Specialist: Student Recruitment

Role Clarification & Key Performance Areas

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has a well-established tradition of academic excellence and providing meaningful access to students from diverse backgrounds. It offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and is geared towards strengthening its student enrolment in key areas of pressing concern for South Africa. All public South African universities have nationally approved enrolment mandates that guide enrolment across different fields and levels of study and achieving its enrolment mandate is a key strategic focus area for UWC.

A dynamic and inspiring individual is sought to help plan, initiate and implement coordinated student recruitment and marketing strategies that support the recruitment of students in accordance with the University’s student enrolment goals and targets.

Reporting to the Director: Student Enrolment Management Unit, the successful applicant will be responsible for the following areas:

• Provide support to the Director with regard to the compilation and evaluation of student recruitment plans and strategies.
• Manage and monitor the implementation of selected recruitment strategies and provide formal monitoring and review reports.
• Manage and coordinate promotional and recruitment activities for out-bound school visits, career exhibitions and other recruitment and career activities as per the recruitment plan.
• Promote available programmes and outline entry requirements during career guidance activities
• Enquiry management, including the referral of and enhancing of inquiry systems in conjunction with the Student Recruitment Administrator.
• Network with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to an ethos of collaboration, teamwork and excellence in the Unit.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum Requirements (Qualification and Experience):

• A relevant Hornours ’s degree or equivalent NQF level 8 .
• A minimum of 6 years relevant student recruitment experience at a South African University OR at least 6 years curriculum guidance/student career guidance experience
• Must have a valid driver’s licence

Added Advantage

• An Honours degree in marketing or public relations.
• Two or more South African language proficiency

Required Competencies (skills, Knowledge, And Behavioural Attributes)

• Excellent Communication skills (Verbal and Written)
• Proficiency with digital media is a strong requirement
• Self-motivated and with the ability to take initiative
• Flexibility to adapt and work in a range of varying environments and with different people, tasks and responsibilities
• The ability to work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Public speaking and presentation skills

In your application, you are encouraged to highlight your strengths and include anything else you deem exceptional and outstanding to be considered by the selection panel. In addition, please attach a cover letter motivating your suitability, a detailed curriculum vitae including contact details of three referees, and your highest qualification to your online profile.

To be considered for this vacancy, you must click on the Apply for this Job link below or apply directly via UWC Careers at https://uwc.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/JobSearch/viewAll. For any queries, please contact the Human Resources Department at +27 21 959 4063/3642/9362/9708/3160/3756 or email: e-recruitment@uwc.ac.za.

DISCLAIMER: By applying for the position, you consent to the University sharing your application, including curriculum vitae, with University stakeholders to process the application. In line with the University’s commitment to diversifying its workforce, preference will be given to suitably qualified applicants in line with our Employment Equity Targets. The official retirement age at UWC is 65 years. The University reserves the right to not make an appointment, make an appointment at a different level, seek additional candidates and may conduct competency assessments.