Student affairs & Registrar Specialist (UAE National)

Located in the heart of Abu Dhabi's diplomatic district, AGDA is the UAE's leading academic and training institution for diplomacy and international relations. The Academy combines world-class academic programmes with practical training, preparing future diplomats, leaders, and policymakers to represent the UAE globally.

Job description

Student affairs & Registrar Specialist is responsible for planning, coordinating, and delivering a wide range of academic and administrative support services to enrolled and prospective students. The role ensures that student services are aligned with the Academy's strategic objectives and contribute to a positive and supportive learning environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Assists with the planning and development of a set of goals and objectives for the student services unit in conjunction with the Academy strategic planning.
• Coordinates and administers student support to enrolled and prospective students, such as course registration, graduation processing, petitioning, withdrawals, program documentation,computer accounts, information sessions, receptions, and student orientations.
• Plan and manage, in coordination with other departments, the Orientation Day for new students, including preparing the program and presentation, setting up thehall, preparing handbooks and brochures.
• Prepare and continuously update, in coordination with the Dean and other members of the Academic team, the Graduate Programs Catalogue and Student Handbook.
• Prepare, in coordination with the Dean and other members of the Academic team, the semester's course schedule with assigned faculty for each course.
• Reviews students support initiatives to ensure student, faculty, and administration needs are met.
• Maintains student records on database, creates and provides reports.
• Counsels and confers with students providing program procedures, policies, goals, and objectives, technical guidance, and problem resolution.
• Act as a focal point of contact to all current students, alumni, faculty, and staff seeking information regarding student activities, events and services, student scholarshipsand/or student affairs policies and procedures.
• Undertake any other related tasks assigned by the line manager.

Interested candidates must have the following qualifications:

1. UAE National
2. Minimum Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Education, or a related field from a reputable/internationally-accredited college or university
3. 4+ experience in similar role (Academic filed)