Rahul Bhandari

• Implementing the Internationalization strategy and creating action plan.
• Liaise between students and universities.
• Developing strategic alliances and managing institutional partnerships and collaborations including our membership of the Worldwide Universities' Network.
• Drafting and negotiating international cooperation agreements.
• Working with departments to develop their international agendas. This includes international agreements, funding opportunities, information on student exchanges, participation in visits and profile- raising.
• Managing an ongoing schedule of visits by UK delegations to institutions in other regions of the world.
• Collaborating with representatives from foreign colleges, universities, and organizations for special projects or programs as required.
• Facilitating internal and external marketing and program information.
• Hosting visits by delegations from international universities and other public bodies.
• Working with international alumni and donors, in partnership with the Development and Alumni Relations Office.
• Building international profile for university through visits, media coverage, events and conferences.
• Developing and managing international opportunities for students.
• Internationalizing the campus, the curriculum and services to staff, students, partners and stakeholders.

• Responsible for partnership in Asian, Europe and African continent enhancing the international profile and reputation of the university
• Support & provides strategic direction and collaboration for achieving the university’s internationalization goals
• Expertise on internationalization, student affairs, strategic enrollment management, international student and scholar services, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to enhance global engagement and cross-cultural experiences

Worked with BTEC, a virtual office of Northampton University in the United Kingdom in Dubai. successfully launched their DBA programmes in all seven states, graduating a first batch of 46 students from top government institutions. In addition, agreements have been established with a number of institutions in the Middle East to provide educational consulting to their employees in order to provide educational guidance and support.

Basic Duties:
•Ensures that the Digital channel meets the needs of the intended audience and is presented most effectively, adhering to the integrity of content and to company standards, best practices, and industry regulations. Listens and incorporates relevant feedback as appropriate.
•Participates in cross-functional teams with the goal of ensuring consistency, accuracy, quality, and globalization of sales and marketing activities/deliverables across major geographies.
•Runs digital campaigns and programs: design, execution, and monitoring.
•Create a capability within Marketing to test, measure; recycle messaging content for all direct communications to achieve the most effective messaging.
•Create Email Direct Marketing content to target the relevant target segment thereby enhancing effectiveness and output through this channel.
•Create and execute social media strategy and integrated marketing campaigns
•Manage digital presence of group and also manage strong presence in social media and website including Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Instagram, Google+, LinkedIn, Pinterest etc.
•Design, create and manage promotions and Facebook ad campaigns
•Build and maintain excellent relationship with all media
•Work as analysts to assess results, forecast sales and to analyze data from digital platforms to assure constant optimization of all marketing and product activities
•Development of Marketing Plan, Client Engagement, Strategy and ensuring implementation of the same for achieving set Marketing Goals.
•Liaising and networking with a range of stakeholders including target audience, expats, channel partners and partner organizations, PR agency, media houses etc.
•Promotion through school exhibitions and seminars.
•Planning and conducting Marketing Campaigns and Interaction Sessions with the target audience.
•Participate in student scheduling sessions and advising/counseling sessions.

• Marketing Strategies & Campaigns
• Corporate Communications
• Creative Team Leadership
• Product Positioning & Branding
• Print Content Development