Student Recruitment Manager

• 26 days’ annual leave including one for your birthday.
• One of Australia’s highest-quality and most trusted institutes of higher education
• Two permanent full-time positions, one located in Adelaide and one in Perth

Role

The Student Recruitment Manager is responsible for promoting the Kaplan Business School (KBS) brand and driving student enrolments through proactive recruitment activities across an allocated portfolio.

This newly created role has a strong focus on growing direct-to-student recruitment initiatives, working alongside established recruitment channels to support the achievement of enrolment targets. The role will also build and maintain strong relationships with education and industry stakeholders to support student recruitment and retention outcomes.

Working collaboratively with the KBS Student Recruitment team, Marketing, Admissions, Conversion and Academic teams, this role will contribute to the development and delivery of ambitious sales, marketing and recruitment strategies for Kaplan Business School.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive direct-to-student recruitment outcomes to achieve agreed enrolment targets across the allocated portfolio.
• Develop and implement recruitment plans in collaboration with the Student Recruitment team for allocated campus locations.
• Build and promote the Kaplan Business School profile within the onshore market, with a focus on direct recruitment.
• Counsel prospective students on KBS courses and study pathways, providing accurate and relevant advice.
• Manage the conversion of student leads through to deposit paid, responding to enquiries within agreed timeframes.
• Establish and maintain relationships with education and industry stakeholders to support student recruitment.
• Facilitate and participate in recruitment activities including interviews, seminars, open days, roadshows, and events.
• Work closely with Admissions, Conversion and Academic teams to support enrolment outcomes and resolve application matters.

Key Requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in direct student recruitment within the Australian onshore international education market, or equivalent student-facing recruitment experience.
• Sound understanding of Australia’s further and higher education sector and the international student experience.
• Proven ability to achieve recruitment targets in a results-driven environment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging internal and external partners at a senior level.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal.
• High attention to detail with the ability to produce clear, accurate reports and maintain CRM data.
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including occasional weekends or public holidays to support recruitment events.

Do not delay in submitting your application! The closing day for applications is 17th February 2026

Kaplan Business School

Kaplan Business School is recognised in Australia and globally as exemplars of international education, quality teaching, student support, employability, and academic integrity. As such, Kaplan Business School won the Business School of the Year award at the prestigious global awards The PIEoneer Awards 2023. 

As the largest Institute of Higher Education in Australia, we deliver undergraduate and postgraduate courses in business, accounting, IT, marketing, management, tourism, entrepreneurship, health services, digital management, analytics, project management, and leadership. Our flagship MBA program is Australia’s second largest in terms of student enrolments and among the most highly regarded.

We have a friendly and supportive leadership team who cultivate a culture of innovative methods of teaching and learning across six Australian campuses as well as online.

Background-Check Notice & Declaration

Kaplan and many of its major clients operate in highly regulated environments. This requires us to be proactive and diligent in relation to personnel background checks and to undertake thorough vetting of candidates for roles of this nature. To enable Kaplan to assess a candidate’s suitability for this role, each candidate will be required to answer pre-screening questions, and, if you receive a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undertake the relevant background checks (unless Kaplan determines otherwise). These checks may include one or more of the following: verification of identity, working rights, criminal history, qualifications, and working with children clearance. If you are shortlisted, Kaplan will advise you which checks are required for this role and explain how you will undertake the checks. Kaplan is committed to handling your personal information appropriately. Please see the Privacy Policy at Kaplan.edu.au for information about how Kaplan may handle your personal information in connection with this application process. 

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