Head of Admissions

St. Francis’ College, Letchworth – Head of Admissions

Are you a well-organised, strategic, target-driven individual with excellent customer service skills? Are you a natural relationship builder? If so, we would love to hear from you.

We are seeking to appoint a Head of Admissions who is enthusiastic, inspiring and committed to lead on and have overall responsibility for all Prep Department, Senior School, and Sixth Form aspects of admissions work at St. Francis’ College.

The successful candidate should be proactive, passionate and able to work well in a team. Reporting directly to the Head as well as key stakeholders, this is a crucial role in the development of St. Francis’ College.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing and implementing an efficient and effective admissions procedure.
• Quickly grasping each enquirer’s needs and effectively selling the benefits of the relevant school or nursery to meet their needs.
• Ensuring timely and effective handling of enquiries and accurate recording of data in a central CRM system.
• Taking responsibility for the overall management and development of the school’s CRM system.
• Building effective relationships and processes with the relevant school and nursery staff to enable swift bookings of visits/tours.
• Managing the admissions policies and procedures to ensure that they are efficient and compliant.
• Working alongside the Marketing Team to create email templates and implement innovative communications initiatives to drive admissions conversion.
• Establishing and implementing KPI reporting on a weekly and monthly basis to review performance and adjust activities where necessary.
• Influence and train others to improve admissions conversion.
• Ensure the arrangements for testing, interviewing of, and feedback of prospective pupils, including entrance assessment days, scholarships, and other award interviews are undertaken to ensure compliance with the UKVI Sponsor duties.

We would like to hear from you if you can demonstrate the following experiences and qualities:

• Previous experience of managing a busy admissions department within the education sector.
• Experience of achieving targets.
• Previous experience of working closely with marketing teams.
• Effective stakeholder management with the ability to influence.
• Exemplary customer service skills with a sales-focused approach.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Be IT literate and competent in the use of CRM databases and Excel.
• Be an excellent communicator and relationship builder.
• Be a collaborative team player.

Whilst a background in Admissions would be beneficial, it is by no means a necessity in applying for this role.

Completed application forms should be submitted at the earliest opportunity by visiting this link .

For additional information and to discuss an application please do not hesitate to contact Tom Havard at

St Francis’ College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including enhanced DBS clearance and identity checks.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Marketing, Advertising, and Sales

Industries

Education Administration Programs and Primary and Secondary Education

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