Admissions Manager

About the School

Oakfields Preparatory School is an independent day school for boys and girls aged 3-11 years, situated at Harwood Hall, in Upminster, and surrounded by seven acres of beautiful parkland. For more than 20 years we have been concerned with the intellectual, recreational, physical, and spiritual needs of young people.

At Oakfields, our unique and holistic approach to teaching and learning champions a highly successful, tailor-made education. With the benefit of small classes, each child can receive individual attention while at the same time being part of a lively, outward-looking school community. A small school, we effectively guide and support every student, whilst making appropriate demands of their intellect and energy.

About Cognita

Launched in 2004, Cognita is an extraordinary community of diverse yet connected schools, spanning 16 different countries. We share one common purpose: to deliver an outstanding holistic education that will enable our students to thrive in a rapidly evolving world. With over 100 schools in Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and the United States, we employ 18,000 teaching and support staff in the care and education of more than 90,000 students.

Our schools provide a truly holistic education based on rich and varied experiences that focus on social, emotional, physical and cognitive learning. This results in excellent academic outcomes for our students, who are also equipped with the agency, adaptability and positive attitudes to set them up for success in our fast changing world.

We are looking for an experienced Admissions Manager to join the team.

About the role

·       To act as a key brand ambassador for the school, understanding the local market, the value proposition of the school and by appreciating the needs of parents and pupils;

·       To take responsibility for all aspects of the school’s admissions process nurturing enquirers, applicants and offer holders through to enrolment;

·       To ensure the digital admissions experience is complemented by excellent follow up to provide a first-class service for prospective parents;

·       To take the lead on admissions events including personal tours, open mornings and other similar recruitment events;

·       To build relationships with feeder schools, estate agents, relocation agents, key partners, affiliates and influencers in the local community to drive enquiries as determined by the Marketing and Admissions strategy;

·       To lead the relationship with feeder schools or other external partners such as Estate Agents;

·       To ensure that the department is always appropriately resourced;

Who we are looking for

To be considered for this role you will have a relevant Level 3 qualification, be able to demonstrate success in a related role and prior experience of managing direct customer contact ideally in a customer facing, service-based role. We would also expect;

·       Previous experience of working in a complex, busy, service-driven environment

·       Experience of customer database, customer relationship management tools and digital/online platforms

·       Experience of working with spreadsheets to draw numerical conclusions.

·       The ability to understand, manipulate and interrogate data to understand patterns, trends and gain commercial insight

·       An understanding of the highly competitive independent school marketplace would be an advantage.

Benefits at Cognita

·       Competitive Salary

·       Pension

·       School Fee Discount

Apply now

Please send a cover letter and completed application form to: Kelly Ainsworth at Recruitment@cognita.com. Please note we do not accept CVs without a fully completed application form.

EARLY APPLICATIONS ARE ENCOURAGED, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO INTERVIEW AND APPOINT PRIOR TO CLOSING DATE FOR THE RIGHT APPLICANT.

Applicants who have not heard from us by the closing date must assume that, on this occasion, their application has been unsuccessful.

Cognita Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

We believe having a diverse workforce makes us better, smarter and happier and so welcome applicants from all backgrounds, genders, and races. We have an unwavering commitment to being fair and equitable in our recruitment process.