Manager: Student Recruitment

1 week ago

Pretoria, South Africa University of Pretoria Full time

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Strategic planning and stakeholder relationship management:

- Provide strategic inputs on the identification of the student recruitment market and strategies in line with UP’s Strategic Plan;
- Compile an annual Undergraduate Recruitment Strategy and communicate individual responsibilities to staff members;
- Coordinate UP undergraduate recruitment strategies in collaboration with UP faculties and professional service departments;
- Compile a special strategy to include target markets offering for international qualifications, such as Cambridge and International Baccalaureate (IB), etc.;
- Identify schools and Corporate Social Investment (CSI) projects with the desired profile of prospective students;
- Engage with internal as well as external partners to identify deserving undergraduate students, and develop strategies to get access to this market;
- Establish and maintain relationships with sponsors of UP undergraduate recruitment events;
- Manage the dissemination of recruitment material and information to the undergraduate market;
- Communicate and implement changes relating to recruitment information;
- Schedule feedback and planning meetings with the recruitment team;
- Exploration of the prospective international and postgraduate student market:

- Liaise with the Manager: Postgraduate Recruitment on the expansion of the prospective international and postgraduate student market in line with UP’s Strategic Plan;
- Compile an internal training programme to equip the Specialist Senior Student Advisors (SSSAs) with the knowledge and skills to also recruit postgraduate students and students with international qualifications;
- Include SSSAs in postgraduate and international student recruitment initiatives in collaboration with the Manager: Postgraduate Recruitment;
- Human Resources management:

- Manage and utilise undergraduate recruitment staff members;
- Negotiate and draw up Key Performance Areas (KPAs) for undergraduate recruitment staff members in line with the strategic vision and set outcomes of DESA and UP;
- Oversee the execution of undergraduate recruitment staff’s allocated responsibilities;
- Submit reports to the line manager on the activities of the undergraduate recruitment division;
- Manage all administrative responsibilities of undergraduate recruitment staff members related to the execution of their duties;
- Conduct performance management discussions and evaluations with undergraduate recruitment staff members according to UP policy;
- Arrange annual information sessions with faculties where recruitment staff can be updated on changes in admission requirements and selection processes;
- Manage the JuniorTukkie (JT) initiative:

- Oversee and manage the execution of all JT activities;
- Compile and submit evaluation reports of JT events;
- Expand relationships with CSI companies countrywide to gain access to selected learners on their enrichment programmes;
- Compile and maintain a comprehensive database of JT members and JT excellence groups;
- Introduce initiatives to retain deserving students through JT membership, JT Ambassadors Programme, and JT Alumni;
- Negotiate benefits for JT members with internal and external partners (bursaries, invitations to special events, JT magazine, etc.);
- Manage JuniorTukkie information products and social media platforms:

- Manage the production of JT information products;
- Manage and maintain virtual JT content on the UP web, UP App and all social media platforms;
- Manage the juniortukkie.online platform in collaboration with the sponsor, UNICEF;
- Evaluate and monitor the correctness of JT content in information products;
- Liaise with the Manager: Publications (DESA) regarding JT content published in JT information products;
- Financial management:

- Acquire and submit comparative quotations as per policy for recruitment activities and information products;
- Manage undergraduate recruitment budgets.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

- A Bachelor/BTech degree in any of the following fields of study: Education, Psychology (Counselling or Educational Psychologist), or Marketing and Communication;
- Five years’ experience in:

- Management;
- Financial management;
- Stakeholder relationship;
- Content development;
- Recruitment of students.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES):

- Knowledge of:

- Qualification frameworks;
- Tertiary content development;
- A tertiary education environment;
- Computer literate;
- Presentation skills;
- Multilingualism;
- Financial and administrative managerial skills;
- Dynamic and innovative;
- Sound client service ethics;
- Conflict handling skills;
- Self-control and drive;
- Trustworthy and reliable;
- Adaptability and flexibility;
- Ability to conceptualise;
- Multitasking abilities;
- Organisational skills;
- Human resource management skills.

ADDED ADVANTAGES AND PREFERENCES:

- Honours in Education, Psychology (Counselling or Educational Psychologist

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