High School Relationship & Recruitment Manager, UK University Partners - Northeast USA
$60,000–$80,000 year
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Build and manage a portfolio of high school relationships with counselors, advisors, and administrators across the Northeast USA to recruit students into undergraduate and pathway programs at Kaplan's UK university partners. Design and execute territory recruitment strategies through school visits, presentations, and college fairs, while guiding prospective students and families through the application journey from initial interest to enrollment. Identify new partnerships, represent the brand at national conferences, and document all interactions in Salesforce CRM to track performance and pipeline health. Meet and exceed recruitment, conversion, and enrollment targets within the assigned territory. This role requires a full-time commitment with regional travel, reporting directly to leadership on territory performance and relationship health.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- 3 years of experience in student recruitment, college admissions, school partnerships, or a related relationship-management/sales role
- Demonstrated experience recruiting inside the US high school networks
- Demonstrable track record of meeting recruitment or sales targets
- Excellent presentation, public speaking, and interpersonal skills
- Strong relationship-building skills with an ability to earn trust with US high school counselors and administrators
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage a large, geographically dispersed portfolio of relationships
- Ability to travel frequently (regional and occasionally national travel required)
- A valid driver's license and willingness to travel by car and air as needed
- Cultural awareness and sensitivity when working with diverse student and family populations
- Ability to work independently, prioritize effectively, and manage a territory with minimal supervision
Desired Qualifications
- Experience using Salesforce CRM as a sales or recruitment tool
- Existing relationships with high school counselors, college advisors, or school districts in the assigned territory
- Experience with international or pathway education programs, particularly UK-bound student recruitment
- Familiarity with the U.S. college admissions and counseling landscape
- Knowledge of the UK higher education system, and Tier 4/Student visa requirements
- Personal study, work, or living experience in the United Kingdom
- Fluency in an additional language
- Experience presenting to student and parent audiences
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