Student Admissions Officer

Central School of Speech and Drama; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama is seeking an experienced student admissions professional to lead end-to-end admissions for undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. You will communicate with applicants globally, ensuring an outstanding applicant experience while collaborating with academic and professional services teams.

Strong organisational skills and a passion for student recruitment in higher education are essential to succeed in this role at Central.

Qualifications

• Experience in student recruitment within higher education.
• Understanding of prospective student needs and the application journey.
• Ability to manage end-to-end admissions processes.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end admissions processes for degree programmes.
• Develop strong relationships with academic and professional services colleagues.
• Provide outstanding applicant experience with extensive communication to applicants worldwide.
• Ensure adherence to school-wide policies and procedures.

Skills

Admissions experience

Communication

Organisation

Stakeholder relations

Job description

Salary - Grade 5 is £39,361 to £43,104 per annum (commensurate to experience including LondonWeighting)

About TheRole

The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, is seeking an experienced student admissions professional to play a key role in recruiting to undergraduate and postgraduate degreeprogrammes.

Royal Central is recognised as a leading UK performing arts institution. This exciting role helps to convey the benefits of training at Royal Central and ultimately contributes to developing the next generation of performing artists and theatre-makers who can positively influence the creativeindustries.

You will oversee the end-to-end admissions processes for a number of degree programmes, developing strong relationships with academic and professional services colleagues and adhering to school-wide policies and procedures.

You will be adept in, and committed to, providing an outstanding applicant experience, as there will be extensive communication with applicants from across the world, providing information, advice andguidance.

You should possess strong organisation skills and be able to effectively prioritise work and meet keydeadlines.

We are looking for someone with proven experience in, and passion for, student recruitment within higher education, together with an understanding of the needs and challenges faced by prospective students as they move through the applicationjourney.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, LGBT+, BAME (Black, Asian, Minority and Ethnic) backgrounds as they are currently underrepresented within the sector and withinCentral.

Please note that this role is not eligible for sponsorship of a Skilled Worker Visa. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for us to consider your application.

Disability Confidence Scheme

Central operates the Disability Confident Scheme. This is a government initiative aimed at promoting equal employment opportunities for disabled people and to create a workplace that is welcoming, inclusive and supportive.

We actively encourage disabled people to apply for our job vacancies, and we welcome applications from candidates with all types of disabilities. As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we commit to offering an interview to applicants who declare a disability and meet all essential criteria for the job. To be considered for an interview under this scheme you musthave:

• a physical or mental impairment, or a long-term health condition which has a substantial and long term (over 12 months) adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day to dayactivities
• demonstrated in your application that you meet the minimum job criteria as set out in the advert or person specification for thepost.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, including neurodivergent candidates, LGBTQ+ and Global Majority backgrounds as they are currently underrepresented within the sector andwithinCentral.

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