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Student Recruitment Assistant (Fixed Term Contract) - Dubai Campus

Heriot-Watt University
UAE
Full-time
Onsite
Discovered 3 weeks ago
Customer serviceStudent recruitmentAdmissions application processingCRM systemsLead capture and follow-upEvent support

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Role overview

Based in Heriot-Watt University's Dubai Student Recruitment and Admissions Team, the assistant supports recruitment and admissions targets for undergraduate, postgraduate, and research degrees.

The role reports to the International Student Recruitment Manager or Admissions Manager, depending on responsibilities.

The position is described as full-time in the role description and as a fixed-term contract in the source title.

Key responsibilities

  • Respond to enquiries by phone, email, social media, live chat, and face-to-face channels, meeting agreed response times.
  • Provide prospective students with relevant, personalised information and guidance from first contact through enrolment.
  • Use the CRM system to track engagements, support lead capture, and follow up with prospective students.
  • Support recruitment events, including open days, postgraduate masterclasses, virtual events, offer-holder events, school visits, and external recruitment fairs.
  • Provide guidance to student interns on recruitment enquiries and support direct application processing.
  • Capture and maintain scholarship data for new undergraduate students.
  • Represent the University to prospective students, parents, working professionals, and other stakeholders.

Candidate requirements

  • Exceptional interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and a self-starting approach to supporting prospective students.

Location and work

  • The role is based at the Dubai campus and includes face-to-face work at campus and external events.

Team context

The Marketing, Recruitment, Admissions and Communications group supports student recruitment and applicant experiences.

The Admissions Office handles more than 20,000 applications to undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at the Scottish campuses each year and supports admissions colleagues in Dubai and Malaysia.

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