Regional Manager Student Recruitment

Regional Manager Student Recruitment

Reference number: JR257967

Location: Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates

Working pattern: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Number of roles:1

Salary: Highly Competitive

We are looking for a dynamic, energetic and target-driven Regional Manager, MENA (UK) to lead recruitment activities for Kaplan International Pathways’ UK portfolio across the MENA region. The primary focus of the role will be Saudi Arabia and Oman, with responsibility potentially expanding across additional MENA markets in line with the direction of the Regional Director and business needs. Reporting to the Regional Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for driving sustainable student recruitment growth through the development of our B2C pipeline, expansion of our agency network, and engagement with key external stakeholders. This is a leadership position with direct line management responsibility and ownership of market performance across key territories. You will become part of a team of recruitment and marketing professionals focused on delivering ambitious growth objectives while supporting students throughout their international education journey.

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What you’ll bring to the role

The successful candidate will be results-oriented with the ability to build strong relationships across a wide stakeholder network. A commercial mindset, customer-focused approach and strong people management capability are essential. Flexibility to travel across the region and work evenings or weekends when required for recruitment activities is important.

About you – the ideal candidate will have

• Background in international education recruitment, higher education or international marketing.

• Proven line management experience and ability to develop high-performing teams.

• University education.

• Fluency in English.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Goal-driven and results-oriented approach.

• Experience growing B2C recruitment channels and agency partnerships.

• Strong stakeholder management and business development capability.

• Strong organisational and planning skills.

• Ability to work under pressure and deliver against ambitious targets.

• Willingness and ability to travel extensively throughout MENA.

• Experience using CRM systems, particularly Salesforce.

• Appreciation of different cultures and working styles.

Desirable skills are:

• Proven track record of successful international student recruitment growth.

• Strong knowledge of the Saudi Arabian and Omani education sectors.

• Experience recruiting students to UK higher education institutions.

• Understanding of visa regulations and trends in international higher education.

• Existing relationships with schools, sponsors and agencies across MENA.

• Arabic language skills.
  

What we do

Kaplan International Pathways, a division of Kaplan Inc., offers international students a wide range of flexible study options - from University preparation programmes in the UK, Australia, USA and Japan through to full degree programmes in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia. Through our academic partnerships with leading universities, our expertise in student recruitment, our exceptional teaching and a real focus on customer service and pastoral care, each year we are proud to welcome thousands of students from more than 100 countries through the doors of our colleges.

In the UK, we operate 9 campus-based colleges in partnership with Bournemouth University, University of Glasgow, University of Liverpool, Nottingham Trent University, University of Nottingham, University of Brighton, University of Essex, University of York and University of West of England, Bristol and an off-campus college in London offering pathways to 10 leading well-ranked UK universities.

How to apply

Please apply with CV and cover letter no later than 11pm on 16 September 2026. Note, we recommend that you apply at the earliest as we reserve the right to close the role before the closing date if we have gathered a suitable shortlist.

Application Support  

If you require support completing your application please email the Recruitment Team kaplanstaff.recruitment@kaplan.com.