Director of Admissions & Partner Development

School of Economics and Management (SEM) of Tongji University/China and Mannheim Business School (MBS)/Germany will recruit a part-time Director of Admissions & Partner Development. The Director of Admissions & Partner Development will be responsible for marketing and recruitment, and for establishing a sustainable network with industry and relevant stakeholders, and in engaging and attracting the right candidates to apply to our programs with a direct impact on achieving our admissions goals and revenue targets.

The selected candidate will

-establish marketing goals according to the program requirement and develop traditional and digital marketing and recruitment activities for the B2B and B2C market;

-develop and manage the marketing and sales activities for the various target groups and evaluate their effectiveness;

-identify future partner companies and their needs, building up sustainable partnerships;

-organize and manage marketing outreach events (open houses, speaker series, and information events);

-conduct orientation interviews with experienced executives considering applying to the Executive MBA program and review applications.

The position will be based in China.

Requirements:

-At least a Bachelor’s degree 

-Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in a customer-service setting in an admissions, recruitment, marketing or high-end sales role, ideally in China or in another Asian country

-Experience in the business education industry 

-Proven ability to develop marketing plans, develop and track marketing analytics, and write clear and concise marketing communication pieces. 

-Excellent communication & sales skills, strong negotiation skills and proven client management capability

-Ability to cope well under pressure and be naturally results oriented

-Excellent cross-cultural awareness and professional experience across geographic markets – experience in China/Asia and Europe is of particular interest

-Completely fluent in spoken and written English, and ideally also in Mandarin, with additional languages being an asset

Interested individuals submit your full CV and cover letter, including remuneration expectations, to tjsemhr@tongji.edu.cn no later than May 30, 2014.