Admissions Officer

Full job description

Direct Reporting Line:

Head: Academic Operations

Varsity College is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE). The IIE enjoys the reputation of being at the forefront of private higher education in South Africa and is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to provide higher education qualifications accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE).

The IIE's Varsity College, Durban North Campus has a vacancy for an 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 Senior Admission Officer 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.

Checks the accuracy of student registration information on an ongoing basis.

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 and 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 Senior Admission Officer 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.

Industries:Education

Function: Admin and Back office