Hammad's CV
Hammad Mirza
Student Recruitment Manager
Profile summary
Strategic Student Recruitment Manager with 15 years shaping international education outcomes and multilingual professional fluent in 5 languages. Known for GCC experience across multiple countries in student recruitment, business development, and admissions operations. Committed to driving institutional growth through strategic agent relationship management and enrollment targets.
Career highlights
Student Recruitment Management: Managed applicant pipelines, coordinated internal teams for student journeys, and represented universities at networking functions and agent events.
Agent Network Development: Delivered training sessions to key agents and counsellors while maintaining relationships to support recruitment targets and admission processes.
Admissions and Enrollment Operations: Arranged admissions for 535 students through targeted recruitment initiatives and managed visa documentation workflows alongside course applications.
International Trade Fair Participation: Organised and attended education trade fairs, seminars, and international events including the ICEF Agents Workshop in Brazil.
Key skills
Professional experience
Defines recruitment strategy, steering enrollment targets, brand presence expansion, and applicant pipeline operations while advising prospective students on academic and visa requirements.
- Manages the applicant pipeline to drive conversion rates and coordinates with internal teams to ensure a smooth student journey.
- Builds and maintains relationships with agents across key markets, delivering training and updates on programs, admissions, and processes.
- Plans and implements recruitment strategies and campaigns while supporting lead generation through regular agent engagement.
- Represents the university at agent events and networking functions while fostering partnerships with schools, consultants, and community partners.
Shaped student recruitment strategy, steering regional business development and admissions operations through agent relationship management and targeted promotional initiatives. Directed engagement with international educational sponsors and coordinated closely with internal sales teams to drive application conversions.
- Corresponded with potential agents regarding the Foundation Studies programme, resolving student applications and assessment issues.
- Delivered training to key agents and counsellors through regular visits and training sessions.
- Organised and participated in local and international education and trade fairs, seminars, and events.
Steered international student recruitment operations and admissions workflows, defining partnership strategies across Australia, Asia, and the Middle East. Directed business development campaigns and agent network expansion to support foundation studies enrolment objectives.
- Evaluated international student applications and issued letters of offer alongside Confirmations of Enrolment.
- Managed relationships with key agent networks across Australia, Asia, and the Middle East to support recruitment targets.
- Organised and attended education and trade fairs, seminars, and events locally and internationally.
Reported to the regional director while overseeing client engagement across local and international education sectors, structuring student counselling operations and business development initiatives to support academic planning, career guidance, and special education requirements.
- Evaluated student profiles alongside capabilities and interests to determine suitable study options and program selections.
- Managed visa documentation workflows and course application processes during student decision-making phases.
- Coordinated communications for student inquiries and structured education seminar participation.
- Arranged admissions for 535 students at Austwide College through targeted recruitment initiatives and agent partnerships.
- Represented the institution at the ICEF Agents Workshop in Brazil and the WEBA Agents Workshop in Indonesia.
Education
Languages
English · Fluent
Urdu · Fluent
Hindi · Fluent
Punjabi · Fluent
Arabic · Professional