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Student Recruitment Consultant (Education Sales), United Kingdom

Client: Recruitment Hunters

Location: Cambridge, UK

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 4

Posted: 26.04.2025

Expiry Date: 10.06.2025

Job Description:

Recruitment Hunters is recruiting a Sales Professional (Student Recruitment Consultant) for their higher education client based in Cambridge. Two permanent roles are available, focusing on placing students onto degree courses.

The ideal candidate will have 2-5 years of sales experience, be familiar with KPIs and targets, and possess consultative sales skills based on leads, not cold calling.

The Student Recruitment Consultant will be responsible for recruiting both international and domestic students, managing a pipeline of prospects, and supporting them through the admissions process.

Key Responsibilities:

• Achieve student recruitment targets
• Meet productivity and conversion KPIs
• Engage in proactive sales activities via phone, email, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, etc.
• Use video meetings and screen sharing to support prospective students
• Demonstrate online study products and services
• Collaborate with enquiry advisers and admissions teams to optimize conversion
• Manage pipeline according to policies
• Accurately record sales activities in CRM
• Host recruitment events and participate in campaigns
• Assist students with tuition fee payments and enrollment
• Provide feedback and participate in training and appraisals

Performance Measures:

• Achievement of sales targets
• Conversion rate success
• Number of applications and offers
• Activity KPIs
• Customer service quality

Qualifications & Skills:

• Degree level education or equivalent (Essential)
• 2-5 years of sales experience (Essential), preferably in higher education or student recruitment
• Excellent communication and consultative sales skills (Essential)
• Target-driven and ambitious (Essential)
• Proven student recruitment success
• Experience with HubSpot CRM
• Knowledge of the UK higher education system

This is a hybrid role (2 days office, 3 days remote) in Cambridge. Salary ranges from £28,000 to £30,000 DOE plus bonuses up to £20,000 based on performance. Candidates must live within 1 hour of Cambridge; sponsorship is not available.

Interested candidates should send their CVs to Steve at Recruitment Hunters. "Let us do the hunting... so you don't have to!"

Recruitment Hunters specializes in recruiting for the higher education sector in London, Cambridge, and surrounding areas.