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Jake Ganymede

London, United Kingdom,Imperial College London

Summary

International recruitment professional with over 15 years’ experience within UK higher education, specialising in international market development, regional growth strategies and student recruitment across complex and competitive markets. Known for combining data-driven decision making, long-term strategic thinking and market insight to identify opportunities, connect trends and develop sustainable recruitment approaches. Extensive experience leading large-scale engagement initiatives, mobilising complex stakeholder networks and delivering innovative recruitment strategies that support institutional growth and long-term objectives.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Regional Manager / Senior International Officer

Imperial College London
London
2016.09 - Current

• Lead regional recruitment strategy and student pipeline development across multiple strategic markets, developing market plans that support institutional growth, diversification and recruitment objectives.

• Develop and deliver recruitment, partnership and conversion strategies using market insight and performance data to inform decision making and drive sustainable growth.

• Build and manage relationships across academic faculties, professional services teams, schools, partners and external stakeholders to deliver coordinated recruitment activity and strengthen institutional engagement.

• Design and lead innovative recruitment initiatives, partnership models and flagship programmes to strengthen market visibility, student engagement and long-term pipeline development.

• Manage complex regional operations including market analysis, performance monitoring, budget oversight, partnership management, resource allocation and line management responsibilities across an international portfolio.

Senior Admissions Officer

University of Sussex
Brighton, Brighton and Hove
2012.12 - 2016.06

• Led undergraduate admissions decision-making across Home and International applicant pools, balancing recruitment objectives, applicant quality and institutional priorities within a high-volume environment.

• Developed expertise across UK and international qualifications systems, using market research and qualification benchmarking to inform admissions practice and support institutional understanding of global education systems.

• Worked closely with academic departments, Admissions Tutors and recruitment teams to provide admissions insight, support conversion activity and enable informed decision-making.

• Produced and communicated admissions data, application trends and market insights to academic stakeholders to support performance monitoring, planning and recruitment activity.

• Built relationships across internal and external stakeholders, representing the University through recruitment activity, partnership engagement and applicant conversion initiatives.

Education

Master of Science - STEM Translation with Technology (Integrated Master's)

Imperial College London
London
2007.09 - 2011.09

Skills

International Recruitment Strategy & Regional Leadership

Strategic Planning, Market Development & Growth Delivery

Student Recruitment Pipeline Development & Conversion Strategy

Recruitment Innovation & Flagship Programme Development

Data Analysis, Market Intelligence & Performance Monitoring

Stakeholder Management & Cross-functional Leadership

Leadership of Complex Multi-market Portfolios

People Management, Coaching & Team Development

Change Management & Recruitment Transformation

Cross-institutional Collaboration & Matrix Working

Public Speaking, Negotiation & Executive Communication

Affiliations

  • Artistic Gymnastics; Creative Writing; Coding

Languages

English
Native
Japanese
Native
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native
Mongolian
Fluent
Korean
Fluent

Accomplishments

• HEIST Awards 2025 – Bronze Award, Best International Campaign / Initiative
Recognised for developing and delivering an award-winning international student recruitment initiative (Imperial Hackathon / STEMathon).

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Regional Manager / Senior International Officer

Imperial College London
2016.09 - Current

Senior Admissions Officer

University of Sussex
2012.12 - 2016.06

Master of Science - STEM Translation with Technology (Integrated Master's)

Imperial College London
2007.09 - 2011.09
Jake Ganymede