The Role

Are you an experienced recruitment and admissions professional who enjoys leading and motivating a team in a deadline driven environment?

London Business School are excited to be recruiting for a Lead Senior Recruitment and Admissions Manager, MBA to join Degree Education on a permanent basis.

You will lead the MBA Admissions Team in selecting the highest quality MBA classes from the applicant pool, building relationships with candidates and persuading the very best to join London Business School. We play a key role in promoting the School at events in the UK and internationally. All this is done in the context of stretching revenue and volume targets. The post will form part of the senior leadership in the larger MBA and MiF R&A Team, reporting into the Recruitment and Admissions Director, MBA and MiF. 

The postholder will be responsible for leading and motivating a team of 7 direct line reports. This role is central to the formulation and achievement of current and future growth targets.

Please note, this role will require international travel. Ideal start date of December/January.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead a positive, productive and collaborative team environment. Responsible for line management of the MBA Admissions Team (9 staff, 7 direct reports).
• Ensure the team deliver on their targets and contribute to the overall targets and quality metrics of the classes.
• Lead the admissions process ensuring there is detailed analysis of applications and interview results, and that there is consistency of the final admissions decisions being made, in order to recruit the target class size and profile.
• With the Director, review and set admissions targets on an annual basis, allowing for change in market conditions.
• In collaboration with the Director and Senior Recruitment Manager, contribute to planning and rollout of all recruitment (sales) activities for the MBA programmes, deciding your team's international involvement.
• Deliver recruitment activities on-campus (including in-person presentations, webinars, panel discussions) and internationally.
• Create and execute yearly strategic plan for all yield conversation activities (maximising acceptances from offers), including events, digital content and communication to admits.
• Build strong internal relationships with key stakeholders in Faculty, Advancement and across Degree Education, to secure support in order to deliver outstanding MBA classes.
• With the Director, set annual scholarship strategy. Manage and execute the strategy and aware process for Admits to ensure maximum acceptance yield from key markets.

Who we are looking for

• Experience of leading a team of a similar size.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills. Cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Commitment to providing outstanding levels of customer service.
• Ability to negotiate and influence at a senior level whilst maintaining positive relationships.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines with a strong sense of urgency.
• Knowledge and experience of recruitment and admissions in the business education market is preferred. Demonstrable sales and selection experience is required.
• Significant knowledge of the offerings of leading business schools and professional qualification bodies.
• Substantial knowledge of, or strong interest in delivering high-end products/services.

Why London Business School

London Business School; a global and vibrant business community based in two of the world’s most dynamic cities, London and Dubai. It’s where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best in class hybrid learning to our students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, supportive and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location.

What you can expect from us

• Generous annual leave of 27 days plus extra between Christmas and New Year
• Generous pension package, 14.5% employer contribution (in return for employee enrolment and contribution)
• Free onsite gym and swimming pool
• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
• Enhanced cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health
• Up to 5 days paid emergency leave for staff who have caring responsibilities for a family member, dependent or friend who is ill.

At London Business School, we support Smart Working - a hybrid approach designed to help you achieve a healthy work-life balance while delivering the best outcomes for your role and the needs of our customers. All roles require a minimum of two days on campus each week to foster a vibrant, collaborative community.

For this role specifically, you will be expected to be on campus 2 days per week.

We operate with ‘core hours’ – 10:00-15:00 – to maximise opportunities for connection and collaboration across teams during the working day. Outside of these hours, you may still be required for meetings or collaboration based on your role and customer needs. Additionally, we offer Protected Time - a flexible, one-hour slot, within the working week dedicated to your learning and development, wellbeing, or focused, quiet work

Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging  

We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large.  We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard.

Candidates needing sponsorship should assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by evaluating their circumstances against the relevant criteria before applying

Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles.

Closing date: 12th November 2025 

London Business School