Job Description

Student Recruitment Manager

Location: Baku, Azerbaijan

Working pattern: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Number of roles: 1

Salary: Highly competitive

We are looking for a Student Recruitment Manager to join our team.

We are looking for a dynamic, energetic, and target-driven Student Recruitment Manager to support student recruitment activities for our UK partners. Reporting directly to the Senior Student Recruitment Manager, you will have a solid understanding of international recruitment within the education sector and demonstrate an awareness of at least one major overseas market. You will have excellent organizational skills and be a self-starter with experience working internationally. You’ll become part of a team of global recruitment and marketing professionals, laser-focused on supporting the student journey.

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What you’ll bring to the role

The ideal candidate will have:

• A background in international education recruitment or marketing.
• A university degree.
• Fluency in English and Azerbaijani.
• The ability to communicate effectively (both written and spoken) with a wide range of audiences.
• A goal-driven and results-oriented approach.
• Demonstrable teamwork skills.
• A customer-focused mindset.
• A positive outlook with a creative approach to problem-solving.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• The ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines to meet challenging targets.
• Experience in traveling and a willingness to travel independently throughout the region.
• Flexibility with working hours, including weekends when required.
• Strong IT literacy (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• An appreciation of different cultures and working styles.

Desirable skills:

• A proven track record of delivering successful international student recruitment campaigns, preferably with a UK recruitment background.
• Knowledge of the education systems and current developments in Azerbaijan.
• An understanding of visa regulations and market trends in international higher education.
• Experience with customer relationship management (CRM) software, particularly Salesforce.

What we do

Kaplan International Pathways, a division of Kaplan Inc., offers international students a wide range of flexible study options - from University preparation programmes in the UK, Australia, USA and Japan through to full degree programmes in Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia. Through our academic partnerships with leading universities, our expertise in student recruitment, our exceptional teaching and a real focus on customer service and pastoral care, each year we are proud to welcome thousands of students from more than 100 countries through the doors of our colleges.

In the UK, we operate 9 campus-based colleges in partnership with Bournemouth University, University of Glasgow, University of Liverpool, Nottingham Trent University, University of Nottingham, University of Brighton, University of Essex, University of York and University of West of England, Bristol and an off-campus college in London offering pathways to 7 leading well-ranked UK universities.

How to apply

To apply for this role please submit a CV along with a Cover Letter detailing how you meet the requirements of the role no later than 8 October 2026. Note, we recommend that you apply at the earliest as we reserve the right to close the role before the closing date if we have gathered a suitable shortlist.

Application Support

f you require support completing the application or wish to talk to someone about the role, please email the Recruitment Team kaplanstaff.recruitment@kaplan.com