Senior Associate/Associate, Admissions

at  Singapore University of Technology and Design

SENIOR ASSOCIATE/ASSOCIATE, ADMISSIONS

Job Req ID: 1321
Employee Category: Admin
Department: Office of Student Affairs

Key Responsibilities: Admissions professional – full time team member of SUTD’s Admissions Department (and part of Student Affairs)

• Admissions Operations:
• Review and shortlist applications
• Arrange for interviews (and conducting them where necessary)
• Respond to student enquiries (email and calls)
• Communicate with students and applicants
• School/Poly Account Manager:
• Strategize how to engage students, parents and teachers
• Cultivate relationships with key personnel (e.g. ECG counsellors) and alumni
• Keep account management and outreach materials up to date
• Represent SUTD at On/Off Campus Outreach
• Help students/parents understand SUTD’s offerings, benefits and fit
• Conduct/facilitate workshops for potential applicants
• Drive Overseas Market Outreach Activities (if assigned):
• Identify suitable target market segments
• Cultivate partner schools
• Conduct overseas outreach efforts (inc. with partners)
• Strategy and Planning:
• Contribute to team planning for the whole admissions journey
• Analyse admissions and student data to track effectiveness of efforts
• Continually pilot new ideas to evolve SUTD’s admissions strategy
• Pillar/Cluster Liaison:
• Work closely with Pillars and Clusters, as well as other SUTD departments and student groups to engage students effectively
• Communicate effectively with Pillars and Clusters as well as other internal and external partners

REQUIREMENTS

• Possess a recognized degree from a university (preferably in Engineering, Computing and/or Design)
• Have working experience in a business development, account management and/or an admissions outreach role
• Possess strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Able to multi-task and work independently, while being tightly aligned to the organisation and team’s approach and efforts
• Be creative and able to challenge norms, be resourceful, goal-driven, diligent, independent and yet be a good team player
• Willing to travel if assigned portfolio includes an overseas market

One or more of the following will also be useful:

• Familiar with undergraduate studies at SUTD
• Understand the Engineering, Computing and/or Design education landscape, including institutions and programmes
• Have a good understanding of the industries which SUTD students are employed in
• Have design/systems-thinking experience, inc. implementation
• Able to teach design thinking and conduct workshops
• Be a “maker” yourself; actively involved in “maker” projects
• Possess knowledge and skills of database and IT systems
• Strong project management skills

• Admissions Operations:
• Review and shortlist applications
• Arrange for interviews (and conducting them where necessary)
• Respond to student enquiries (email and calls)
• Communicate with students and applicants
• School/Poly Account Manager:
• Strategize how to engage students, parents and teachers
• Cultivate relationships with key personnel (e.g. ECG counsellors) and alumni
• Keep account management and outreach materials up to date
• Represent SUTD at On/Off Campus Outreach
• Help students/parents understand SUTD’s offerings, benefits and fit
• Conduct/facilitate workshops for potential applicants
• Drive Overseas Market Outreach Activities (if assigned):
• Identify suitable target market segments
• Cultivate partner schools
• Conduct overseas outreach efforts (inc. with partners)
• Strategy and Planning:
• Contribute to team planning for the whole admissions journey
• Analyse admissions and student data to track effectiveness of efforts
• Continually pilot new ideas to evolve SUTD’s admissions strategy
• Pillar/Cluster Liaison:
• Work closely with Pillars and Clusters, as well as other SUTD departments and student groups to engage students effectively
• Communicate effectively with Pillars and Clusters as well as other internal and external partner