Associate Director, International Student

**Position Title**: Associate Director, International Student Recruitment

**Location**:Toronto, ON

**About IBU**

International Business University (IBU) is a new and unique teaching-focused university specializing in business education that is looking for highly talented, motivated, and qualified faculty and professionals ready for the next level of challenge in their careers.

**Position Summary**

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Develop and execute comprehensive data-informed strategic recruitment plans to achieve enrollment targets, enhance brand recognition, and expand the university's influence across the globe.
- Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with education institutions, educational consultants, government agencies, and other stakeholders to promote IBU.
- Train, monitor, calibrate, and serve agents contracted to represent IBU, ensuring accurate promotion of IBU, its programs and support services to incoming students and other stakeholders.
- Lead efforts to recruit and enroll qualified students from the regions, including overseeing recruitment events, conducting outreach activities, and implementing targeted marketing campaigns to attract prospective students.
- Conduct market research, analyze demographic trends, and evaluate competitor activities to identify opportunities for growth, mitigate risks, and inform strategic decision-making.
- Contribute to the development and management of regional budgets, ensuring efficient allocation of resources to support recruitment activities, marketing campaigns, events, and other initiatives within approved budgetary guidelines.
- Represent IBU at conferences, fairs, and other global events, serving as a brand ambassador and advocate for the institution.
- Participate in domestic and global events as required to support IBU’s enrollment and diversity targets.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and legal obligations within the regions, working closely with relevant authorities and legal advisors as necessary.
- Monitor key performance indicators, track progress toward goals, and prepare performance reports at specified cadences, highlighting achievements, challenges, and recommendations for improvement.
- Lead, as assigned, the onboarding, training, coaching, development and management of recruitment staff.
- Other related duties as assigned.
- Bachelor's degree in a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in international student recruitment, business development, or related field.
- Experience meeting targets, generating new business and building/maintaining client relationships in existing and new market sectors.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to establish rapport and build relationships with diverse stakeholders.
- Experience with managing agent partner networks, B2B partnerships, in-country representatives and developing new third-party student recruitment and institutional partnerships.
- Experience with and willingness to travel extensively internationally.
- Detail-oriented with exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to seek creative solutions to multi-faceted problems in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work collaboratively in an environment that embraces cultural diversity and acts with ethics, accountability, and integrity. Demonstrates sound judgment and respect for the individual in all interactions with others.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) and CRM systems such as Salesforce.
- Willingness to work hours in excess of the regular shift as required.
- Willingness to be available to work days, evenings, and weekends as per the working schedule provided by the Director, Student Recruitment & Strategic Partnerships.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Paid time off

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (required)

**Experience**:

- International Student Recruitment: 5 years (required)
- B2B experience developing new institutional partnerships: 3 years (required)

Ability to Commute:

- Toronto, ON M5S 2V1 (required)

Ability to Relocate:

- Toronto, ON M5S 2V1: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Toronto, ON M5S 2V1