Admissions Officer

Scholars School System is a project of UK CURRICULUM & ACCREDITATION BODY (UKCAB, a registered charity founded in 2006) having campuses across the United Kingdom, looking for an Admissions Officer based in the Birmingham campus. Scholars School System is a national independent higher education provider, offering world class education. Taught programmes, ranging from Foundation Year through to Level 7, are delivered in partnership with institutions such as Leeds Trinity University. Over 5000 (UK and EU) learners have successfully completed their learning journey in the last five years, with the current student population being over 3000.

Our core values are very important because:

• We share a common set of values across everything we do which helps to define who we are and how we behave.
• We put our students and our community at the heart of all that we do.
• We foster excellence, innovation and creativity.
• We celebrate diversity, inclusion, equality and the breaking down of barriers to success.
• We have high expectations of ourselves, our students and our partners.

Reports to: Assistant Admission Manager

Purpose: This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a role that combines admissions and related responsibilities and would suit someone either with or keen to gain a breadth of experience for future career development. We have multiple course intakes, and this is an exciting role, requiring the post holder to perform sometimes complex administrative coordination in a time pressured and deadline-controlled environment in the preparation for each term’s teaching. The successful candidate will possess excellent interpersonal skills, first rate organisation and prioritisation abilities, good data management skills and evidence of knowing when to show initiative and when to seek advice. In return, you will be part of supportive, high performing teams, have the opportunity to develop and widen your skills and work for an organisation with a strong sense of mission.

Responsibilities:

• Providing professional advice and guidance on admissions and recruitment processes and procedures to potential students.
• Processing application forms.
• Maintaining and organising admissions tracking on spreadsheets.
• Arranging appointments and interviews for the progression of applicants.
• Communicating with the team about applications.
• Representing the Scholars and being the first point of contact for prospective students.
• Organising and maintaining files and records and updating admissions files when necessary.
• Managing telephone calls of student queries and sorting and distribution of all correspondence (email, call, CRM etc.).
• Updating student records on CRM.
• Liaising with staff in other departments.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Administration or related subject.
• Must have a good knowledge of using databases like CRM.
• Exhibit strong leadership and problem-solving skills.
• Must have good communication skills.
• Experience of providing support and ensuring student engagement.

Salary and Benefits: £24,000 - £30,000 per year depending on experience. Basic hours are 9am to 6pm on site. Holiday entitlement is 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays. Up to £5k annual incentives pro-rata given quarterly on meeting KPIs upon successful probation period. 5% annual increase per year on completion from your start date of service and on meeting KPIs.