University of Brighton
Head of International Admissions and Conversion
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Location: Brighton - Moulsecoomb
Salary: £59,966 to £69,488 per annum
Closing Date: Sunday 20 September 2026
Reference: IN5019-26-198
Head of International Admissions and Conversion at Brighton
This exciting new role will be based in the International Office, supporting to build and shape a new function supporting the University’s ambitions for sustainable international growth. The International Office leads the University’s international strategy and global engagement, bringing together expertise across the international student journey, from market development and recruitment through to application, admissions, conversion and pre-arrival support.
As Head of International Admissions and Conversion, you will provide strategic leadership across the international student journey from application through to enrolment, shaping the team, operating model and processes to deliver an outstanding applicant experience and strong enrolment outcomes. You will use data, forecasting and market insight to improve conversion and performance, working closely with International Recruitment, Colleges, Professional Services, education agents, pathway providers and international partners.
A key part of the role will be compliance and managing high-risk activity. You will lead international admissions compliance, overseeing CAS processes, credibility and genuine student assessments, immigration compliance checks and sponsor compliance risks, ensuring the University meets its UKVI responsibilities. You will also play a key role in the development of admissions systems and digital capability, using your knowledge of SIT system development to support an effective, efficient and data-informed international admissions service.
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About You
You will be an experienced higher education professional with significant experience in international admissions, conversion, enrolment or student recruitment, with a strong understanding of the international student journey and UKVI requirements.
You Will Bring
- Experience of leading and developing teams and delivering against performance targets.
- Strong knowledge of international admissions and the end-to-end international student journey.
- Experience of managing compliance, risk and high-risk international applications, including UKVI and CAS processes.
- Experience of using data, forecasting and insight to improve conversion and enrolment.
- Experience of service improvement, organisational change and admissions systems.
- Knowledge of SITs system development and the ability to work with digital and student information systems to improve service delivery.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, influencing and leadership skills.
Why join us?
This is a new and influential leadership opportunity at an important point in the University of Brighton’s international development. You will have the opportunity to build a team, shape the international admissions and conversion operating model, develop systems and processes, and make a tangible contribution to the University’s sustainable international growth.
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For further information about the role and the qualities we are looking for, please see the full job description and person specification.
This position is a full time permanent position. This position also is available on a job share basis.
For questions about the role please contact Mr. Sayaz Miah, Executive Director of International & Growth S.Miah4@brighton.ac.uk
Job Description
The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment for all staff regardless of age, disability, family or caring responsibilities, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief (including non-belief), sex and sexual orientation. We embrace equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment and are committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive community. We particularly encourage applicants from Minority Ethnic backgrounds because the University is under-represented by Minority Ethnic staff.
For the vast majority of our roles we operate an agile working system, with time split between working on campus and at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.
Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.
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