Outreach & Admissions Manager

Contractual details

Immediate start, no later than 19 April 2022

Full time (40 hours/week, 52 weeks/annum), permanent role

5.6 weeks per annum

Overview

The Outreach & Admissions Manager leads the Admissions & Communications Department.

The purpose of the role is to drive the number of student applications and accepted offers, by providing excellent customer service to the school’s prospective parents and their children. The Manager reports to the Head of School and is responsible for managing individual applications through each step of the admissions process, ensuring that targets for registrations, confirmations, and final acceptances are achieved and the quality of accepted candidates meets or exceeds the school’s standards.

This person is responsible for our outsourced Marketing department.

The successful candidate will also bring their experience of leading a team to provide inspiration, support and development to a dynamic team.

Key Responsibilities

• Be the face of the school to prospective families
• Develop and implement integrated student recruitment campaigns
• Create and develop strong relationships with external partners (publications, agencies, consultants, companies, etc)
• Oversee and drive marketing campaigns
• Oversee analysis of data which informs marketing strategies (Google analytics, Facebook analytics, Twitter)
• Promote and guard the brand identity
• Create and optimise an outreach database (Nurseries/schools, Embassies, agencies,...)
• Recruit and train parents and students for the school’s Ambassador programme
• Manage the department budget
• Lead on tenders as needed (website...)
• Function as a liaison, network, build relationships, reach out to prospective schools and external stakeholders both nationally and internationally
• Produce the documentation and reports of their activity as requested by the Head of School

Why work with us?

• An international school 'Outstanding’ in Personal development, behaviour & welfare, and Sixth form provision, where you will join a very strong team of highly qualified and experienced teaching and support team
• A welcoming and innovative environment in which to teach and learn
• A vibrant location, easily accessible by Underground
• Generous reward and benefit package (see below)

Benefits

We can offer you a range of benefits, including:

• Free loan of tablet/laptop device
• Free 3-course meal cooked fresh in our kitchen everyday, equivalent to £1,500/annum non taxable
• Fantastic work spaces and resources
• Professional development opportunities (internal and external)
• Enhanced paternity/maternity/parental leave
• Enhanced sick leave scheme to support you when you need it most
• Perkbox account paid for by the school
• Cycle to work scheme vouchers
• Free hot drinks throughout the day
• Social events and staff parties

What we are looking for

• We look for talented individuals who want to be a part of a modern, bilingual, progressive and dynamic school which promotes excellence through care.
• Strong communication and sophisticated writing skills in English and ideally in French
• Flexibility to travel for the role
• Proven experience of developing strategies and plans which deliver demonstrable impact against strategic objectives
• An independent self-starter with the ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism, accuracy and attention to detail
• An interest in mastering Google Analytics and Adwords
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills
• The ability to allocate marketing investment to target channels with the most impact
  
• Tremendous organisational and follow-up skills
• Adaptable attitude, strong relationship-building skills
• Experience of leading a team to provide inspiration, support and development
• Ability to see the bigger picture
• Interest in the independent and international education sector.