Job Description

Nova Pioneer is looking for four superstar Brand & Admissions Associate at Boksburg Primary! This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of an innovative network of schools that is developing generations of innovators and leaders who will shape the African Century. This position is part of the Nova Pioneer Central Team under the Marketing Function in South Africa, and will require on campus presence daily and travel between schools from time to time. Please remember to select the campus you would like to be considered for in your application. ABOUT THE ROLE:

• Admissions:
  • You will be responsible for providing a compelling experience for prospective parents, through various methods (events, emailers, calls etc.), that leads to these parents ultimately enrolling at our schools.
  • You will be responsible meeting the #HighExpectations targets we are set to help grow our schools. This entails facilitating and tracking the high volume of applications from prospective parents through the admissions funnel from applied to enrolled stage.
  • Youxe2x80x99ll be required to develop key partnerships with suitable feeder nursery schools.
  • You will also be responsible for collecting relevant parent documents (IDs, birth certificates etc.) and monitoring the data to regularly provide updates to your manager and the team, as well as the various school stakeholders, on the progress.
• Communications: You will be responsible for any written, verbal (phone, in person), and electronic (email, SMS) communications to prospective parents of Nova Pioneer students, this includes copy editing, proofreading, and revising communications across a variety of channels, and escalating it up the chain where necessary or prudent. Your communication is expected to be well composed, compelling and timely, within the protocol set by your manager and the organization.
• Data and Reporting: Giving the organization visibility into our progress to target will be a key responsibility in this role. Updating and maintaining the various team dashboards in a timely manner, preparing and submitting monthly, quarterly and annual reports on activities mapped out, will be key to measure our progress against your teamxe2x80x99s key objectives.
• Customer Engagement / Events: As a Brand and Admissions Coordinator, you will be expected to organize and execute events, such as open days, that both creatively encourage increased engagement with prospective parents, and which drives new student admissions. You will be responsible for the collection and analysis of data to determine the effectiveness of the admissions events, and for making recommendations on potential improvements.

About You Skills and Qualifications required:

• You have at least a Diploma/Bachelorxe2x80x99s Degree in Marketing, commerce or any related field.
• 1-year experience building and managing important relationships in marketing, communications and/or business development positions.
• You are a great communicator: You are able to provide a clear and persuasive pitch to anyone and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• You are results-driven and can work well under pressure: You are goal-oriented, move fast and take ownership of work.
• You are detail orientated: This role will require you to track and manage a high volume of applicants in a systematic and organised manner to ensure a smooth parent experience.
• You are entrepreneurial and empathetic. You are able to understand the various Nova Pioneersxe2x80x99 stakeholders and think creatively about how to effectively communicate to them.
• You are passionate about providing excellent education at an affordable price even if you havenxe2x80x99t worked in education before.
• You possess great computer skills- proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint
• You have very strong organization, time management, and followxe2x80x90up skills; high sense of urgency; demonstrated ability to successfully handle multiple projects concurrently
• You have the ability to thrive in a fastxe2x80x90paced, entrepreneurial environment
• You are excited about our organizational culturexe2x80x94and in particular, you are fired up to challenge yourself by embracing mutual vulnerability and a firehose of feedback

HOW TO APPLY Does working at Nova Pioneer excite you? If so, then apply now! To apply, please complete the form on the right hand side of this page. We cannot process applications that are emailed to us. Please note: Where a copy of your resume is required, copying and pasting from a formatted document e.g. Microsoft Word may not result in the formatting transferring correctly to the final resume. You are encouraged to attach your resume in Microsoft Wordxc2xae or PDF format to protect formatting. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until the right candidate is identified. Only qualified candidates will be invited for interviews. WORKING AT NOVA PIONEER Nova Pioneer is a place where our people experience tremendous growth, fast! We invest heavily in the growth of our people because it leads to greater mastery in both us and our students. xe2x80x9cNovaneersxe2x80x9d work harder and work longer hours than at most schools but as a result, the growth they experience is extraordinary. We offer consistent and ongoing professional development and provide clear career pathways that ensure that our people are always achieving their personal and professional best. Nova Pioneer has a highly energetic, entrepreneurial environment where our people get to bring their creative and innovative ideas to life. We look for people who are flexible and who are able to adapt and respond quickly to adversity with a positive, can-do attitude (there are no problems, only solutions!). We welcome challenges and roll with the punches because it makes us, and our students, better. There is no problem too big for us! We work hard but we also have a lot of fun together. We bring infectious energy and enthusiasm to everything we do because joy fuels the hardest work and learning. Read more about our culture principles here.
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