MBA Recruitment & Admissions Manager

Introduction

Are you a sales driven person who can build strong relationships, sell a luxury product in a culturally diverse environment, and do you absolutely love to travel the world? Do you wish to contribute to RSM’s mission of being a force for positive change? Join us as our new MBA Recruitment & Admissions Manager!

RSM BV offers an environment where you are encouraged to embrace change as a challenge to help the organisation reach its goals and those of its students, participants and clients. RSM BV operates as an independent and commercial company within Erasmus University Rotterdam, which makes the situation dynamic and exciting. Located in a pleasant and relatively small office at Woudestein campus in Rotterdam, we offer a lively environment of students, staff and diverse companies and restaurants.

Job description

As the MBA Recruitment & Admissions Manager you are responsible for four aspects that are aimed at attracting students to RSM: promotion, recruitment, selection and yield enhancement.

You assist in the development of annual recruitment and admissions plans that result in attracting a large and diverse pool of the best and brightest students to RSM’s full time MBA degree programmes. You will do this in such a manner that it supports the realisation of strategic and programmatic enrolment targets and goals. In addition, you are responsible for the day-to-day management and execution of all activities related to recruiting and admissions for the full-time MBA programme.

You report to the Director of MBA Recruitment & Admissions and work in a team with MBA Recruitment & Admissions colleagues. You also work with various Marketing colleagues and Programme Managers. You interact with prospects, applicants, students, test prep centres, government agencies, financial agents and MBA fair providers around the world.

Some activities and responsibilities include:

• Maintain a steady flow of high-quality leads globally
• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the RSM MBA portfolio
• Understand and anticipate client needs throughout the recruitment and admissions process
• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the areas that pertain to MBA admissions – e.g. competitors, the higher education industry and the markets in which we recruit
• Build and nurture relationships with prospective and current students, as well as alumni
• Act as a trusted counsellor for prospective students providing the information they need to choose RSM

Job requirements

To be successful in this position, you will need to have strong advisory skills, customer orientation, and the ability to perform in a high-paced environment whilst keeping up with global business developments.

In addition, we are looking for a candidate with the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)
• Minimum five (5) years of work experience, preferably in a sales, business development or recruitment position. At least two (2) years proven experience with senior stakeholder management
• Willingness and ability to both work outside normal business hours and travel abroad extensively
• Strong communication skills in English
• Ability to connect and build relationships of trust with professionals of different cultures and backgrounds
• Hands-on, flexible and adaptive attitude
• Able to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community
• Experience in the higher education field is a plus

Employment conditions and benefits

We offer an ambitious, international and dynamic environment, in which we compete with the top business schools in Europe. You will be part of a close, innovation-driven team on a vibrant university campus. Your ambition and personal drive will be greatly valued and we invest in personal development. We make sure you feel good about yourself, that you enjoy your work and that you grow in your profession.

You will also get:

• A salary between €4,354 - €4,760 gross per month on full time basis (excl. holiday allowance), based on your education, knowledge and work experience
• 25 holidays and 12 ADV days
• Annual 8% holiday allowance
• Variable end of year performance bonus
• Access to all facilities on campus
• Travel cost reimbursement (the possibility to travel with NS business card)
• Participation in our collective pension scheme: premium full paid by RSM, voluntary employee contribution is optional.

Employer

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam (RSM BV) is one of Europe’s most international and innovative business schools. Its primary focus is to develop business leaders with international careers who can become a force for positive change by carrying their innovative mindset into a sustainable future. RSM BV is privately funded and provides a first-class portfolio of bachelor, master, MBA, PhD and executive programmes with an international team of 100 staff working from the university campus in Rotterdam.

RSM BV offers an environment where the staff is encouraged to embrace change as a challenge in helping the organisation reaching its goals and those of its students. The working atmosphere at RSM BV is informal and communication lines are short. Being an independent and commercial company within the Erasmus University, the situation of RSM BV is sometimes complex and challenging. At the same time the company itself it small enough to maintain personal contacts and be able to have an overview of what’s going on throughout the organisation. The environment is culturally diverse and very international.

RSM BV is located in a pleasant and relatively small office, based at the Erasmus University campus in Rotterdam. It’s a lively environment, with students, staff and different companies and restaurants. The office is easy to reach by public transport as well as by car.

RSM BV is an equal opportunity employer and explicitly encourages applications from candidates of all genders, ethnicities and nationalities. RSM BV values internal mobility; therefore internal candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information, please visit the RSM BV website: www.rsm.nl</p

Additional information

Would you first like to learn more about the position or about RSM BV? Please contact Saskia Piercy, HR Advisor at RSM BV via recruitment@rsm.nl

Applying

If you see yourself as a person who thrives by working in a innovating, stimulating, international and growing environment and you recognise yourself as a qualified candidate for this vacancy, please click on the application button on this page and send your CV and cover letter (in English).