Job Description

VACANCY

Position: GENERAL MANAGER

Location: Kelaniya

Type: Full-Time

GENERAL MANAGER

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Campus Operations: Oversee the day-to-day operations of the campus, ensuring smooth functioning, effective coordination, and operational excellence across all departments.
  • Strategic Planning and Growth: Develop and implement strategic plans to achieve institutional objectives, drive sustainable long-term growth, expand market presence, and strengthen the institution's position in the higher education sector.
  • Sales and Marketing Management: Lead, supervise, and monitor the sales and marketing teams to ensure that recruitment activities, lead conversion, student enrolment, and marketing initiatives achieve the required performance standards.
  • KPI and Target Achievement: Establish, monitor, and ensure achievement of monthly, quarterly, and annual sales, marketing, student recruitment, and enrolment targets in line with the organisation's overall business objectives.
  • Academic Oversight: Monitor and oversee academic operations to ensure that all academic functions are properly managed, standardised, and conducted in accordance with institutional requirements and partner university standards.
  • Academic Quality and Documentation: Ensure that all academic records, student documentation, assessment records, examination documentation, reports, and other relevant academic documents are properly maintained, complete, accurate, and up to date.
  • Staff Leadership and Performance Management: Lead, motivate, and manage staff across operational, sales, marketing, academic, and administrative departments. Set clear performance expectations and ensure accountability for individual and departmental results.

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

  • A bachelor's degree in Business Management, Business Administration, or a related field. A postgraduate qualification will be an added advantage.
  • Minimum of five years of relevant management experience, preferably in a senior leadership or general management role.
  • Ability to monitor academic operations, maintain documentation standards, evaluate performance, and ensure compliance with institutional quality requirements.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, decision-making, and interpersonal skills.
  • Experience in the higher education sector or educational institution management will be a distinct advantage.
  • Age requirement: Candidates must be above 40 years of age.
  • Location preference: Preference will be given to candidates residing in or near the Gampaha District.

Please email your CV with name, address and contact numbers of two non-related referees, mentioning the position applied for, in the subject line within 14 days to:

YORK GRADUATE CAMPUS

No. 323, Kandy Road, Dalugama, Kelaniya

Applicants are advised to send their CVs to [email protected]

Please mention the position applied for on the subject line of the email.

Hotline: 077 660 6141

Website: www.ygc.lk