Hong Kong Admissions and Student Engagement Manager

Salary: £50,000.00 plus generous bonus scheme and general expenses

Permanent/ Fixed Term: Permanent

Hours:

• 40 hours per week
• Includes evening and weekend work
• 52 weeks per year

Introduction:

Queen Ethelburga’s is set in more than 220 acres of beautiful North Yorkshire countryside, on the Thorpe Underwood Estate. Staff work as one team – whether they are directly teaching or supporting students as part of the school and pastoral teams, or as part of our estates team making sure that the campus works as it should – to create a vibrant learning and living environment in which every student can thrive. We aspire to excellence, have high expectations of ourselves and others, and take pride in everything we do. We aim to nurture resilient, confident, and independent lifelong learners. The Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate Standard is ‘To be the best that I can with the gifts that I have’.

Role:

We are searching for an Admissions and Student Engagement Manager, based in Hong Kong, to recruit Hong Kong based students for all programmes and QE.

This job description is written at a specific time and is subject to change as the demands of the Collegiate and the role develops. The role requires flexibility and adaptability and the employees of the Collegiate need to be aware that they may be asked to perform tasks and be given responsibilities not detailed in this job description. 

Department Purpose:

Queen Ethelburga’s operates term-time academic courses for students aged 3 months to 19 years, in addition to a range of short courses and holiday clubs offered during school holiday periods. Facilities are also available for booking by external organisations.

The Admissions, Marketing and Student Engagement team is responsible for the recruitment and retention of UK and international students, for all programmes detailed above. It also takes responsibility for all marketing and mass communication, always making sure that marketing is demonstrably linked to both the needs of the organisation and the expectations of our UK and international markets. The team leads with ensuring that alumni and other relevant commercial organisations are fully engaged with life at Queen Ethelburga’s, developing these networks for the benefit of all in the QE community. Finally, widening participation is a key focus of the organisation and the team is expected to work with relevant stakeholders, in order to support students from a wide range of backgrounds, so that they are able to benefit from the opportunities provided by Queen Ethelburga’s.

The team works closely with the Corporate Strategic Team and the Collegiate Leadership Team to ensure the financial sustainability of the Collegiate from year to year.

 Key Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Work with the support of the QE team to develop promotional materials and carry out QE events/seminars/webinars in order to attract and register Hong Kong based students to QE, and retain students once enrolled
• Meet student recruitment targets set by the Corporate Strategic Team
• Develop recruitment systems and networks relating to the following key areas, which are not mutually exclusive to each other:
• Hong Kong based boarding students
• Expatriates returning to the UK or sending their children to boarding school
• Hong Kong families moving to the UK for work purposes
• Companies/embassies/government agencies supporting staff with obtaining school places
• Develop our well-established Hong Kong based agent network, updating them with relevant information as required
• Attend Hong Kong based education, agent and student fairs
• Interview and test students in person and/or using Teams
• Support the QE team with alumni recruitment and engagement, planning and delivering events as required
• Attend occasional recruitment events in other countries in support of our other overseas staff (Dependent on Covid-19 restrictions)
• Visit QE at least once per year to work with the QE team, undertake training, and gain updates with regards ot developments onsite (Dependent on Covid-19 restrictions)

The Appointed Candidate will have:

• Residential status in Hong Kong
• Educated to Degree Level
• At least 2 years’ experience working within a similar role
• Ability to communicate effectively with other staff, pupils and parents
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Strong leadership skills
• Knowledge of the UK Student Recruitment market

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• All staff are enrolled in the People’s Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free staff gym
• Annual family summer barbecue
• Annual black tie Christmas Ball for staff and a guest
• Subsidised school fees for staff children

Applying:

QE is committed to ensuring a safe environment for its pupils and staff. Applicants will be required to provide proof of identity and undergo the relevant DBS checks for their role.

Any personal information you share with us on your application form will be used solely for recruitment purposes. Your details will be held for up to 6 months and destroyed after this time.

Any questions on individual roles or the recruitment process can be sent to the HR department on recruitment@qe.org

We receive high volumes of applications, due to this if you have not heard from us within two weeks of your application, unfortunately on this occasion your application will not have been successful.