Administration / Admissions Officers recruitment in a topmost Business School in Lagos

MasterMindsHRSG Management Consulting - Our client, a topmost Business School in Lagos, invite applications from suitably qualified candidates, to fill the vacant position below: Job Title: Administration/ Admissions Officer Location: Lagos Roles and Responsibilities

• Manage the admissions processing of a portfolio of programmes in close liaison with academic departments, applying agreed criteria to make admissions decisions consistently and fairly
• Handle telephone and email enquiries from prospective students, their parents, lecturers and advisers independently and in a timely and professional manner
• Process incoming applications for all degree programmes, checking qualifications, the validity of decisions and authenticity of results
• Ensure that correct procedures are followed when dealing with fraudulent applications, applicants with criminal convictions and underage applicants
• Liaise regularly with both academic and administrative staff
• Handle all enquiries in a courteous and helpful way these may be by telephone, email, letter,fax or in person
• Assist with the monitoring and updating of all information relating to admissions
• Maintain a tidy and organized work area
• Process expenses and invoices
• Filing, photocopying, ordering stationary
• Enter decisions and generate offers using the business school Student Record system and other databases with the aim of 100% accuracy
• Monitor the responses of applicants to decisions and provide data to faculties and departments on applicant status and workflow
• Check and verify the fee classification of applicants
• Attend and take minute meetings

• The successful candidate will be expected to work Mondays to Saturdays, with Saturdays being the core of the job. However, the candidate will get one day off during the week in lieu of the Saturday they worked on.

• Minimum of B.Sc Degree in any relevant field and at least 5 years’ related experience
• Membership of a recognized professional body will be of advantage
• Knowledge and skills:
• Understanding of the application process and higher education admission
• Experience of the Higher Education sector
• Knowledge of the Nigerian education system
• Experience of admissions in a higher education setting will be an added advantage
• Understanding of both undergraduate & postgraduate higher education admissions processes.
• A proven record of generalist administrative experience
• Experience of working in a customer-focused environment
• Experience of providing information & advice

• Computer literate with experience of MS Word, Excel and email packages
• A confident user of databases and reporting tools
• Ability to work with speed and accuracy