Senior Admissions Officer - Roodepoort, South Africa - Varsity College

Description

Direct Reporting Line:
Deputy Head: Academic Operations

IIE MSA , since April 2019 we are part of The Independent Institution of Education (The IIE), a leader in the higher education sphere. The IIE is internationally recognised by the British Accreditation Council. IIE MSA, located on a 100-hectare campus in Ruimsig, Johannesburg, in the province of Gauteng. In addition to domestic (South African) students, IIE MSA is home to a diverse of cultures of students from 50 African countries.

The IIE MSA Ruimsig campus in Roodepoort has a vacancy for a Senior Admissions Officer.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Student Application & Admission Administration

• Collaborates with the campus student retention team to generate student admissions related queries.
• Follows up with the campus retention team for missing student information in order to finalise all student admissions related queries.
• Evaluates retention student admissions against the set admission criteria and communicates the appropriate outcomes.
• Liaises with the campus student retention team during the admission evaluation process and assessment.
• Escalates admission queries to the Head: Operations and Office of the Registrar
• Liaises with the campus Head Academic Operations on the management of declined admissions and expired offers
• Documents management and issuance of appropriate admission letters.
• Determines conditions associated with student admission and follows up on them thereafter.
• Tracks student admissions through to registration.
• Reports on admission progress to the Head: Academic Operations
• 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 Head: Operations to ensure admission compliance for the campus.
• Works with the Academic Operations Manager on national admission projects.

Student Registration Administration

• Checks pre-requisites for 1st to 2nd semester.
  
• Verifies registrations against the admission criteria.
• Checks the accuracy of student registration information on an ongoing basis.
• Manages the de-registration and transfer process, and thereafter sends to the Finance department for processing.
• 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.
• Ensures compliance of international students from a document perspective.
• Adheres to the International Student Policy/Procedure and updates reports regularly.
• Re-audits all registration files in line with the stipulated deadline for the Data Verification Report.
• 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 for Returning students.

Graduation

• Determines eligibility of the graduation cohort including late graduation.
• Ensure that all assocaited documentation as 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 are complete for the purpose of graduation.
• Identifies and advises of any students who are graduating outside of their graduation year (exception graduates).
• Verifies student information for prospective graduates.
• Prepares Short Learning Programme (SLP) and Corporate offer certificates.
• Checks the graduation programme for sign off.
• Ensures that graduation timelines are met.
• Facilitates qualification certificate re-prints.

Student Query Management

• Processes assigned admission, graduation & registration tickets received face-to-face or via Assist

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.
• Provides support to the team in terms of performance management and management of leave.

Competencies required:

• Advanced interpersonal and communications skills
• Computer proficiency
• Planning skills
• Time management skills
• Deadline and results driven
• Leadership skills
• Best suited to a friendly, organised and systematic person who has an eye for detail and who works accurately and is able to handle pressure
  

Minimum Education Requirements

• Minimum of an Advanced Diploma or Degree (NQF Level 7). However, candidates in their final year of their studies (NQF Level 7) who are currently employed at the company will also be considered for the role.

Minimum Work Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 years administrative experience (ideally with admissions experience) and 2 years of leadership/supervision experience for external candidates.