Head - Admissions & Communications - Education/Teaching/Training

Head Admissions & Communications - International K12 School

Location: Gurugram

Role:

The Head of Admissions & Communications will be responsible for driving enrolment growth, strengthening parent and stakeholder relationships, and ensuring a consistently high-quality experience across the entire admissions and parent engagement journey.

The role requires a highly articulate, empathetic and commercially astute leader who can build and lead a high-performing team, represent the School with confidence and credibility, and work in close coordination with Academic, Boarding and Operational Leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

- Admissions & Enrolment

- Branding, Marketing & Outreach

- Parent, Alumni & Stakeholder Engagement

- Communication & Representation

- Team Leadership & Operational Excellence

Skills:

- Strong leadership and people management capabilities with the ability to build and motivate high-performing teams.

- Excellent communication, presentation, relationship-building and consultative sales skills.

- High emotional intelligence, empathy and maturity in handling complex and sensitive stakeholder situations.

- Commercial and analytical orientation with the ability to drive enrolment targets and monitor conversion performance.

- Strong organisational discipline and attention to process, documentation and compliance.

- Ability to work collaboratively across Academic, Boarding, Operations, Marketing and Corporate teams.

Qualifications & Experience:

- Ideally 15 - 20 years of professional experience, including significant leadership experience in Admissions, Sales, Marketing, Client Relationship Management or other high-touch service environments.

- Experience in premium K-12/international schools, hospitality, aviation, luxury brands, wealth management or similar relationship-driven sectors.

- A postgraduate qualification in Business, Marketing, Education Management or a related field would be preferred.