Assistant Admission Counsellor
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About the Role
Abu Dhabi University is hiring an Assistant Admission Counsellor to advise prospective and newly admitted students throughout the admission cycle. The role involves participating in recruitment events, conducting counseling sessions, and supporting registration.
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Responsibilities
- Participate in information sessions, student orientations, exhibitions, and other events to provide information about the university and its programs.
- Participate in recruitment visits in UAE and overseas, including education fairs, open days, school/company and partner visits, education exhibitions, mall booths, and road shows.
- Meet with potential students and conduct informative presentations to meet individual registration and admission targets.
- Attend international and local students' queries in person, by email, or by phone.
- Call prospective students who fail to register for courses after admission to identify problems and advise them on action.
- Conduct one on one admission counseling sessions to advise applicants on admission criteria, process, and admission status.
- Screen applications with recommendations regarding admission criteria and send them to colleges for evaluation.
- Inform students on their admission status, placement exams, and registration options via phone, email, SMS, or in person.
- Follow up with newly admitted students regarding placement exams, registration dates, payment deadlines, missing documents, orientation dates, etc.
- Generate usernames and passwords for students and prepare admission letters as requested.
- Consult students on sections' timing and email the schedule with information on payment deadlines, the calendar, and the orientation date.
- Ensure that students' contact details and documents are accurately entered in ERP.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- 0 1 year of experience in the Education sector or a related field
- Demonstrated ability to advise students and parents
- Ability to develop and maintain good relationships with customers
- Clear understanding of customer services
- Willingness to work flexible hours
- English C1 level
- Arabic C1 level (preferred)
- MS Office and Computer skills
- Public Relations, Customer Service, Communication, Presentation skills
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Job Purpose
- The purpose of this role is to proactively advise prospective students and newly admitted students during the admission cycle by providing personalized support and serving as a resource for the applicants.
Key Responsibilities
- Participate in information sessions, student orientations, exhibitions, and other events to provide information about the university and its programs.
- Participates in recruitment visits in UAE and overseas, including, but not limited to, education fairs, open days, school/company and partner visits, education exhibitions, mall booths, and road shows.
- Meets with potential students and conducts informative presentations to meet individual registration and Admission targets
- Attends international students’ queries in person or by email and telephone; attends local students’ queries either on the counter, by email, or by phone.
- Calls prospectus students who fail to register for courses after being admitted to the university to identify problems and advise them on action.
- Conducts one on one admission counseling sessions to advise applicants on admission criteria, process, and admission status.
- Screens applications with recommendations regarding admission criteria and send them to colleges for evaluation.
- Inform students on their admission status, placement exams, and registration options via phone, email, SMS, or in person.
- Follows up with newly admitted students regarding placement exams, registration dates, payment deadlines, missing documents, orientation dates, etc.); Provides campus tours if needed.
- Generates usernames and passwords for students and prepares admission letters as requested by students.
- Consult students on the sections' timing and email the schedule with information on payment deadlines, the calendar, and the orientation date.
- Ensure that students’ contact details and documents are accurately entered in ERP. Forward applications/documents to the Records Section of the Registration Department for filing.
Knowledge and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree
- 0 1 year of experience in the Education sector or a related field
- Demonstrated ability to advise students and parents
- Ability to develop and maintain good relationships with customers
- A clear understanding of customer services
- Willingness to work flexible hours based on the needs of
- English is required for C1
- Arabic is preferred C1
- MS Office and Computer skills, Public Relations, Customer Service skills, Communication skills, Presentation skills, Ability to work hard and under pressure, Flexibility
Interactions
- Key Internal Contacts: Working with college advisors and staff daily
- Key External Contacts: Working with leads, prospective students' parents, and others etc.
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