UK & Ireland Office Director

Job Title

UK & Ireland Office Director
Job ID

2022-1133
# of Openings

1
Job Locations

UK-Greater London IE-Dublin
Posted Date

09/03/2022
Category

Global Markets
Location : Location

UK-Greater London-
Job Post Information* : External Company Name

IE University
Job Post Information* : External Company URL

https://www.ie.edu/university/
Additional Locations

IE-Dublin
Position Type

Permanent Full-Time

Key Action Areas

• Devise strategies to recruit candidates for Master and University Degrees, as well as Executive Education programs, and implement them.
• Devise and implement strategies for building brand awareness for IE within the market.
• Plan & execute commercial events to promote IE in the market(s) including representing IE in Educational Fairs, local or regional presentations, training sessions, orientation programs, career days, etc.
• Coordinate Marketing Campaigns to feed registration to IE commercial events with the Marketing team and the regional team in Madrid.
• Coordinate the communication strategy implementation with the communications department.
• Identify, build and develop corporate relationships with strategic organizations and companies within the market, in coordination with the Corporate Relations team at IE.
• Build and maintain alumni and parent relations in coordination with the Alumni Relations Department.
• Support the Alumni Clubs, coordinate events for the Alumni community in the region and identify new members of this growing community.
• Facilitate faculty visits to organizations and universities to promote student recruitment.
• Follow up with new leads and candidates at different stages of the admissions process and set up admissions interviews for applicants as well as in assisting Admissions in following with candidates in the pipeline.
• Share best practices with the regional and global team.
• Stay up to date about competitors’ activities in the market and update Regional Director (RD).
• Represent IE at important events in the region, local mass media management.
• Obtain a thorough understanding of degree programs at IE.
• Attend local training organized by IE.
• Continuously report progress on activities to the Regional Director and the respective person in Madrid.
• Elaborate monthly reports about the market accompanied by the list of leads in the pipeline and contacts gathered throughout the month.
• Report to the Regional Director on the activities in the region.

Requirements

Our ideal candidate has:

• MBA or a Masters’ degree from IE, or other leading school.
• At least 3 to 5 years of professional experience in marketing, communications, business development, and/or sales.
• Business English is a formal requirement, and Spanish (or other European languages) are a plus.
• Knowledge and understanding of the UK & Ireland market is a plus
• A general understanding of CRM and marketing analytics software, and an able user of technology for performance management.
• Proven communication skills, entrepreneurial spirit and commercial drive.
• Must exhibit strong teamwork capability and a positive customer-oriented style.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Must be strategic, innovative, creative, and embrace new approaches and technology.
• Solution-oriented and a positive/can-do attitude.
• UK work permit.
• The position requires frequent travel, within the UK and Ireland.

This position is a part of Global Markets, and the successful candidate would report to the Regional Director of Europe and Central Asia.

Performance is measured twice annually, and compensation is reflective of individual and team performance.