Recruitment Manager, Student Recruitment – Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

About Us

Shorelight is a U.S.-based education company that funds and manages partnerships with universities to drive institutional growth, create new revenue streams, and expand options for students. Our vision is to bring together innovative universities and global citizens in a movement to educate the world. Shorelight focuses on international/transnational education and a unique student experience. Our diverse and talented team is made up of passionate change-makers who think entrepreneurially and act collaboratively. To learn more about Shorelight Education please visit our website at www.shorelight.com.

Job Overview

Shorelight Education is seeking to hire a Recruitment Manager to execute a student recruitment strategy across Vietnam, targeted at international students seeking a US or UK university degree.  The role will include account management of Shorelight’s regional network recruiters, schools and universities, along with building and managing direct-to-student marketing campaigns that drive enrollments to Shorelight’s university partners.

This position is based in Ho Chi Minh City and directly reports to the Country Director, Vietnam.

Essential Functions

• Execute on Shorelight university partners’ student recruitment strategies, partnering with Shorelight’s Global Marketing Team for all marketing and advertising strategies and collateral
• Manage key channel accounts and partnerships to achieve enrollment targets for all university partnerships
• Maintain a data-driven approach to recruitment, monitoring enrollment trends, and reporting on all phases of recruitment process to the Country Director, utilizing technology systems
• Maintain maximum levels of competitor awareness, product knowledge, and market intelligence
• Travel extensively to attend recruitment and outreach activities, seminars, conferences, meetings, and training events.  Build strong and lasting relationships with current and prospective students, families, faculty, staff, agents, partners and other external institutions and vendors.
• Execute on efficient and streamlined processes for all stages of the recruitment process (inquiry, application, assessment, offer, acceptance, visa applications, orientation, etc.) with strong focus on conversion of inquiries to applications
• Work effectively with the university liaisons to ensure smooth entry into the school or program (working with Finance on incoming deposits, tracking of payments, processing of agent contracts and commissions as necessary, assisting with form completion, coordinating arrival transportation for new incoming students, etc.)

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in the international education/recruitment industry in Vietnam
• Strong sales and account management skills
• Proven track record of working collaboratively in a matrix governance model
• Strategic-minded and sales-driven, strong drive for results, pressure-resilient
• Proficiency with technology and reporting programs/systems
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Exemplary customer service skills and ability to foster a customer service ethic within the work team
• Willingness to travel
• Beneficial to have existing network and relationships within the education industry in Vietnam, strong working knowledge of key international markets, programs and products, and US higher education
• Experience in digital marketing and/or knowledge of the Vietnam blogging community preferred
• Eligibility to work in the hiring location without sponsorship
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in marketing, communications, business, international relations, or related area
• Strong working knowledge of the following languages: English and Vietnamese

Application Process

To apply for this position, please visit the Shorelight Careers page to submit an application with a resume and cover letter.

Shorelight Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer