Student Recruitment Manager

About Global Education Alliance (GEA)

Global Education Alliance (GEA), established in 2004, works to reshape how students access international education. With its headquarters in Hong Kong, the organization specializes in enrollment solutions and long-term partnership building with universities, recruitment agencies, and students worldwide.

GEA supports student mobility across several areas, including outbound recruitment, transnational education initiatives, executive education and corporate training, student housing and arrival support, and the introduction of emerging study destinations to the market.

Since its early days, the company has blended market insight, regional expertise, and digital tools to adapt to changes in international education. It positions itself as a dependable partner offering customized guidance, strategic direction, and sustainable growth support.

The organization has a workforce of more than 350 people across over 20 countries and helps facilitate more than 15,000 international student enrollments annually.

Role Overview

GEA is hiring a Student Recruitment Manager to strengthen brand visibility, expand business through B2B recruitment partners, and support student recruitment from assigned regions and markets for partner universities and colleges around the world.

This is a seasoned role for professionals seeking a challenging opportunity in international student recruitment. The selected candidate will join GEA’s Africa development and recruitment team and help grow and manage B2B accounts, increase market share, and support recruitment and enrollment activity across Africa.

The position calls for strong sales and business development capabilities, relationship management skills, and prior experience in international higher education and student recruitment.

Work Location

South India, with the role based in Kochi, Kerala, India.

Responsibilities

• Find, bring on board, and activate new B2B recruitment agency partners to strengthen regional brand reach and channel presence.
• Lead product demonstrations, onboarding sessions, and training workshops for partner teams.
• Make sure newly added partners receive the support they need and become active within the expected time frame.
• Manage, retain, and develop strategic partner accounts across East and South Africa.
• Push revenue and enrollment outcomes through organized partner engagement.
• Help partners understand programs, pricing updates, and conversion strategies.
• Assist partners in improving their recruitment efforts and conversion performance.
• Create territory plans that improve application volume, conversions, and regional market penetration.
• Develop strong working relationships with agency owners, counselors, and key decision-makers.
• Represent GEA at partner gatherings, regional events, student fairs, and industry workshops.
• Monitor partner performance against KPIs and share regular updates and insights with management.
• Suggest region-specific actions to improve enrollments and partner productivity.
• Work closely with internal operations, admissions, product, and marketing teams.
• Share partner feedback to help enhance service quality, turnaround time, and overall partner experience.

Requirements

• At least 3 to 5 years of experience in EdTech, B2B sales, and international education or student recruitment is required.
• Strong knowledge of popular study-abroad destinations and related processes is essential.
• Demonstrated experience in onboarding agency partners and managing accounts across South India is required.
• Ability to oversee large partner portfolios and handle revenue-driven discussions confidently.
• Must be self-motivated, target-focused, and comfortable working independently with limited supervision.

What We Offer

• Competitive pay along with performance-linked incentives.
• An opportunity to contribute to the expansion of regional operations within a rapidly growing international education organization.
• Exposure to global education markets, products, and partner networks.

Application Process

Interested candidates are invited to send their resume and cover letter to divya.arora@geaworld.org.