Area Manager (Abuja) at Navitas – Remote

Job Description

Navitas is seeking a performance-driven Area Manager to lead student recruitment, market development, and strategic partnerships across Abuja. The successful candidate will drive enrolment growth, strengthen relationships with education agents and institutions, identify new market opportunities, and support a positive student experience.

Location: Abuja, Nigeria (Remote)
Job Type: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

• Drive student recruitment growth by achieving enrolment, revenue, and market expansion targets across the assigned territory.
• Develop and implement territory-specific recruitment and market development strategies aligned with organisational objectives.
• Identify emerging market opportunities, monitor competitor activity, and provide market intelligence to support growth.
• Develop and manage UniStart International Foundation Year partnerships, including partner identification, qualification, site visits, and onboarding.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with education agents and recruitment partners through regular engagement, training, business planning, and performance reviews.
• Identify and onboard strategic recruitment partners while ensuring compliance with recruitment policies, quality standards, and best practices.
• Represent Navitas at recruitment fairs, seminars, school visits, industry events, and partner meetings.
• Build relationships with schools, universities, counsellors, and other education stakeholders to strengthen the student recruitment pipeline.
• Identify new business opportunities, strategic partnerships, and market expansion initiatives.
• Analyse recruitment performance, partner activity, market trends, and pipeline data to identify opportunities and risks.
• Maintain accurate CRM records and provide regular recruitment and market performance reports.
• Support a student-centred approach that improves satisfaction, conversion, retention, and progression outcomes.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, Education, International Relations, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of the international education sector.
• Demonstrated experience in student recruitment, business development, sales, partnership management, or a related field.
• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, CRM, and reporting abilities.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a target-driven environment.
• Willingness and ability to travel within the assigned territory when required.

Desirable Experience

• Experience in international higher education, pathway education, student mobility, or international student recruitment.
• Knowledge of visa requirements and international student recruitment processes.
• Established networks within Nigeria’s education, counselling, or recruitment agent community.
• Experience working in a multinational or matrix organisation.

Application Closing Date

25th September 2026