Admissions Manager

**About the role**:
The Admissions Manager is responsible for:

- Achieving the College/Campus admission and enrolment targets by managing and directing the admissions process for prospective international students, ensuring the delivery of an efficient service in relation to assessment, offer letter turnaround, issuance of Confirmation of Enrolments (CoEs) and other follow-up work with the Marketing and Admissions teams.
- Analysing recruitment related data to measure achievements against the College targets to inform strategic decision-making.
- Conducting market and competitor research to inform and implement program innovation to ensure the College’s competitiveness.
- Leading and motivating the Admissions Team to ensure high quality, professional, and timely services are delivered and the strategic directions of the College are met.
- Monitoring staff performance against agreed standards, ensuring staff training is available to meet on-going needs and continuously reviewing internal office systems and processes to ensure high standards of performance are maintained.
- Preparing reports, proposals and strategic policy advice on recruitment, admissions policy, admission trends and future directions
- Planning, developing and reviewing critical admission functions in consultation with the Marketing Team and College staff to ensure the provision of excellent customer service to students, agents and other clients of the College.
- Maintain credible and strong relationships with counterparts at WSU, Navitas Group Marketing, key education agents, and external stakeholders such as the Department of Home Affairs.
- Monitoring advice from the Department of Home Affairs and other regulatory entities regarding changes and amendments to student visa requirements and keeping relevant staff informed of these changes.
- Monitoring Admissions employees training needs to ensure ongoing operational effectiveness and to provide professional development opportunities.

**The person we seek will ideally have the following**:
**Essential**
i. Undergraduate degree qualifications and 5 years managerial experience; or equivalent combination of education and/or relevant experience.
ii. Proven ability to effectively motivate and lead a team from a range of backgrounds.
iii. Experience in international student admissions including strong knowledge of Genuine Temporary Entrant Assessment, ESOS Act, DOHA regulations and PRISMS.
iv. Proven ability to build and maintain strong, credible relationship with key stakeholders.
v. Highly developed managerial skills demonstrated in a process-driven environment of large volume workflows and critical deadlines.
vi. Demonstrated critical and creative thinking and proven ability to evaluate service delivery.
vii. Outstanding interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity towards students and staff from a diverse range of backgrounds.

**What we can offer you**:

- First class modern facilities.
- Collegial and collaborative environment with a commitment to education.
- Health & Wellbeing packages which includes free counselling for employees.

**About Us**

Western Sydney University International College is a TEQSA accredited Higher Education Provider, located in Parramatta (Sydney). We are a pathway college, offering a personalized academic environment designed to enable domestic and international students to gain entry into a Western Sydney University bachelor degree. Our college is a joint venture between Western Sydney University and Navitas. Western Sydney University is one of Australia’s most progressive universities, ranked world number 1 for Times Higher Education’s Impact Rankings which assess universities against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Navitas is a leading global education provider that has helped generations of learners transform their lives through education. We create life-changing opportunities to learn by delivering an extensive range of educational services to 70,000 aspirational students across our global network each year.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

Western Sydney University International College promotes and embraces an inclusive and diversified workforce. We believe equality, flexibility and diversity in the workplace will deliver a rich and collaborative environment for our employees, students and clients.

**How to apply**

Applications close on December 7 2024. However, we reserve the right to progress or confirm applicants prior to close date. Applications received after the close date may be considered pending the recruitment process.

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