Regional Recruitment Manager

QS Quacquarelli Symonds

Regional Recruitment Manager improving student recruitment for RCA, developing partnerships and executing marketing strategies in China. Flexible work environment with extensive travel required.

Posted 6/20/2026full-timeShenzhen • 🇨🇳 ChinaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work with the RCA’s small network of international education agents to promote the Graduate Diploma
Acting as a first point of call for queries
Receiving and responding to agent-related student complaints
Checking to ensure that agencies are working in conjunction with the rules of the British Council Agent Quality Framework
Delivering agent training and attending in-country events as appropriate
Supporting the RCA’s work with its academic partners in China on an ad-hoc basis, including:
Supporting academic or senior team visits
Attending and supporting the organisation of partnership events
Building student recruitment activities with academic partners, and supporting progression agreements
Drive high-quality student engagement to ensure continued high applications & conversion from China
Grow awareness of new programmes within China, as well as programmes where Chinese students are underrepresented
Ensure Chinese applicants are well informed about the RCA application process and engage with the resources and events available to them
Make suggestions for new resources and events that will better support Chinese applicants to the RCA
Working with RCA academics to design, organize & deliver bespoke information sessions and events across key cities-targeting prospects, offer holders or potential feeder institutions, and coordinating production and distribution of marketing collateral if needed
Promote and deliver (if required) online events
Lead on developing and posting WeChat content supporting student recruitment and conversion
Work with RCA casual workers and the internal social media team to ensure that the RCA has a compelling presence on Little Red Book, and other Chinese social media channels as appropriate
Work with the RCA website team to manage and update the RCA’s Chinese language web presence and ensure the College is accurately represented to Chinese search engines such as Baidu
Provide ad-hoc support to the RCA alumni team, particularly around planned alumni events in China
Attend selected events curated by Chinese alumni chapters, in order to represent the RCA
Collate and share information on successes of Chinese RCA alumni, to use in social media, newsletters, and other promotional activities
Support for other China-based education and commercial partnership opportunities
Promote English for Academic Purposes programmes to incoming RCA students, and encourage greater sign up
Promote RCA online Short Courses where relevant to Chinese audiences, working with the relevant teams to develop a China-based promotional plan
Act as an in-country support for opportunities around Executive Education, Knowledge Exchange, consultancy or Research partnerships (please note, this would be only in the introductory/ business opportunity stage)
Work with the wider QS team to deliver a client-focused approach to the service that meets business objectives
Manage and deliver to projects and assignments relating to the operational work underpinning the delivery service for RCA
Undertake market research, including potential country-specific scholarships from the government and the private sector, and produce country and market analysis, contributing to the ongoing development and implementation of international student recruitment activity
Ensure the RCA team is aware of the needs of Chinese students and future alumni
Effective and efficient use of external and internal tools and software e.g. CRMS to maintain accurate and complete data records.
Ensure that excellent customer service is provided at all times to clients, international representatives, prospective students and parents through all channels
Effectively manage the planning and budgeting of resources to optimize regional recruitment activities

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or Equivalent
Study abroad experience in the UK will be valuable
Experience working in an international office environment in higher education or in a marketing or business development role or in the creative or cultural sectors would be advantageous
Confidence to represent a world-leading art and design university to prospective students and their influencers and to senior staff at universities and industry
Excellent spoken and written skills (in English) and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people
Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships
Proven understanding of the international education market and motivations of Chinese students for international study
A broad knowledge and understanding of the political, social and economic environment in China would be advantageous
The ability to report on regional trends and suggest/supply content for marketing communications is a benefit
Knowledge of the UK higher education sector, including UK-equivalent qualifications, entry and visa requirements and processes, will be advantageous
Knowledge, interest and enthusiasm for contemporary art, design, architecture and culture, plus an existing network of connections in the cultural and creative industries and universities in China are all beneficial
Experience and demonstrated skills in event organisation and management
Proven capacity to develop and implement plans to achieve defined outcomes
Creative and innovative expertise to develop initiatives that excite and motivate prospective students and their influencers
Problem-solving skills, the ability to work individually on tasks and collaboratively in a team environment
Highly developed organizational skills, including the ability to manage multiple complex tasks with competing deadlines and work under pressure and to meet challenging recruitment targets
Ability to work flexibly, working outside of normal office hours on occasions; extensive (>50%) travel will be required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible working environment
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

event organizationmarket researchdata analysisstudent recruitmentcustomer servicecontent developmentproject managementbudget managementcommunication skillspresentation skills

Soft Skills

relationship buildingproblem-solvingorganizational skillscreativityflexibilityteam collaborationconfidencecultural awarenessadaptabilitymotivation

Certifications

Bachelor's degreestudy abroad experience