An exciting career opportunity exists in Grahamstown, Western Cape for a Manager: Student Recruitment within a Higher Education environment. If you have the following behavioural competency and experience, we look forward to receiving your application.

Requirements:
A minimum of a relevant three-year higher education qualification at NQF level 7 or above, where such qualification includes either Marketing, Public Relations, Communication, Journalism and Media Studies or equivalent PLUS a post graduate qualification, as well as approximately 6 years’ relevant experience where such experience includes:

• At least 4 years’ experience in recruitment within a higher education environment
• Intimate knowledge of the academic endeavour
• Previous experience in managing and administering budgets
• Knowledge of other Universities and their student recruitment operations
• Ability to manage staff from out of the office due to extensive travelling commitments
• Must be willing and able to travel and work after hours and over weekends at times
• A track record in management and leadership
• A track record of innovation
• A valid drivers’ licence is compulsory
• Good presentation skills
• Event management skills an advantage
• Ability to develop, implement and maintain systems
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English
• Ability to communicate in other official languages an advantage

Behavioural Competency:

• Networking skills, able to persuade and convince others
• Ability to multi-task in a very varied work environment and react spontaneously to all eventualities
• Assertive with interactions with others but try not to stifle their initiative
• Able to gain trust of others, able to keep confidences
• High level of self-awareness, is committed to own development
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to relate to staff, students, learners, educators at different levels as well as from different cultures and backgrounds
• Champions diversity: culturally aware and sensitive
• People management skills with a collaborative approach
• Decision making skills, able to be objective, flexible but decisive
• Ability to think strategically and creatively and implement the strategies

Salary: Market Related
Vacancy Reference no:  CPT002596                       
Closing Date: 16 August 2019
To apply for the above-mentioned position, please apply on our Website www.intelligentplacement.co.za/vacancies also add your profile picture to your CV.
If you don’t hear from us within 3 weeks of your application, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Posted on 12 Aug 13:17