University of Nottingham Ningbo China is seeking to recruit a International Recruitment Manager

Your Responsibilities

The International Recruitment Manager will play a key role to build and maintain effective relationships with key partners (e.g. universities and colleges, educational agencies and etc.) to sustain the target of student intake. The role will hold primary operational responsibility for recruitment plan implementation in accordance with UNNC’s recruitment strategy, including exploring opportunities for partnership, designing and evaluating programme of outreach, liaise and maintain relationships with agencies and other activities to achieve recruitment goals.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Plan and design comprehensive and innovative programme of recruitment activity with schools, colleges and other relevant organisations, to attract and convert international and applicants to successful leads;
• Implement recruitment plan in accordance with UNNC’s strategic goals and recruitment strategy;
• Develop a schedule of recruitment activities ahead of the initiation of a new recruitment cycle;
• Have a detailed understanding of the Faculty’s academic portfolio, entry requirements and pre-requisites;
• Execute and/or attend lead generation activity through a range of channels, e.g. international student recruitment fairs, offer holders events, and etc.
• Operate and manage recruitment specific communication and interaction tools (e.g. WhatsApp, iMessage etc.) and ensure correct and useful information is delivered in a timely manner.
• Develop, oversee and manage agency partners by providing training, support and expertise to maximise their potential in contributing to student intake;
• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with Strategic Planning Team, the Events Team, the Student Admission Team as well as colleagues from facultyies and other departments.

About You

Essential

• A Bachelor’s degree in any discipline;
• At least 2 years’ experience in student recruitment within the Higher Education Sector;
• Excellent knowledge of higher education in an international and context;
• Excellent understanding of recruitment data and the recruitment channel and how data can be used to optimise recruitment outcomes;
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills in English;
• Experience of using or implementing new technology (e.g. automation platform, CRM system) in a recruitment environment;
• Excellent project planning, management and organisational skills;
• Proven analytical and problem-solving capability;
• Proficient IT skills, use of Microsoft 365 Suites and social media platforms;
• Good understanding and awareness of international and recruitment related policy and regulation.

Desirable

• A Master’s degree in any discipline;
• Proven track record of achieving recruitment targeted headcounts to a budget;
• Experience in using innovative solutions to assist with student recruitment.

About Us

Join a unique British University in China.  The University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) was the first Sino-foreign university to open its doors in China. Located in Ningbo, this award-winning campus offering a UK style education has grown to establish a student body of over 10,000 in just 21 years.

Your Remuneration, Benefits and Support 

This is a temporary post that you will be offered a fixed-term contract of up to 7 months with a probation of 1 months, effective from November 2025 or as soon as possible earlier. We are committed to providing competitive employment packages while supporting the wellbeing of our staff to help them reach their full potential.

How to Apply

Applicants should formally apply via our on-line application system before 23:59 (Beijing Time) on 27 October 2025. Only on-line applications made at (https://jobs.nottingham.edu.cn/) will be accepted.

Enquiries

If you are unable to apply on-line, please contact Recruitment Team, Email: Job@nottingham.edu.cn

Equality and Diversity 

University of Nottingham Ningbo China is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportively learning and working environment for our students and staff. It is our intention to ensure that job applicants and staff are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential, regardless of gender, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, age*, socio-economic background, disability, religious or political beliefs, trade union membership, family circumstances, sexual orientation or other irrelevant distinction.

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