Faculty Recruitment Manager

Faculty Recruitment Manager

Employment : Full-time, permanent
Reports to : Head of Faculty
Location: London (hybrid-working policy, at least 2 days per week in the office)
Salary: Competitive

About Immerse Education

Immerse Education is a trailblazer in the field of experiential learning, dedicated to revolutionising the educational landscape. Our mission is to empower students globally by providing them with immersive, real-world learning experiences that equip them with the skills and knowledge needed for success in their future careers and lives.

With a visionary 10-year plan, we are committed to becoming the leading provider of transformative educational programmes worldwide. By 2034, we aim to have empowered over a million students through our innovative approach to learning, which combines cutting-edge technology, personalised instruction, and dynamic, interactive content.

Taking place in world-famous locations around the world and online, our programmes are designed to bridge the gap between traditional education and the evolving demands of the modern world. From academic enrichment to career development, our offerings are meticulously crafted to inspire curiosity, foster creativity, and instil a lifelong passion for learning.

At Immerse Education, we believe in the transformative power of education. Our dedicated team of educators, innovators, and creators are passionate about making a difference in the lives of students around the world. Join us on this exciting journey as we strive to shape the future of education, one student at a time.

Overview

We are looking for a Faculty Recruitment Manager to join Immerse Education, a leading provider of educational experiences to students across the world, comprising residential summer schools and online short courses.

We are looking for a bright and ambitious individual to join our growing team with a focus on recruiting academic and support staff across all of our programmes and opportunities, including summer schools, online programmes and ad-hoc webinars. Your mission will be to hire exceptional talent to deliver our world-class educational experiences, with the support of a team.

As the manager of the team, you will be responsible for building a talent pool of staff to be deployed in our programmes. This includes generating a pipeline of applicants, headhunting specialist/urgent positions and ensuring all recruited staff are successfully onboarded, including with sufficient compliance documentation. Immerse Education delivers programmes across the world, meaning you will be responsible for ensuring recruitment procedures and documentation are appropriate for the country a programme takes place in.

Your success will be measured by meeting recruitment targets within set time periods and ensuring an applicant's suitability for the position advertised. You will be accountable for developing our channels of recruitment as well as maintaining good relationships with all seasonal staff.

If you're a process-driven professional with a track record in high-volume recruitment, particularly in educational settings, and you thrive in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment, we want to hear from you. Join us in our mission to inspire and educate the next generation of global leaders!

Responsibilities

• Oversee the recruitment of 300+ teaching and support faculty across all of our locations
• Maintain and expand a database of staff, whilst ensuring all records are up to date
• Line-manage a small team
• Establish a professional flow of communication with all seasonal staff, updating them of deadlines for submitting teaching materials, sending reminders and first-day arrival instructions
• Generate applications by advertising through a variety of channels
• Track applicants from initial application through to contracting and compliance via Salesforce
• Manage our online talent marketplace for academic tutors, Spacewalk
• Liaise regularly with operational delivery teams to understand hiring requirements and vacancy volumes
• Ensure all contracts and relevant compliance paperwork have been completed before the contract start date, as appropriate for the country in which the programme takes place
• Organise the payment of seasonal staff at the end of their contract
• Identify and implement technological improvements, such as automating or streamlining processes
• Headhunt urgent and/or specialist vacancies
• Regular performance and progress reports

Requirements

• At least 3+ years experience in a recruitment role
• Experience recruiting for educational positions and a demonstrable understanding of the compliance documentation required to adhere to accreditation requirements
• Experience in high-volume recruiting
• Excellent organisational, analytical and time-management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Advantageous: Experience working in a summer school environment
• Advantageous: Experience using applicant management systems such as Breezy, Salesforce or Spacewalk

Benefits:

• 33 days of annual leave (incl. bank holidays)
• Additional days off for your birthday + work anniversary
• Life insurance
• Dental insurance
• Option to work remotely overseas for up to one month of the year
• Access to a health rewards programme with YuLife

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from all qualified candidates. Join us in shaping the future of education and driving transformative growth at Immerse Education.