This role is a constructive step forward for anyone looking for excitement and challenges at work.

The ideal candidate will need to have the following qualities and experience:

• Bachelor Degree; Master's Degree in Business Administration, Organizational Management, Public Policy, International Relations or related field preferred
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to lead and manage a small team; ability to interact, lead, mentor, motivate and empower staff.
• Excellent communication skills, articulate and clear presentation skills
• Excellent analytical and report writing skills
• Statistical and financial management skills an advantage
• Minimum 10 years of work experience in admissions and/or student/academic programme management in a tertiary institution
• Experience in working with senior government officials or senior management preferred

 

The overall responsibilities of this role include:

 

1.  Admissions & Financial Aid

• Develop, manage and organize a professional and efficient operational plan for admissions assessment and selection. This includes streamlining the selection matrix and training faculty on the interview process
• Strategise, lead and execute a professional and effective yield campaign to convert offers to acceptances and enrolment
• Strengthen collaboration with the External Affairs Department to ensure that the marketing and branding programmes remain attractive and relevant in the recruitment and admissions of high calibre graduate students
• Oversee, organize and manage the work of the Admissions Committee to ensure efficient decision-making according to the timeline for admissions and enrolment
• Leverage on the new Customer Relations Management (CRM) system to organize and manage critical admissions information and guide the team in harnessing the system for continued success
• Represent AA at Admissions Committee and Management Committee meetings
• Be the Lead secretariat in providing key support to the Admissions committee
• Responsible for providing regular and systematic analysis of admissions data and presentation of yearly reports to the Management Committee (MC), together with the Associate Dean
• Determine financial aid and scholarships allocations per academic year in collaboration with Finance, and EA-Donor Relations

 

2.  Programme Management (New Programs)

Oversee and management the administration of new English-language programmes which include:

• Programme Operation:
  • Administrative oversight of new English-language graduate programme
  • Oversee logistical and operational management related to scheduling, course delivery, study visits and practical components of the programme curriculum in collaboration with Student & Career Services, Exam and Scheduling Unit
  • Management of programme enquiries and specific requirements for existing and prospective students
  • Ensuring positive student experience (academic) by tracking and analyzing student feedback and performance through formal and informal channels
  • Prepare reports on programme/students for management committee
• Curriculum and Faculty:
  • Coordination and liaison with faculty and academic partners regarding programme/student matters
  • Curriculum coordination and development support for new programmes
  • Assisting Vice Dean and Associate Dean on all matters related to New Programmes

 

3.  Academic Partnerships

• Responsible for the development and review of the partnership strategy and ensure its alignment to the School’s mission and vision
• Perform a key role in the School's internationalization strategy by advancing Academic Affairs (AA)’s academic partnerships outreach
• Lead, oversee, organize and manage the academic partnerships database to ensure that current key agreements are maintained and that new agreements are endorsed and properly recorded
• Lead and coordinate with Programmes Unit on review of partnerships requests, analyze and make recommendations for AA on whether to proceed with the partnership
• Serve as the primary liaison officer/contact point for AA/School to the International Relations Office (IRO), Vice-President's Office of Global Affairs and the Legal Office
• Regular and systematic analysis/reporting to AA deanery and MC

4.  Budget and Finance Oversight for Admissions, Partnerships and New Programmes

• Responsible for the overall Admissions, Academic Partnerships and New Programmes budget
• Responsible for budget utilization for Unit

5.  Human Resource/Capacity Development for AA

• Develop and manage work plan for all staff in Admissions and Academic Partnerships Unit
• Manage performance appraisal for all staff in unit
• Strengthen AA backend systems, including information systems to ensure integrity of data capture, ease of retrieval and corporate knowledge retention

6.  Other Duties as assigned by Vice-Dean and Associate Dean (Academic Affairs)

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All applicants' CV will be treated with the strictest confidentiality. We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.