SAVI AGGARWAL
New Delhi
Summary
Strategic international education and partnerships professional with 14+ years of experience across student recruitment, market expansion, stakeholder engagement, and brand positioning in South Asia. Currently leading India and Subcontinent recruitment for a world top-100 Russell Group university, with a proven track record of delivering sustained growth, building high-impact school and agent networks, and driving complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives across admissions, faculties, senior leadership, and external partners. Known for combining data-driven strategy with strong relationship management, market intelligence, and on-ground execution to deliver measurable outcomes. Brings deep expertise in global education systems, cross-cultural engagement, and long-term market development, with growing experience in leadership, mentoring, and strategic decision-making.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Regional Student Recruitment Manager - UKIBC
Durham University
04.2020 - Current
- Led recruitment and marketing strategy across South Asia, driving enrolment growth and brand visibility in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh.
- Increased Durham’s student recruitment numbers by 500% from 2020 to 2023.
- Acquiring & maintaining working knowledge of the educational and other services offered by Durham including fees, programs and admissions requirements.
- Ensuring that prospective students, scholarship bodies, agencies and institutions are adequately informed of all relevant matters.
- Developing an activity board for year-round activities to engage all stakeholders with a systematic approach and organizing faculty sessions, offer holder sessions, sessions with alumni and current students alongside conversion activities.
- Maintaining a close diplomatic relationship with the UK High Commission and British Council.
- Building relationship and delivering seminars in international schools around South Asia to increase the brand awareness with focus on developing more feeder schools. Expanded the feeder school network to over 75+ schools in 2025 from 5 Schools in 2020.
- Managing and developing the in-country brand awareness strategy, implementing it in conjecture with outlined outreach activities.
- Providing market intelligence, competitor updates and support to internal stakeholder, International Office and faculty based at the University.
- Identifying gaps and constantly evaluating current partner performances to build a more robust agent network by removing nonperforming agents and bringing on board new agents to add to University’s existing partner pool by mapping reputation and quality.
- Country Adviser (India & Sub Continent) - UKIBC. Led recruitment and marketing strategy across South Asia, driving enrolment growth and brand visibility in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh.
- Developed strategy documents, identified key target markets and prepared regional marker sheets for tracking performance parameters in-line with KPI’s.
- Enhanced awareness of Durham University by building the Facebook Page and WhatsApp groups for Indian students and used it as a marketing tool to promote the University.
- Strategized to draw the highest number of participations from 1 country during the Durham Annual Agent conference for 4 years in a row.
- Pivotal role in strategizing and implementing the Russell group activities in India by forming two successful consortiums. One with KCL & St. Andrews and the other with Bristol & Sheffield.
- Forged strategic partnerships with key stakeholders (British Council, UK High Commission, IC3, High School Moms, etc.) to enhance institutional engagement.
- Increased university’s brand awareness by participating in various talks and giving interviews with Edtech influencers.
- Assessed applicant tracking systems performance metrics in order to optimize efficiency of recruitment processes.
Recruitment Adviser
The University of Queensland
10.2018 - 02.2020
- Business development with key stakeholders to support University’s annual.
- Design presentations and conduct student counselling activities by participating in various events across pan India.
- Plan school outreach activities to increase awareness about the University courses and admission requirements.
- Work with various stakeholders such as agents, schools, partner institutions across India by participating in events to increase the student uptake from India.
- Successfully organized the In-country Agent Conference and Retreat in 2019 at Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Jaipur with participants across schools, agents, key stakeholders and students with a UQ delegation of 10 members.
- Liaise with key schools in North India to build and increase the school network for the University.
- Gather market intelligence on various parameters such as Entry requirements, scholarships and visas, used internally for event planning and conversions.
- Recruitment Adviser – Sannam S4. Business development with key stakeholders to support University’s annual.
Australia Counsellor
IDP Education
Delhi
04.2017 - 10.2018
- Counselled students for Australian Universities & private institutes; devised best options based on their qualification & work experience.
- Australia Counsellor. Counseled students for Australian Universities & private institutes; devised best options based on their qualification & work experience.
Operations Head
Navigators Overseas Solutions
11.2013 - 03.2017
- Managed their business development domain by increasing the university portfolio and collaborating with local institutes and schools.
- Set up their New Delhi branch in 2015 whilst handling daily operations, budgeting and outreach activities.
- Operations Head. Managed their business development domain by increasing the university portfolio and collaborating with local institutes and schools.
Strategy Head
Zorami
07.2013 - 12.2014
- Implemented the planning, setting-up, implementation of standards and promotion for Zorami a start-up focused on bringing Pan-India Spas and Salon serviced under one platform for easy customer accessibility.
- Strategy Head. Implemented the planning, setting-up, implementation of standards and promotion for Zorami a start-up focused on bringing Pan-India Spas and Salon serviced under one platform for easy customer accessibility.
Associate Data Analyst
Google India Pvt. Ltd.
04.2012 - 08.2013
- Review & analyze data through a queue on a Google Proprietary tool.
- QA of data before going live on YouTube while managing a team of 5 and providing feedback to them based on QA guidelines.
- Associate Data Analyst – Binary Semantics. Review & analyze data through a queue on a Google Proprietary tool.
Education
Bachelors in Commerce (B.Com Hons.) - Delhi
Delhi University
Delhi07-2012
Schooling completed - New Delhi
Sanskriti School
New Delhi06-2008
Skills
- Market expansion and business development
- Budgeting and operations
- Strategic planning
- Stakeholder management
- Partnerships and alliances
- Process enhancement
- Team leadership
- Recruitment strategy
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 04/10/91
Languages Known
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Native
Native
References
References can be furnished upon request.
Certification
PIER Certification
Timeline
- Regional Student Recruitment Manager, Durham University (UKIBC), 04/2020, Present
- Recruitment Adviser, The University of Queensland, 10/2018, 02/2020
- Counsellor Australia, IDP Education India Pvt. Ltd., 04/2017, 10/2018
- Operations Head, Navigators Overseas Solutions, 11/2013, 03/2017
- Strategy Head, Zorami, 07/2013, 12/2014
- Associate Data Analyst, Google India Pvt. Ltd. (Binary Semantics), 04/2012, 08/2013
Timeline
Regional Student Recruitment Manager - UKIBC
Durham University
04.2020 - Current
Recruitment Adviser
The University of Queensland
10.2018 - 02.2020
Australia Counsellor
IDP Education
04.2017 - 10.2018
Operations Head
Navigators Overseas Solutions
11.2013 - 03.2017
Strategy Head
Zorami
07.2013 - 12.2014
Associate Data Analyst
Google India Pvt. Ltd.
04.2012 - 08.2013
Bachelors in Commerce (B.Com Hons.) - Delhi
Delhi University
Schooling completed - New Delhi
Sanskriti School