Admission officer

Job Description

• Determine admissibility, transferability of credit, and residency for new and readmitted undergraduate students; classifies and places students into appropriate academic units.
• Visit schools and colleges, speaks to groups and individual students, and meets with school officials to develop partnerships between the University and other institutions throughout the state; coordinates community workshops, retreats, and on-site admissions programs.
• Advise students and families regarding educational opportunities and options, admission and other requirements, policies and procedures, transfer of credit, and financial assistance, as appropriate.
• Contribute the institutional database of prospective/potential and current students in the state.
• Analyze trends in student recruitment and retention programs; designs and implements recruitment programs for targeted groups of potential students, and develops strategies for program evaluation.
• Create and distribute a range of resource and promotional materials designed for the recruitment and retention of targeted groups.
• Prepares reports and proposals, and responds to inquiries from students and external agencies.
• Develops operating goals and objectives for the unit; implements and administers methods and procedures to enhance operations, as appropriate to the unit.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with at least 1 year of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
• Freshers are highly encouraged to apply.
• Ability to develop and deliver presentations.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Skill in examining and re-engineering operations and procedures, formulating policy, and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures.
• Knowledge of student recruitment and retention issues.
• Knowledge of the broad spectrum of available university academic units, curricula, and programs.
• Ability to develop, plan, and implement short- and long-range goals.
• Ability to travel on occasion outside the metropolitan area.
• Organizing and coordinating skills.
• Skill in the use of computerized systems and databases.
• Ability to design and write promotional material.
• Ability to evaluate student transcripts and/or records.
• Knowledge of university admissions policies, standards, and procedures.

Special Information

• For further information, directly contact at  9801898000 (Sangita).