Admissions Counselor

Admissions Counselor
Hawali, Kuwait

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Job Description

Job Description

Reports to: Director of Admissions
Scope and Purposes:
Under the leadership and direction of the Director of Admissions, this
position will handle all external student recruitment, prospect marketing
initiatives for the Office of Admissions, and is responsible for admitting
students into the appropriate level at AUK to ensure that the University's
admission targets are achieved while meeting all AUK as well as Council of
Private Universities requirements.
Essentials Duties and Responsibilities: (not all-inclusive)
* Responsible for making all admission decisions in Banner and ensuring that these decisions are consistent with AUK admission standards for the various student categories and that they meet all Council of Private Universities requirements.
* Generate all admission letters and communication pieces through the communication flow in Banner.
* Coordinates secondary school recruitment and visitation plans with all schools in the assigned territory.
* Develops relationships with prospective students and their parents as well as high school counselors and officials.
* Manages prospective student data collection and entry into Banner and any related recruitment technologies.
* Manages applicant data collection and entry into Banner.
* Develops comprehensive communication techniques to maintain on-going and meaningful communication with prospects, including data mining through Banner query.
* Develops comprehensive communication techniques to maintain on-going and meaningful communication with high school professionals, including data mining and mail merge through the high school database.
* Responsible for identifying the correct admission categories for all applicants, ensuring that all students satisfy the University's admission criteria as well as the requirements specified by the Council of Private Universities, Ministry of Higher Education.
* Develops and runs queries to ensure quality control functions
* To ensure all required materials required to complete the admissions file have been received.
* To synchronize the applicant files with the Banner record prior to transfer of the student data to the Office of the Registrar.
* Initiates the Transfer Credit Evaluation process for all transfer applicants.
* Coordinates schedules and daily operations with the Director of Admissions.
* Greets walk-ins, answers in-person, telephone, e-mail, and fax inquiries as needed and imparts admissions related information in a clear and accurate manner.
* Responsible for training of Office of Admissions staff, ensuring cross-training and team work of departmental staff.
* Collaborates closely and regularly with members of the Office of the Registrar.
* Additional responsibilities as assigned by the Director of Admissions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, a master's degree preferred.


• Demonstrated experience with MS Office software required.


• Understanding of integrated information systems, accessing data through query and running quality control reports to ensure data integrity.


• Experience in college/university admissions or recruitment is preferred.


• Should possess demonstrated proficiency with oral presentations and written communication.


• Must have experience working effectively as a team member with and for multicultural/multilingual populations.


• Excellent spoken and written English.


• Excellent spoken and written Arabic.


• Helping individuals identify, analyze, and explore personal needs, values, problems and goals; supporting them in implementing actions.


• The ability to present information interactively to a group and/or to facilitate interactions within a group.


• Working in a methodical and logical manner to manage priorities, deadlines, and workload to complete tasks and projects in a timely manner.


• Presenting information and representing AUK in a manner such that the intended purpose is achieved.


• Sorting and retrieving data.


• Establishing, strengthening, and maintaining credibility, trust, and confidence with individuals and groups, both internal and external.


• Adjusting one's own behavior in order to be effective within and among groups and with individuals.


• The ability to deal with walk-in and telephone enquiries throughout the workday.


• The ability to work some flexible hours, including occasional evening and weekend work.


• The ability to travel to drive on behalf of AUK (valid driver's license and access to a vehicle required).


• The ability to work well with students as well as prospective students, their parents, University faculty and administration.

Job Details

Job Location
Hawali, Kuwait
Job Role
Other
Joining Date
‎2023-‎03-‎19
Employment Status
Full time
Employment Type
Full-time staff
Number of Vacancies
‎1

Preferred Candidate

Residence Location
Kuwait
Degree
Bachelor's degree