Admissions Officer

This is an exciting opportunity for a talented and experienced individual to
support the Admissions Department at our recently founded school.
About Open Sky International
Open Sky International is looking for a highly effective Admissions Officer to
play a key role in our recently opened school in Heliopolis, Cairo. OSI is an
ambitious and innovative new schools ' group based in Paris, and our intention
is that the school will very quickly become known as one of the best schools
in Cairo. Other OSI schools in Egypt and elsewhere will also be founded over
the course of the next few years.
We now require an Admissions Officer, who will be responsible to the school's
owners for all aspects of the pupil recruitment and admissions process and
will act as our ambassador with prospective pupils and their families. This
position is an exciting opportunity for a proactive candidate with initiative
and drive.
What are we looking for?
To join us, you 'll need previous relevant experience in school admissions or
a similar sales-orientated role and excellent IT and organisational skills.
Previous experience within a school setting is desirable, however your
potential to work within our team is more important.
The successful candidate will also:
* Have a suitable qualification in a relevant discipline, or recent experience in an related field.
* Have the confidence, knowledge and ability to develop and maintain a range of school admissions systems.
* Offer a first-class customer service experience to all stakeholders in a proactive and target-driven manner.
* Be capable of working on their own initiative, organising and managing their workload and capable of working successfully under pressure if required.
* Consider themselves as members of a team and always aim to work collaboratively.
* Have excellent interpersonal skills. You will instil confidence within the school community, by adopting a tactful, confidential and professional approach when liaising with pupils, parents, businesses, colleagues and outside agencies.
* Have very effective written and spoken communication skills, and ideally be fluent in both French and English. However French tuition will be provided if needed.
* Maintain at all times high standards of professional behaviour towards colleagues, pupils and parents and are a positive role model for pupils.
* Promote the wider aspirations and values of the school.
What do we offer?
OSI offers a competitive salary and a range of potential benefits, including a
bonus for attracting and enrolling pupils. To find out more about us, please
visit our website.
Ideally we would like the successful candidate to work with us as soon as
possible. Interviews will begin as soon as suitable candidates apply, and the
advert may close earlier if a suitable candidate is found. Early applications
are therefore encouraged to avoid disappointment.

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