Expression of Interest: Student Recruitment Advisor supporting foreign university clients - Remote in East Africa

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Grok Global Services is expanding our presence in East Africa, and if you are passionate about what you do and interested in exploring opportunities with Grok, we encourage you to submit your CV through this general application. Your profile will be included in our talent pool and you will be contacted should you fit any of the upcoming roles. Tell us more about yourself and help recruiters find you if there’s an opportunity that aligns with your background, skills, and interests.

At Grok, we provide competitive compensation and benefits, teammates who support and inspire, and the flexibility to explore multiple challenges and roles.

About Grok Global Services

Founded in 2005, Grok Global Services is a rapidly expanding, privately owned, best-in-class provider of international engagement services for higher education institutions. Grok is not an agency or a pathway provider. By joining our team you will be working in an environment of like-minded professionals supporting higher education institutions from around the world.

Having served nearly 150 global institutions, the firm is ambitiously pursuing its goal of being the leading professional services company in the international education sector. A pioneer of in-country staffing in the industry, Grok remains at the forefront of this model while it has simultaneously expanded its service range and geographic coverage over the years. In addition to in-country staffing, it currently boasts industry-leading divisions in digital marketing and strategic consulting, and is actively delivering services across five continents.

Typical duties of a Student Recruitment Advisor include the provision of:

• Localized promotion and brand-building activities,
• Dissemination of information, such as providing training to various stakeholders, such as education agencies and high schools, on the program offerings, career prospects, application process, etc.
• Build relationships with schools, universities, and other organizations
• Follow up with academic offer holders via conversion/acceptance of offer campaigns
• Strategically plan and deliver market activities that support our client university’s reputation and goals
• Identify and share higher education trends as they relate to students and agencies in the market, with a particular focus on trends that may impact the choice of study destination by potential students.
• Frequent, sophisticated interaction with international clients and significant travel time is required (can be upwards of 40%).

The Most Suitable Background

• Professional experience related to the international higher education sector.
• Experience representing a foreign institution will be an advantage.
• Bachelor’s degree with good to strong academic performance. Master’s degree is an advantage.
• Strong English at a Professional Working Proficiency.
• Study or experience abroad is strongly preferred.
• Voluntary or other life experience that demonstrates creativity, hard work, persistence, and a drive to succeed.
  

We thank you for your interest in Grok Global Services. To learn more about Grok, please visit us at our website: https://grokglobal.com/ and by following us on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/grokglobal/