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Job Description
Aldar Academies are currently seeking an outstanding Admissions Officer for Mamoura British Academy in Abu Dhabi commencing immediately.
Mamoura British Academy is a British curriculum school with a Lower, Middle and Senior School model located in a state of the art building in the heart of Abu Dhabi. We strive for excellence in all that we do through our high expectations and commitment to ensuring that we provide high quality learning opportunities for our students. Our vision is to create ‘A sustainable and innovative learning community, where we nurture our learners through our bespoke Mamoura British Academy DNA’.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi’s leading school group.
The successful candidates will be closely aligned with our core values and ethos and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region.
Responsibilities
Main Responsibilities:
- Manage the entire admissions process for the assigned school, from the initial enquiry to enrolment and registration at the Academy.
- Meet with prospective parents, explaining admissions procedures, curriculum, fee structure, ADEK regulations and ensure all documentation is completed effectively.
- Respond to enrolment enquiries, telephone calls and emails in a timely and courteous manner.
- Conduct assessments or arrange these with the academic team as required, to ensure the admissions process is efficient.
- Maintain accurate data on enquiries, registrations, applications in progress, offers and enrolments to ensure accurate figures are available on a daily basis.
- Manage the waiting list (if applicable), communicating regularly with parents and keep it updated so any leavers can be replaced immediately with new enrolments.
- Create and maintain admissions files for all new and existing students.
- Keep up to date with the rules and regulations of ADEK and ensure compliance during the enrolment and completing the registration process.
- Ensure all parent facing areas are attractive, uncluttered and convey a welcoming environment to students and parents.
- Attend ELT meetings when required to update on admissions at the Academy.
- Be knowledgeable of the market and enrolments and competitor schools.
- Work with the PRE to identify strategies for attracting new enrolments and student retention.
- Manage the reenrollment process for existing parents in conjunction with the PRE, providing regular analysis of the updates to the Registrar and Principal.
- Provide the Registrar with weekly and monthly reports and projections on enrolments.
- Attend networking events to promote the Academy.
- Organize and attend enrolment events for the Academy.
- Develop and maintain strong partnerships with feeder nurseries and schools.
- Represent the ethos and standard of excellence of Aldar Academies to all prospective parents.
- Ensure that Aldar Academies’ procedures and codes of conduct are followed at all times.
- Initiate effort and energy beyond the typical workday.
- Perform other duties as requested by direct and dotted line reporting managers/ supervisors.
Requirements
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- A bachelor’s degree required
Minimum Experience:
- A minimum of 2 years of experience in a customer focused role in the region
- Previous experience in data management
- Experience in the education field is preferred
Job Specific Knowledge & Skills:
- Fluent in English Communications skills, written, and oral
- Arabic speaker is preferable
- A positive and solution-focused attitude to working life
- A clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check or police check