Admissions Officer - Johannesburg, South Africa - Vega School

Vega School
Vega School
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Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Job Purpose:


Qualification:

Minimum of a National Diploma/Advanced Certificate (NQF Level 6).
Advanced Diploma or Degree (NQF Level 7) advantageous.


Experience:

Minimum of 2 years administrative experience (ideally with admissions experience).


Duties and Responsibilities:


Student Application and Admission Administration:

  • Collaborates with the campus Student Recruitment team to generate student admissions related queries.
  • Follows up with the Student Recruitment team for missing student information in order to finalise all student admissions related queries.
  • Evaluates student admissions against the set admission criteria and communicates the appropriate outcomes.
  • Liaises with the campus Student Recruitment team during the admission evaluation process and assessment.
  • Escalates admission queries to the Senior Admission Officer or Admissions Manager.
  • Liaises with the campus Student Recruitment team on the management of admission waitlists.
  • Liaises with the campus Student Recruitment team on the management of declined admissions and expired offers and the issuing of new offers of study.
  • Documents management and issuance of appropriate admission letters.
  • Determines conditions associated with student admission and follows up on them thereafter.
  • Determines the eligibility of the admittees onto academic programmes.
  • Tracks student admissions through to registration.
  • Reports on admission progress to the Senior Admission Officer.
  • Adheres to established service level agreements of the admissions process set by the organisation.
  • Works with the Finance department on finance related issues of admission.
  • Works with the Senior Admission Officer to ensure admission compliance for the campus.
  • Works with the Admissions Manager on national admission projects.

Student Registration Administration:

  • Checks prerequisites for 1st to 2nd semester.
  • Verifies registrations against the admission criteria.
  • Checks the accuracy of student registration information on an ongoing basis.
  • Manages the deregistration and transfer process, and thereafter sends to the Finance department for processing.
  • Checks the National Senior Certificate (NSC) exception reports on a weekly basis.
  • Follows up on all outstanding documentation and uploads once received.
  • Determines eligibility and captures academic credits.
  • Determines maximum completion time and credit load of such registrations.
  • Allocates student grouping in line with campus scheduling requirements.
  • Maintains student files for a period of two years before archiving the files in line with the data retention regulations of the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA).
  • Ensures compliance of international students from a document perspective.
  • Adheres to the International Student Policy/Procedure and updates reports regularly.
  • Reaudits all registration files in line with the stipulated deadline for the Data Verification Report.
  • Reaudits all registration files by the audit date stipulated by the Registrar, this would include the following; the South African Qualifications Authority SAQA / Universities South Africa (USAF) qualifications, study visas and all conditional acceptance including remarks, international Students and all outstanding documentation.
  • Tracks and monitors conditional admissions throughout the year such as one module outstanding / Universities South Africa (USAF) / South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) / combined National Senior Certificate (NSC ) / study visas and all other ad hoc conditional admissions.
  • Adheres to the established service level agreements of the registration process set by the organisation.
  • Drafts letters for current students such as; Proof of Registration letters, Travel letters, Medical Aid letters, Universities South Africa (USAF) letters, SAQA letters and Study Permit letters.

Graduation:

  • Determines eligibility of the graduation cohort including late graduation.
  • Identifies and advises of any students who are graduating outside of their graduation year (exception graduates).
  • Verifies student information for prospective graduates.
  • Checks the graduation programme for sign off.
  • Ensures that graduation timelines are met.

Ticket Management:

  • Processes assigned admission, graduation & registration tickets received via the student tickets system.

Reports & Other:

  • Facilitates continuous communication with the Assistant Registrar in relation to resolving the Registrar related queries.
  • Complies with The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) legislation relevant to the Admission Centre.
  • Performs other ad hoc administrative and/or reporting duties as and when required.
  • Functional Competencies:_
  • Superior interpersonal and communications skills
  • Computer proficiency
  • Planning skills
  • Time management skills
  • Deadline and results driven
  • Best suited to a friendly, organised and systematic person who has an eye for detail and who works accura
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