Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

- Maintaining and building the University's reputation by providing accurate and timely information regarding the University's Programmes and the admissions process to interested applicants and their parents (i.e. by phone, email and face-to-face).
- Ensuring applications are expedited through the admissions process as efficiently as possible.
- Ensuring information pertinent to the admissions process is captured and stored in an accurate and timely fashion.
- Liaising with applicants to ensure documentation required for consideration for interview is received.
- Shortlisting applicants for interview as per minimum entry requirements and in consultation with AM.
- Arranging interviews for suitable applicants and coordinating needs with internal stakeholders (i.e. interviewers, maintenance, security, etc).
- Communicating application updates and outcomes to applicants.
- Liaising with applicants who are successful at interview with a view to progressing their application to registration.
- Liaising with the Student Fees Officers to ensure payments received are documented.
- Liaising with the Registration and Student Records Officers to ensure the required authenticated documents are received.
- Co-ordinating the registration of students to the relevant programmes in consultation with AM and Head of Admissions (HoA), and liaising with all the required departments to complete the registration process.
- Accurately entering and regularly updating particulars in Quercus and supporting databases.
- Preparing and maintaining hard copy files for all applicants.
- Preparing reports as required by the AM, HoA and Senior Management.
- Attending meetings and providing input regarding admissions as per AM and HoA.
- Participate in Student Recruitment activities on occasion.
- Must be prepared to work outside normal business hours and at weekends as needed.

Reporting to: Admissions Manager
Number required: 1
Duration: Permanent
Desired start date: As soon as possible
Probation: 3 months
Working Hours: Sunday - Thursday 8am -4pm

Requirements

- Appropriate experience or qualification in secretarial or office management is required.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- A methodical, reliable self-starter with the capacity to work effectively on own initiative or as a team member.
- Ability to take ownership and accept accountability for initiatives, manage issues and meet agreed targets upon commitment.
- Commitment to continuously improve the efficiency of the Admissions process and the ease at which applicants can progress through the process.
- Excellent computer skills and experience in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook in particular.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

About the Company

Building on the heritage of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland which was founded in 1784, we will enhance health in Bahrain, the other GCC countries and beyond through endeavour, innovation and collaboration in education, research and service.

RCSI Bahrain is a constituent university of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. The role of the University is to provide healthcare education and training to world standards in Bahrain, drawing students from Bahrain, the other GCC countries and beyond.

With students from over 40 countries, numbers are at an all-time high, with 1,186 students currently undertaking courses in Medicine, Nursing and Postgraduate Studies and Research. The RCSI curriculum, examinations and supervision ensures the highest international standards.

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