Manager Enrolments

Wellington Institute of Technology; Lower Hutt; Hybrid; NZD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

WelTech invites applications for the role of Manager Enrolments at Awakairangi Campus, Petone. You will lead enrolments and international admissions, guiding learners from application through to enrolment with a focus on outstanding service and accuracy.

You will report to the Registrar, providing strategic and operational leadership across domestic enrolments and international admissions, ensuring efficient, compliant processes and a high‑performing team handling workflows, decisions,

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading administrative or operational teams.
• Experience managing complex workflows and competing priorities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience in tertiary education enrolment, international admissions, registry or student administration functions.
• Experience working with student management systems or customer relationship management systems.
• Knowledge of New Zealand tertiary education systems and regulatory requirements.
• A passion for working in an environment which wants to make a real and authentic difference in Aotearoa New Zealand

Responsibilities

• Lead our enrolments and international admissions functions.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership across domestic enrolments and international admissions.
• Ensure processes are efficient, compliant, learner-focused.
• Lead a dedicated team responsible for managing application and enrolment workflows, admission decisions, international student processing, and learner records administration.

Skills

Team leadership

Workflow management

Stakeholder engagement

Tertiary enrolment

Student systems

Tools

Student management systems

Job description

Leadthe first step of the learner journey.Location: WelTec, Awakairangi Campus (Petone)

AtWhitireia and WelTec, we believe education transforms lives, whānau andcommunities. Every year thousands of learners begin their journey with us, andbehind every successful enrolment is a team committed to providing excellentservice, accurate advice, and a seamless experience.

Weare seeking an experienced and motivated Manager Enrolments to lead ourenrolments and international admissions functions, ensuring prospectivelearners receive outstanding support from application through to enrolment.

Reportingto the Registrar, you will provide strategic and operational leadership acrossdomestic enrolments and international admissions. You will ensure processes areefficient, compliant, learner-focused, and aligned with organisationalobjectives.

You'lllead a dedicated team responsible for managing application and enrolmentworkflows, admission decisions, international student processing, and learnerrecords administration.

Thesuccessful candidate must possess the following:

• Provenexperience leading administrative or operational teams.
• Experiencemanaging complex workflows and competing priorities.
• Excellentcommunication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience in tertiary educationenrolment, international admissions, registry or student administrationfunctions.
• Experience working with studentmanagement systems or customer relationship management systems.
• Knowledge of New Zealand tertiary education systems and regulatoryrequirements.
• A passion for working in an environment which wants to make a realand authentic difference in Aotearoa New Zealand

Thisis an exciting opportunity for an experienced people leader who thrives onimproving processes, delivering exceptional service, and leadinghigh-performing teams in a complex and dynamic environment.

Joinus and lead a team dedicated to creating positive enrolment experiences forcurrent and future learners.

Applications Close on Sunday, 4 October, 2026