Job Title: Admissions Officer
Hiring Organization: Aga
Khan Education Services
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Education
Job Type: Full
Time
Salary: KES
Date Posted: 07/18/2024
The Aga Khan Education Service, Kenya (AKES, Kenya)
operates 5 schools in various cities in Kenya and provides nursery to senior
secondary education in both national and international curricula. It is part of
the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), a group of private development
agencies working to improve living conditions and opportunities for people of
all faiths and origins in specific regions of the developing world.
We are seeking to fill the below post within our
establishment. The position holder will be based in our Mombasa School.
Role Summary
The Admissions Officer is the key person to recruit
new students, maintain student files and provide support to students who have
left the school (Primary or High) by providing transcripts or similar
documents.
Key Responsibilities
- Receive prospective families/students, offer
tours around the school and direct them to the relevant personnel.
- Capture information of prospective students.
- Provide general information about the school to
prospective families, including fees.
- Make follow-up calls and emails to prospective
families.
- Liaise with National Curriculum Coordinator,
Junior Secondary School Coordinator, Head Teacher and Deputy Head Teacher
to ensure that prospective families have access to relevant curriculum and
other information.
- Facilitate the administration of admission
exams.
- Maintain accurate records regarding students’
demographics and academic records.
- Input of data in the school database, i.e., the
School Information System (SIS).
- Prepare admission letters for new students.
- File all relevant documents in the student file.
- Print and file reports for all students at the
end of each semester.
- Prepare transcripts and other documents for
current and former students.
- Manage the archive of student files.
- Carry out other tasks in line with this role and
as specified by the Head Teacher.
The requirements
- Diploma in related field.
- 2 years’ experience in a similar or equivalent
position.
- School experience shall be an added advantage.
- Proficiency in Microsoft office applications.
