Admissions and Student Recruitment Officer

2 months ago


Dubai, United Arab Emirates University of Birmingham Full time

**Position Details**

Business Development and Engagement

University of Birmingham, Dubai campus

**Salary**: Competitive

Grade: 6

Full time

Location: Dubai, UAE

Closing date: 18th September 2024

**University of Birmingham Dubai**

Having established ourselves in Dubai International Academic City in 2018 we have now moved to our new state-of-the-art campus which opened in Sept 2021. These posts represent an excellent opportunity to join an ambitious World Top 100 University as we continue to grow our long-term strategic mission in Dubai, the UAE and the wider region. Our campus reflects the very best of Birmingham through our presence in Dubai.

**Role Summary**

The post holder will play a key role in the recruitment of students based in the UAE and in supporting the delivery of overall student recruitment targets and the business development strategy. They will be expected to carry out a wide range of activities to support student recruitment and business development, including organising internal and external events, representing the University at recruitment events, and organising incoming visits for applicants, parents, sponsors, agents and businesses.

The post holder may be required to travel extensively around the UAE, which can include weekends and holidays. The post holder must be able to operate effectively and autonomously under these circumstances.

This role many be required to manage or mentor the Administrators supporting Admissions and Student Recruitment, and will report into an Operations Manager.

**Main Duties**

**General**
- Promotes equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.
- Actively manages equality, diversity and inclusion through monitoring and evaluation and actively challenging unacceptable behaviour.
- Undertake continuous personal and professional development.
- To become proficient in the use of Admissions systems, and to undergo training as systems change or are introduced.
- Use their initiative to bring to the attention of teams in Dubai and the UK any changes to overseas qualifications of which they become aware.
- The post holder will ensure that all decisions not only meet the agreed criteria but also that they comply with internal University regulations (e.g. fitness to practice) and with any relevant external regulations.
- The post holder is responsible for communicating decisions to applicants, including offers, which are legally binding, within agreed time frames. Except on a random (quality assurance) basis, decisions and offers are not checked by any other member of staff once an officer has completed training.
- All work must be carried out at a high level of accuracy within agreed turnaround times and to agreed performance targets. The post holder is required to report regularly on performance against these criteria and to make suggestions for improvements to both the service offered to applicants and for the work of the whole office.
- Have a working understanding of the requirements, policies and practices used for recruitment to the UK campus in order to provide support when required.
- Maintaining a working understanding of the visa and immigration rules for the Dubai and the UAE and liaising with relevant colleagues within Professional Services to ensure strong support for applicants with respect to their immigration needs.

**Student recruitment activity**
- Manage the student recruitment pipe from enquiry to registration and contribute to the overall student recruitment numbers.
- Booking recruitment events and organising logistics such as travel and freight.
- Provide logístical support in relation to Dubai-related events including open days, applicant visit days, virtual events and other recruitment events.
- Providing costings of recruitment activities as required.
- To provide general administration support to the Student Recruitment Manager.
- To organise internal and external events and visits related to student recruitment, from Foundation and Undergraduate through to Postgraduate and CPD.
- Liaising with colleagues across the University and external contacts in relation to recruitment events and visits taking place within the UAE and in other international recruitment markets.

**Collaboration across boundaries**
- The post holder is required to work with colleagues across the Business Development and Engagement area, Admissions Office, External Relations, other Professional Services and Colleges to provide a service that meets the demands of applicants and other stakeholders. This requires very close team working within the UK-based Admissions Office in order to ensure that the Admissions across the University works effectively together.
- They will also provide such data as may be required through the admissions cycle. An Admissions Officer will be expected to undertake simple analysis of such data and explain that analysis to colleagues.
- The post holder will be a key member of th



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