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About Global University Systems (GUS) Global University Systems (GUS) is an international education group that empowers students to transform their lives through education. We believe education drives careers, lives, and society forward, enabling a brighter future for all. Our network of 30 institutions offers the broadest range of industry-relevant skills through inclusive, accessible, and digital-first learning. We currently educate around 122,000 students on campuses worldwide and have 20M+ unique subscribers to our courses. Our global ecosystem powers accessible digital learning and academic achievement.   About the Role   The Regional Director, Student Recruitment role represents an unparalleled opportunity to make a significant and lasting impact in a high growth business. The Regional Director will bring strategic vision, focus and innovation to enable future growth in a competitive market. This is a key role working on the creation, implementation and delivery of International Student Recruitment Strategy, with a particular and immediate focus managing and developing regional based team to lead on the establishment and cultivation of B2B agency partnerships, leading schools, governments and other channels for the recruitment of international students. The post holder is responsible for developing and executing activities to achieve international student recruitment targets, developing existing and future international target markets and ensuring a smooth and effective integration with the respective institution. The successful candidate will be based ideally in their home country and must have experience working in and managing small, high performing teams in a fast-moving environment, and will be able to communicate with our stakeholders with tact and diplomacy.   Key Responsibilities The Regional Director will: ·  Work on the strategy and vision regarding international student recruitment into integrated deliverable operational plans; monitoring and evaluating performance against agreed targets and timely reporting of progress of results and outcomes for International Student Recruitment and business development. ·  Creating and leading recruitment activity to generate business and identify new recruitment markets and channels, ensuring continual development of new business and sustainability of existing channels. ·  Recruitment, co-ordination and monitoring of a network of agents and other channels to support international recruitment activity. ·  Build, manage and develop a regional team to help deliverables. ·  Co-ordinate recruitment activities, including attendance at fairs and events through the development and execution of an integrated plan with associated targets and KPIs. ·  Critically assess and evaluate recruitment activity in respect of its value for money and investment returns, making changes and improvements as necessary.  ·  Identify emerging risks to recruitment targets and formulate plans to mitigate risks by managing across the breadth of relevant international recruitment activity. ·  Undertake analysis of data relating to agreed Key Performance Indicators, ensuring that there is appropriate and accurate information available to all those who need it. ·  Play a role in confronting particular issues as they arise, (whether opportunities or risks) ·  Lead, motivate, develop and inspire the International Recruitment and Business Development team, structure their activity and performance to deliver results in line with operational and project budgets, providing clear objectives and managing performance against these. ·  Develop ways of attracting good people to work within the department and to develop and retain talent within it. Ensure that appropriate performance management and succession planning is in place so that the team remains agile and innovative. ·  Other duties, as required from time to time in line with the seniorit