Admissions Officer

Overview

The Admissions Officer oversees the full student admissions journey, frominitialenquiry through enrolment and family onboarding. This role requires a detailed, current understanding of how the schooloperatesin practice, enabling the Admissions Officer to communicate clearly, accurately, and transparently with prospective families and to ensure that all admissions decisions are aligned with the school's capacity, resources, and policies. Highly tuned customer serivce skills are an important aspect of this position.

As the school opens for the first time inSeptember 2026,a significant proportionof admissions activity will take placeprior to the school being operational and accessible on site, requiring confidence in virtual engagement and remote admissions processes.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and control theentire admissions process, ensuring all stages are completed accurately, consistently, and in line with school policy
• Act as theprimary point of contact for prospective families, providing honest,well-informedcommunication about the school's offer, structure, and conditions of enrollment.
• Plan, coordinate, and lead school tours, including:
  • virtual meetings and online presentations during the preopening phase
  • onsite visits only at approved times, withappropriate permissionsand adherence to health and safety requirements
• Coordinate tour schedules with school faculty and leadership, confirm appointments with families, andmaintainclear protocols so thatall visits take place strictly by appointment
• Oversee thesharing of admissions information, images, videos, and digital materials, including theappropriate useof materials from the sister school with identical facilities and design
• Liaise closely with theSchool Leadership Teamto confirm space availability and ensure admissions decisions reflect staffing, classorganisation, and resource capacity
• Monitor admissions trends andflag potential capacity or resourcing pressuresin advance (e.g.demandindicatingthe need for anadditionalclass)
• Ensure rigorousdue diligenceprior to admission, including documentation, background information, and confirmation of financial commitments
• Work closely withEnglish asAdditionalLanguageand Special Educational Needsspecialist staffto manage applications for students requiringadditionalsupport, ensuring capacity is confirmed and protocols are followed
• Ensure families clearly understand expectations, includingadditionalservices and associated costs, where applicable
• Maintain oversight of allinformation shared with prospective families, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and alignment with school practice
• Review and coordinatepromotional and admissions materials, ensuring contentremainscurrent throughout the preopening and opening phases
• Operate andmaintaindigital admissions systems, ensuring data accuracy, compliance, and clear reporting
• Gather and present admissions data to inform leadership planning anddecisionmaking
• Lead theonboarding process for newly admitted families, coordinating the effective communication of practical information ahead of opening

Experience, skills, And attributes

• Previousexperience in aschool admissions roleis highly desirable
• Excellentclient facing,organizational, and communication skills
• Highlydetail oriented,process driven, and comfortable managing complex protocolswith many steps.
• Confident usingdigital platformsto support virtual admissions and engagement.
• Proactive, collaborative, and adaptable in a startup school environment
• Native levelorvery strongproficiencyin English is essential
• Ability to communicate in Arabic is a significant advantage

Startdate

• The Admissions Officermust be in post by May 2026
• Earlier availability is strongly encouraged and will be considered an advantage

Whyjoinus?

• A rare opportunity to shape admissions practices from the ground up in a new international school
• Close collaboration with senior leadership during a critical preopening phase
• Strong professional support through the SEK Education Group network
• An exceptional working environment within a distinctive,futurefocusedinternational community
• Salary is based on relevant qualifications and experience. Accommodation is also provided as an additional benefit and included for staff at no additional cost.