Admissions and Marketing Officer at St. Constantine School | June 2024

St. Constantine School Vacancy, Admissions and Marketing Officer

Arusha

St. Constantine International School (SCIS)

St. Constantine’s International School (SCIS) is an English-medium, non-denominational, international school.

Start Date: September 2024 or sooner if possible.

Role Reports to: Headteacher/School Principal

The Admissions and Marketing Officer maintains open and productive channels of communication with the St. Constantine International School (SCIS) community and non-SCIS community, in line with the school’s philosophy. The Admissions and Marketing Officer ensures a smooth admissions process for prospective families. They also contribute to the marketing of the school by understanding and communicating the educational merits of the school through relevant publications and various forms, including via the school’s social media. The Admissions and Marketing Officer is also responsible for the marketing, advertising and public relations of the school. This also includes being responsible and organizing regular promotional events, and the logistics of visitors visiting SCIS.

Job Description:

The Admissions and Marketing Officer is expected to:

• Promote and contribute to the school’s aims (mission, vision, values, policies).
• Promote a positive school culture which is happy, purposeful and productive.
• Maintain a pleasant, cooperative public relationship with the school community. ● Ensure a steady intake of new students.
• Increase student numbers.
• Retain students.
• Create strategies that are both measurable and budgeted.
• Assist and support staff whenever possible.
• Undertake such other duties as may be reasonably required.

Responsibilities:

The Admissions and Marketing Officer will:

Admissions

• Actively pursue students by looking into various opportunities.
• Create, implement, coordinate and be responsible for the school’s retention strategy.
• Publicise and promote the school’s educational programmes and general offering.
• Coordinate the admissions process, working alongside the Primary and Secondary Assistant.
• Ensure the Primary and Secondary Assistant liaises with the Heads of Sections and Headteacher throughout the admissions process.
• Ensure the Primary and Secondary Assistant keeps an up to date record of students in the school utilizing the school management system.
• Ensure the Primary and Secondary Assistant follows the Admissions Policy thoroughly.
• Ensure that the Primary and Secondary Assistant informs the Headteacher when a student is admitted to school.
• Oversee school tours for prospective students and parents.

Marketing

• Be the first point of contact for SCIS’ Marketing Team.
• Create, implement, coordinate and be responsible for the marketing, branding and advertising of SCIS, in liaison with SCIS’ Marketing Team.
• Create, implement, coordinate and be responsible for the school’s social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIN, Website and others) and identify other opportunities, in liaison with SCIS’ Marketing Team.
• Create, implement, coordinate and be responsible for the SCIS communications strategy, in liaison with SCIS’ Marketing Team.
• This includes, and not limited to, school newsletter,
  yearbook, weekly messages and official emails.

Work with the SCIS team, in creating a bank of information about the school including photographs/images that can be used in support of articles, publications and on the website.

Other

• Be responsible for the aesthetics of SCIS and promote different ideas.
• Attend training courses (e.g. COBIS) as required.
• Oversee Social events as required and directed by the Headteacher.
• Oversee external visitors as required and directed by the Headteacher.
• Undertake such other duties as may be reasonably required.

Experience:

• Knowledge of Arusha is essential.
• Knowledge of Tanzania is desirable.
• Minimum 2 years of public relations experience desirable.
• Previous related experience within education would be an asset.

Profile of desired qualities, competencies and experiences:

• Degree.
• Knowledgeable.
• Enthusiastic and hard-working (willing to go the extra mile when required.)
• Models good practice in line with school philosophy.
• Maintains confidentiality and demonstrates integrity.
• Flexible.
• Creative thinker.
• Problem solver.
• Polite and friendly.
• Proficient in the use of ICT.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent communicator.
• Open and approachable.
• Team-player.
• Superb knowledge of administration organization.

Send your Applications to Yasir Patel (Headteacher), headteacher@scis.sc.tz before 30th of June, 2024

Applications should contain a CV and a one page letter of application that addresses the job description, why you are best suited for the job and some possible ideas for SCIS (no spelling or punctuation errors are expected)

Interviews will take place once we start receiving decent applications

We reserve the right to close the recruitment process if we find the right candidate

SCIS is totally committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects the same from its employees. All new staff will be subject to detailed and enhanced pre-employment clearance, including identity checks, criminal background checks for all countries lived in, qualification checks, employment checks to include an exploration of any gaps in employment, and satisfactory reference checks for all employment in the last 5 years.

Due to the expected high volume of applications, only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Location: Arusha, Tanzania