Global Education Alliance (GEA) is continuing to grow and has recently launched GEA Türkiye to support students, agents, and partner institutions across Türkiye and Azerbaijan. GEA is seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to join our team based in Türkiye. The role includes developing and supporting a strong network of recruitment partners in Türkiye & Azerbaijan and working closely with GEA team members to outbound student mobility. This role requires excellent interpersonal skills and knowledge of the Turkish market recruitment landscape and partners. 

In addition to supporting our recruitment partners sending Turkish or Azeri students to traditional outbound destinations such as the US, Canada, and the US, this role will help plan and launch emerging destinations in Asia and the Middle East to the market in collaboration with the global GEA team. 

This position is based in Istanbul and directly reports to the Managing Director, GEA Türkiye.

• Executing GEA’s global enrollment responsibilities and strategy in the Turkish & Azeri markets

• Develop and execute annual marketing & recruitment plans in conjunction with the Managing Director, GEA Türkiye and GEA’s wider team

• Building and activating a network of leading Turkish & Azeri agency partners to collaborate with GEA Türkiye to enroll outbound students

• Supporting GEA Türkiye to plan and launch emerging destinations for the Turkish market, including Asian or Middle East study destinations

• Attending agency or university recruitment events on behalf of GEA Türkiye

• Providing exceptional support to our agency and counsellor recruitment partners

• Regularly join training sessions conducted by GEA partner institutions from various countries 

• Ensuring GEA recruitment partners and students in the region are receiving relevant updates and new documents on time 

• Maintaining a data-driven approach to student recruitment and monitoring enrollment trends to established and emerging destinations 

• Maintaining maximum levels of competitor awareness, product knowledge, and market intelligence

• Traveling occasionally to attend recruitment and outreach activities, seminars, conferences, meetings, and training events to build strong and lasting relationships with GEA team members and partners 

• 5+ years of experience in the international education/recruitment industry in Türkiye 

• Possess a relevant and established industry network or agencies, counsellors, schools, test prep centers or similar 

• Strong organizational and system management skills

• Proven track record of working collaboratively in a matrix governance model

• Strategic-minded and sales-driven, with a strong drive for results, and pressure-resilient

• Proficient with technology and reporting programs/systems

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work with our valued recruitment partners and institutions

• Willingness to travel occasionally within Türkiye or abroad

• Eligibility to work in the hiring location without sponsorship

• Personal experience studying abroad considered a plus

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in marketing, communications, business, international relations, or related areas

• Strong working knowledge of the following languages: English and Turkish. Additional language a plus