Senior Program Officer Supporting An Australian University

We are looking for a talented, dedicated professional to be a Ho Chi Minh City-based Senior Program Officer supporting an Australian University. The Senior Program Officer will be based in Vietnam and will be fully dedicated to working with the institution.
The role's primary focus will be carrying out the university's recruitment activities in South East Asia while other responsibilities include assisting with partnerships, market strategy and brand building. The position involves frequent, sophisticated interaction with international clients and significant travel time is required.
As a Senior Program Officer you will implement marketing plans to recruit students from the Southeast Asian markets identified above. Specifically, you will:
• Identify, develop and support institutional partnerships;
• Develop positive relationships with key stakeholders within the aforementioned markets such as education agents, prospective students and other key stakeholders
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders;
• Enhance student attraction, conversion and retention; and
• Expand, extend and enhance student experience and success initiatives (contributing to the institution's 'value proposition')
Core Responsibilities & Typical Activities:
• Be accountable for the enhancement and growth of international and institutional engagement.
• Ensure planning and budgeting of resources results in the optimization of institutional partnerships to achieve corporate objectives to improve international recruitment and engagement with the University
• Ongoing, proactive review and evaluation of existing activities, contributing to delivery of a mutually beneficial strategy, and design and implementation of improved and new strategy and approaches, to meet changes in market and/or university business requirements.
• A strong understanding of stakeholder needs (students; alumni; academic and administrative units) and how this relates to the University Global corporate objectives, student engagement and student success programs, and their impact on the wider University, in order to drive effective relationships.
• Lead the development of strong constructive networks and relationships with internal and external partners, with strong lines of communication and engagement.
• Supporting the University at meetings with relevant organizations to achieve desirable strategic outcomes.
• Set benchmarks and lead by example in providing outstanding standards of service and partnership with all stakeholders across the University faculty and divisions, including prospective and continuing international students, alumni, fellow staff members and external Regional Officers.
• Maintain a thorough knowledge of relevant standards, legislation and political frameworks (both Australia and that of Emerging Markets/s)
• Provide high-level advice and guidance on the business practices, protocols, principles, ethics in the emerging markets.
• Lead the preparation and submission of reports and review collated statistics to inform planning and strategy, as requested by the Director, or by other Senior Staff.