the world’s leading institutions for the study of the social sciences. With 18 Nobel Prize winners, 37 past or present heads of state and ranking among the top 50 universities in the world (QS 2024), we are a truly international university at the forefront of global policy debate.

As part of our new Student Recruitment strategy, we are appointing to a number of pivotal new leadership roles across our Recruitment & Admissions team, where this post is located. Our new strategy sets out LSE’s increased commitment to attracting a truly global and diverse range of Students, and it is vital that we maximise the impact of our financial support for this strategy to succeed.

The Head ofStudent Recruitment & Study Abroad is a new leadership position, reporting directly to the Director of Recruitment and Admissions. We are looking for someone with the ability to provide clear direction for the team and support them to deliver on strategic objectives. The role will be responsible for,

The Student Recruitment & Study Abroad team has primary responsibility for:

• Student Recruitment – Delivery of activities that will achieve applications targets for Home and International recruitment in line with the School’s strategic objectives.
• Study Abroad and Exchanges – Management of the School’s year-long Study Abroad programme (The General Course) and the GO LSE student exchange programme.

Candidates must have:

• Experience of creating and delivering strategic and operational Student Recruitment plans.
• Experience of setting, working to and delivering on Student Recruitment targets and KPIs.
• In-depth knowledge of the operating environment for Home and/or International Student Recruitment.
• Experience of working with CRM systems to enhance business processes.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

To apply for this post, please go to www.jobs.lse.ac.uk. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email Zach Collins: Z.Collins@lse.ac.uk

The closing date for receipt of applications is 2 February 2024 (23.59 UK time).

Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

Interviews will take place w/c 4 March 2024.