Admissions Associate (Dual Campus) at Nova Pioneer

ABOUT THE ROLE:

• The Admissions Associate will be responsible for generating and processing leads and applications across two new campuses, ultimately responsible for delivering against our ambitious enrolment targets.
• This person will manage feeder schools relationships, cold calls, set up and run activations, open days and other events. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, highly organized, and able to work effectively across both locations. This role can be described as more of a ‘hunting role’ because rather than managing an existing pipeline, you will be required to generate a pipeline as well as close those enrollments.

Key responsibilities for the role include:

Given the life stage of the campuses, this person will have a big focus for the first year (or two) on generating their own leads and application pipeline, with the support of the Marketing team.

• Develop and manage feeder schools relationships 
• Work with the Marketing and School teams on creating programmes for generating referrals from the current Nova Pioneer community, as well as the community at large.
• Conduct cold calling and activations to generate interest for both campuses
• Report application numbers and progress to the managers of the two campuses, as well as the two school leaders
• Manage open days and other admissions events across both campuses, with the support of the broader admissions team
• Ensure a high level of customer service throughout the admissions process
• Given that Nova Pioneer Boksburg High School is opening in 2024, you will be responsible for supporting the launch plans of the campus alongside other stakeholders eg Marketing team, Boksburg Head of school
• Internal marketing to current Grade 6 and 7 families to ensure the highest possible student retention into Grade 8 
• Work with the Marketing team to create marketing plans for the new schools

In Partnership with:

• School leaders, school-based operations, admins and teaching teammates at both campuses
• Admissions managers for each campus 
• Admissions teammates who handle admissions for Boksburg Primary and Paulshof Primary (the primary schools that feed into your high schools)
• Marketing’s teammates who support us with events, marketing material and application generation

About You

Skills and Qualifications required:

• This person should be excellent at sales, cold calling, as well as selling the Nova Pioneer vision to prospective parents
• It is essential that this person become a Nova Pioneer subject matter expert quickly, particularly on our high school offering. 
• The successful candidate should have a growth mindset and be able to internalize large amounts of information and master it quickly.
• This teammate should not only be skilled at project management but also great at following through on tasks 
• This role requires a person to be great at ideation and action-orientation
• Note: The Admissions Associate will focus on generating applications and moving those applications through the funnel to enroll, working with families and feeder schools, and supporting both campus locations.
• Data-oriented and able to problem-solve based on data
• It is essential that this team member is able to do administrative duties required in the admissions process

Requirements: 

• Working across two campuses in different areas (Boksburg and Paulshof)

Dividing time equally across both campuses

• On campus 4 days a week (2 days at each campus)
• Colocating with the rest of the Marketing Team at one of our campuses once a week
• Own transport mandatory
• Previous experience in school admissions, as well as an understanding of the Cambridge curriculum would be advantageous. 
• While your career growth at Nova Pioneer will ultimately be managed by one person, you role requires that you report on admissions progress to two admissions managers and two school leaders