As a result of exciting developments in both the USA and UK, the company is now looking to recruit an outstanding individual for the position of Regional Recruitment Manager for Japan. With a proven track record of success in the relevant fields, for a country of key future strategic importance to Kings, this position represents an excellent opportunity for someone looking to join an innovative international education group and to further develop a career in an international marketing and recruitment context.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Actively initiate, develop and maintain relationships with agents and partners.
• Achieve annual enrollment targets set during the budget process
• Train agencies on a regular basis so that they gain a keen understanding of Kings programs/services
• Directly impact Kings growth of Japanese student enrollments for Kings UK and US for EFL as well as University Prep programs
• Attend student fairs, workshops and other venues as needed in your region
• Initiate and implement market specific promotions
• Research and report on market trends that have a direct impact on student enrollment
• Act as the primary liaison between the schools and Japanese agents
• Responsible for projecting sales and budgeting within the region of responsibility
• Responsible for overall logistics and management of the regional marketing strategy, hosting overseas fairs and assist colleagues with collateral creation, market research, due intelligence and other related functions
• Extensive local travel to visit agents and attend fairs/workshops
• Ensure agents always receive first class levels of customer service

Essential Skills and Experience

• Fluency in Japanese and English
• Experience working with educational agencies and students
• Understanding of the US and UK education systems
• Dynamic individual who enjoys giving presentations to different types of audience
• Pro-active with a proven track record of solving problems, meeting KPI’s
• Demonstrable success in business development in international education
• Driven, results-orientated and focused nature
• Excellent communication skills
• Customer-service orientated approach
• IT literate
• Comfortable in dynamic environments
• Comfortable working independently and from home
• Cultural sensitivity and awareness