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    "description": "<p>Grok is looking for a talented professional based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to support the Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s activities across Vietnam, Southeast Asia and selected South Asia markets.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">About Grok Global Services</span></span></p>\n<p>Founded in 2005, Grok Global Services is a best-in-class provider of international engagement services for higher education institutions. By joining our team, you will be working in a supportive environment full of like-minded professionals, each committed to advancing the internationalization of higher education institutions from around the world.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>A pioneer of in-country staffing in the international education sector, Grok remains at the forefront of this model and currently delivers this service across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. The company also boasts industry-leading divisions in digital marketing and strategic consulting.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Region</span></span></p>\n<p>Southeast Asia and selected South Asia markets, including Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Nepal, and Bangladesh.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Overview</span></span></p>\n<p>Reporting to WPI’s designated recruitment lead, and supported by Grok’s regional leadership and Relationship Coordinator, the Senior Program Officer will deliver WPI’s student recruitment, partner engagement, and market development activities across the Region.</p>\n<p>The role will strengthen WPI’s visibility and recruitment outcomes through agent and partner engagement, prospective student follow-up, offer-holder conversion, market intelligence, and in-market recruitment activity. The position will focus primarily on building sustainable pipelines for WPI’s graduate &amp; undergraduate programs across the School of Engineering, School of Arts and Sciences, the Business School, and the Global School.</p>\n<p>The Senior Program Officer will operate under WPI’s direction and within Grok’s Program Office framework, helping WPI expand its in-market presence while ensuring strong execution, local insight, and timely reporting.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Key Responsibilities:</span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Student Recruitment &amp; Pipeline Execution</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manage student recruitment activity across the Region to support WPI’s enrollment goals.</li>\n<li>Support recruitment for WPI’s undergraduate and master’s degree programs across priority academic schools.</li>\n<li>Provide accurate guidance to prospective students, parents, counselors, agents, and partners regarding WPI programs, admissions requirements, application processes, and student experience.</li>\n<li>Conduct prospective student and applicant follow-up in local time zones to support application completion, offer-holder conversion, financial document submission, visa preparation, and pre-arrival planning.</li>\n<li>Support conversion and yield activities in collaboration with WPI admissions, graduate and undergraduate enrollment, and other campus teams.</li>\n<li>Identify incomplete applications or missing documentation and conduct appropriate follow-up to encourage completion.</li>\n<li>Use WPI systems and agreed reporting tools to monitor student pipelines, application progress, and enrollment outcomes.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Agent &amp; 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Qualifications</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelor’s degree required.</li>\n<li>Study or work experience in the United States preferred.</li>\n<li>Additional training in international education, student recruitment, marketing, business development, or a related field desirable.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">The Most Suitable Background</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li>4–7+ years of relevant experience in international education, student recruitment, admissions, sales, marketing, or business development.</li>\n<li>Experience supporting U.S. universities with recruitment in Southeast Asia and/or South Asia strongly preferred.</li>\n<li>Proven experience managing student pipelines and supporting application growth and yield.</li>\n<li>Demonstrated experience building relationships with agents, schools, counselors, feeder institutions, or recruitment partners.</li>\n<li>Experience delivering recruitment events, student presentations, partner trainings, and market visits.</li>\n<li>Evidence of meeting or contributing to recruitment, enrollment, sales, or growth targets.</li>\n<li>Experience working independently in market while coordinating with international stakeholders across time zones.</li>\n<li>Experience with graduate and undergraduate recruitment, STEM-focused programs, or professional master’s programs highly desirable.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Most important traits to succeed</span><span> </span></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fluency in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.</li>\n<li>Ability to write clear emails, reports, and market updates in English.</li>\n<li>Strong relationship management skills across agents, students, parents, counselors, institutional partners, and university stakeholders.</li>\n<li>Ability to communicate program value clearly and confidently.</li>\n<li>Strong organizational and multitasking skills, including the ability to manage travel, events, reporting, and student follow-up.</li>\n<li>Professional judgment and ability to represent WPI appropriately in the Region.</li>\n<li>Results-driven, proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable working toward recruitment and enrollment goals.</li>\n<li>Ability to analyze market information and translate insight into practical recruitment recommendations.</li>\n<li>Self-motivated, resilient, and comfortable working independently while remaining closely connected to WPI and Grok teams.</li>\n<li>Existing network of agent, counselor, school, or institutional contacts in the Region preferred.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Other Requirements</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.</li>\n<li>Ability and willingness to travel extensively within the Region; 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To learn more about Grok, please visit us at our website: </span><a href=\"https://grokglobal.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https://grokglobal.com/</a><span> and by following us on LinkedIn </span><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/grokglobal/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https://www.linkedin.com/company/grokglobal/</a></p>",
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