Graduate Programs Aff. Admin I

United Arab Emirates University; Al Ain; On-site; AED 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

United Arab Emirates University seeks an administrative professional to support student services at the graduate level. The role involves orientations, recruitment coordination, and processing scholarship applications, ensuring adherence to university policies.

You will document statistics, maintain secure filing systems, assist visitors, and translate documents between Arabic and English, contributing to cross-departmental collaboration in a dynamic academic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an appropriate academic discipline.
• Minimum 1 year of administrative experience is desirable.
• Experience in university student and administrative support at a program, department or college level is preferred.
• Experience in graduate education administration is desirable.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Implement student orientations, meetings, and related functions.
• Implement recruitment activities in coordination with the Colleges and other units.
• Process applications for scholarship and fellowship programs.
• Ensure that student applications meet university regulations and policies, especially for scholarship and fellowship programs.
• Document and tabulate information and statistics for reports and presentations as needed.
• Assist in maintaining and organizing secure hard and soft filing systems, including a secure area for student records.
• Assist visitors and callers with information or directions
• Translate documents/emails from Arabic to English and vice versa
• Perform any other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Student affairs

Collaborative

Communication

Analytical

Desktop apps

Problem solving

Interdepartmental

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Description

• Implement student orientations, meetings, and other related functions.
• Implement recruitment activities in coordination with the Colleges and other units.
• Process applications for scholarship and fellowship programs.
• Ensure that student applications are correct and meet university regulations and policies, especially for the scholarship and fellowship programs.
• Document and tabulate information and statistics for reports and presentations as needed.
• Assist in maintaining and organizing secure hard and soft filing systems, including a secure area for student records.
• Assist visitors and callers with information or directions
• Translate documents/emails from Arabic to English and vice versa
• Perform any other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in an appropriate academic discipline.
• A minimum of 1 year of experience in an administrative role is desirable.
• Experience in a student and administrative support role at a program, department or college level in a university is preferred.
• Experience in graduate education administration is desirable.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines

Experience/Skills

• Demonstrated understanding of student affairs, especially at the Graduate level
• Demonstrated ability to work collegially and collaboratively
• Good communication and analytical skills
• Proficiency in desktop applications
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments
• Adaptability to dynamic academic environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in student and administrative support roles at a program, department, or college level in a university is preferred.