Graduate Recruitment & University Relations Manager

Role Overview

The Graduate Recruitment & University Relations Manager will shape how the Company finds and develops early-career talent across its operating countries. The role combines campus hiring, long-term academic partnerships, and leadership of the Group Graduate Academy to create clear routes from study into roles that support the business.

By building a dependable pipeline of graduates, interns, apprentices, and emerging professionals, this manager will help the Company strengthen succession readiness and reduce reliance on external hiring for entry-level and specialist positions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a graduate recruitment strategy that reaches high-performing students and graduates across the Company’s operating markets.
• Build sustained relationships with universities, colleges, faculty leaders, career offices, professional institutions, and student associations.
• Plan campus employer-branding activities, career fair participation, and other engagement that raises the Company’s profile among emerging talent.
• Establish and oversee graduate trainee, internship, and industrial attachment programs, including structured routes into suitable business roles.
• Design and lead the Group Graduate Academy, covering induction, professional and technical development, business acumen, and cross-functional exposure or rotations.
• Develop talent pools and placement pathways for high-potential graduates, future leaders, technical specialists, and other business-critical roles.
• Explore scholarship initiatives and curriculum collaboration with academic partners to support workforce needs.
• Use recruitment systems and talent analytics to monitor pipeline activity and assess the effectiveness of graduate hiring and development programs.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Education, Communications, Organizational Development, or a related discipline.
• A master’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, Business Administration, or Talent Management is preferred.
• At least seven years of progressive experience in talent acquisition, graduate recruitment, university relations, employer branding, or talent management.
• A minimum of three years leading graduate recruitment or campus hiring programs.
• Demonstrated experience establishing university partnerships and building early-career talent pipelines.
• Experience designing graduate trainee, internship, or leadership development programs.
• Experience working across multiple countries or regions is preferred.
• Working knowledge of recruitment technology, including applicant tracking systems, and talent analytics tools.
• A record of attracting and developing high-potential early-career talent.
• Relevant credentials such as CIPD, SHRM, HRCI, talent acquisition, employer branding, or career development certifications are an advantage.

What We Offer / Why Join

• Annual performance-based bonus, awarded at the employer’s discretion.
• Medical cover and health insurance.
• Company phone, airtime, and laptop for work.