Admissions Officer

QA Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a detail-oriented Admissions Officer to join their dynamic team. This exciting role involves processing student applications, ensuring compliance with university guidelines, and providing excellent support to applicants. With a focus on hybrid working, you will enjoy the flexibility of working mainly from home while contributing to the mission of making higher education accessible to all. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and possess strong organizational and communication skills, this opportunity could be your next career step. Join a diverse community dedicated to empowering individuals in their educational journeys.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and planning skills are essential.
• Experience in admissions or customer-focused roles is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review and validate student applications and academic records.
• Maintain compliance with admissions procedures and regulations.
• Communicate admissions decisions to applicants.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Organisational skills

Policy and procedure implementation

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Customer service experience

Ability to work under deadlines

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Admissions Officer - London, Birmingham, or Manchester

Contract Type: QA HE Ltd FTC

Job Advert

Admissions Officer, QA Higher Education
12 Month Contract Initially, Hybrid Working, Mainly Working from Home
London, Birmingham, or Manchester Based

Do you have a background in admissions, education, recruitment, or perhaps sales and are looking for a new challenge? Are you used to a fast-paced role where attention to detail, ability to multi-task, and good IT skills are a must? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

About Our Role: As an Admissions Officer, you will implement and coordinate the processing of student applications to our University partners. You will be reviewing incoming applications, validating applicants’ academic records and/or professional experience, and overseeing the day-to-day aspects of Admissions while liaising with various internal and external stakeholders on related matters.

Here’s Some of What’s Involved:

1. Review incoming applications and validate applicants’ academic records and/or professional experience.
2. Ensure admissions procedures are in place and maintained in accordance with QA and partner Universities' guidelines and procedures, and in compliance with partner Universities’ Accreditation and UKVI regulations.
3. Ensure the CRM system is consistently updated, with accurate and detailed information, and maintain appropriate student data in compliance with partner Universities’ accrediting bodies and UKVI regulations.
4. Provide clarifications to student queries in a professional manner.
5. Work closely with the recruitment team to ensure required documentation is received to process applications within set deadlines.
6. Communicate admissions decisions to applicants.

Bring Your Experience:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• Demonstrated ability to implement and review policy and procedures in respect of compliance requirements.
• Ability to work effectively within a cross-functional team environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to problem-solve.
• Experience of working in a customer-focused environment.
• Ability to work with tight deadlines.

A Little More About QA:
Our aim at QA is to provide access to outstanding higher education for everyone, including students preparing for undergraduate study, working professionals looking to specialise, and career changers. We partner with universities to offer courses ranging from foundation programmes to postgraduate degrees in various subjects, delivered in city centre locations.

What We'll Do For You!
At QA, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. We celebrate the diverse community that different individuals cultivate. As an equal opportunity employer, we ensure that our place can be anyone’s place.

We look forward to hearing from you!