**Key Responsibilities of the Admissions Manager**:
- **Data Analysis and Strategic Planning**: Utilize recruitment data to evaluate admission performance against the College/Campus strategic goals and inform decision-making.
- **Team Management and Efficiency**: Oversee the admissions team, ensuring high performance standards. Provide staff training and continually review internal processes to maintain excellence in performance.
- **Reporting and Policy Development**: Prepare detailed reports and strategic advice on admissions policies and compliance, including GTEs and visas refusals, contributing to the recruitment direction.
- **Process Optimization**: Collaboratively work with the Marketing and Admissions team and stakeholders to refine admission functions, ensuring outstanding customer service to students, agents, and other clients, while mantaining the integrity of the admission process.
- **Student Admissions Files**: Coordinate the creation and management of student admissions files to ensure organized and efficient processing.
- **University and External Agency Liaison**: Work closely with partner universities and external evaluation agencies, both in Australia and internationally, to develop admissions procedures and recognize non-standard qualifications.
- **Relationship Building**: Maintain credible and robust relationships with counterparts at partner universities, Navitas Group Marketing, key education agents, and external stakeholders, including immigration departments.
- **Regulatory Compliance Monitoring**: Keep abreast of changes and amendments in student visa requirements from the Department of Immigration and other regulatory entities, ensuring that relevant team members are informed and compliant.
- **Staff Training and Development**: Monitor and assess the training needs of Admissions employees to ensure operational effectiveness and provide opportunities for professional development.
These responsibilities are designed to ensure a results-oriented approach to managing the admissions function at Curtin College, focusing on efficiency, strategic growth, and exceptional service delivery.
**Qualifications and Selection Criteria**
**Essential**:
i. Undergraduate degree qualifications and 3 years managerial experience; or equivalent
combination of education and/or relevant experience
ii. Proven ability to effectively manage staff from a range of backgrounds who are required to
deliver high quality, professional, and timely services
iii. Proven ability to build and maintain strong, credible relationship with key stakeholders
iv. Highly developed managerial skills demonstrated in a process-driven environment of large
volume work-flows and critical deadlines
v. Demonstrated capacity to lead and motivate staff to achieve the strategic directions of the
College/Campus
vi. Demonstrated critical and creative thinking and proven ability to evaluate service delivery
**Desirable**:
i. Extensive work experience in the international education industry or related area
ii. Extensive knowledge of the Australian Higher Education regulatory environment and ESOS act
iii. Experience in the implementation of successful student admission strategies