Pretoria: Student Recruitment Director

EXPERIENCE: Senior experience in student recruitment, admissions, or sales-led recruitment environments Proven experience leading and managing teams Demonstrated ability to run high-volume recruitment or sales teams Strong experience building recruitment strategies and managing execution Experience building systems, processes, and performance frameworks Comfortable working with data to drive decision-making Experience in education, training, or skills development preferred KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS: Recruitment Strategy and Execution Develop and lead recruitment cycle strategies Own the execution and delivery of recruitment plans across all cycles. Ensure recruitment performance is consistently tracked and optimised. Sales Leadership and Team Management Lead and manage recruitment teams with a strong sales and conversion focus. Set clear targets, performance expectations, and accountability. Coach and manage team performance to drive results. Build a disciplined, high-performing recruitment function. Pipeline and Feeder Management Build, manage, and sustain recruitment pipelines. Manage external feeder and supplier relationships, including schools, community partners, advertising partners, in-store activations, and influencers. Identify and test new pipeline and lead-generation opportunities. Ensure pipeline quality and volume meet recruitment needs. Systems, Processes, and Data Management Build and improve recruitment systems and processes to enable scale and consistency. Ensure accurate recruitment data tracking and reporting Use data to monitor pipeline health, conversion rates, and risks. Provide clear, actionable recruitment insights to leadership. Selection and Enrolment Support Contribute to screening and selection discussions. Ensure alignment between recruitment outputs and selection requirements. Key Outcomes Recruitment and enrolment targets met per cycle High-performing, sales-driven recruitment teams Strong, diversified recruitment pipelines Reliable recruitment data and reporting Effective external feeder partnerships.