AFAF S. SALEH

Head of Admissions & Students Affairs

Key Responsibilities 1. Strategic Leadership and Planning ● Develop and execute short- and long-term strategies for student recruitment, admissions, registration, and affairs in line with school rules and regulations. ● Lead policy formulation and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance service delivery and operational efficiency. ● Contribute to school strategic planning and decision-making processes through data-driven insights. ● Collaborate with senior leadership to forecast enrollment, optimize resources, and achieve growth targets 2. Admissions Management ● Supervise the entire admissions cycle from inquiry, application, and selection to enrollment confirmation. ● Establish and maintain clear admissions criteria, ensuring full compliance with institutional policies, accreditation requirements, and government regulations. ● Coordinate marketing and outreach activities to attract, engage, and convert prospective students. ● Analyze enrollment data and develop strategies to improve conversion rates and student diversity. ● Ensure timely communication and support for applicants throughout the admissions process. ● Manage and monitor prospective student leads through the HubSpot CRM, ensuring timely follow-up, accurate data tracking, and effective conversion from inquiry to enrollment. ● Design and oversee programs that enhance student well-being, engagement, and retention. ● Promote a campus culture of inclusivity, respect, and student leadership. ● Develop and regularly update student handbooks, admissions guidelines, and procedural manuals. ● Prepare comprehensive reports and documentation for audits, accreditation, and management review. 3. Student Registration and Records ● Oversee the registration process each academic term, ensuring accurate and efficient enrollment of all students. ● Maintain integrity and confidentiality of student academic records in line with the school regulations. ● Supervise the management and maintenance of the School System. ● Ensure timely updates of student data, transcripts, attendance, and progression records. ● Coordinate with academic departments to ensure course scheduling and registration align with school policies. 4. Leadership and Team Development ● Lead and supervise staff within the Admissions, Registrations, and Reception units. ● Set clear performance goals, conduct evaluations, and promote professional development. ● Foster teamwork, collaboration, and a customer-service-oriented culture. ● Manage departmental budgets, resource allocation, and operational efficiency.

• Develop and execute short- and long-term strategies for student recruitment, admissions, registration, and affairs in line with school rules and regulations.
• Lead policy formulation and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance service delivery and operational efficiency.
• Contribute to school strategic planning and decision-making processes through data-driven insights.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to forecast enrollment, optimize resources, and achieve growth targets
• Supervise the entire admissions cycle from inquiry, application, and selection to enrollment confirmation.

● Lead and manage the admissions team, overseeing the recruitment, evaluation, and selection of prospective students. ● Experience in managing teams, including training and mentoring staff, fostering a collaborative work environment, and overseeing recruitment efforts. ● Involvement in setting enrollment goals and developing initiatives that align with the institution's mission and market trends. ● Developed and implemented strategic plans to achieve enrollment goals, resulting in a 90% increase in applications over the past 3 years.. ● Collaborate with academic departments to create and maintain effective recruitment strategies tailored to target demographics. ● Utilize data analysis to assess trends and improve the admissions process, increasing efficiency by 90%. ● Experience organizing recruitment events, campus tours, and information sessions to engage potential applicants. ● Proficient in using admissions software and CRM systems, with experience in analyzing enrollment data to inform strategic decisions. ● Collaborates with staff, faculty, administrators and internal departments to research and resolve complex student issues relating to admission, registration and withdrawals. ● Develops, and administers the schools policies and procedures pertaining to the admission and registration of all students. ● Monitoring the school compliance with government regulations; ensures that the school is adhering with the KHDA rules and regulation toward student admissions and registrations.

• Lead and manage the admissions team, overseeing the recruitment, evaluation, and selection of prospective students.
• Experience in managing teams, including training and mentoring staff, fostering a collaborative work environment, and overseeing recruitment efforts.
• Involvement in setting enrollment goals and developing initiatives that align with the institution's mission and market trends.
• Developed and implemented strategic plans to achieve enrollment goals, resulting in a 90% increase in applications over the past 3 years..
• Collaborate with academic departments to create and maintain effective recruitment strategies tailored to target demographics.

● Conducting student interviews, reviewing admission application and provide information sessions ● Update the database of prospective/potential and current students in the school. ● Prepares reports and proposals and responds to inquiries from Students and Parents. ● Participate in all recruitment events, open houses, school fairs, information sessions, exhibitions, school visits and off-campus events. ● Maintain a database of student information, telephone logs and student feedback in order to generate student reports for management whenever required. ● Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned. ● Help the parents to complete the enrolment forms, inform parents about the courses offered and the tuition fees. ● Translating any required documents from Arabic to English

• Conducting student interviews, reviewing admission application and provide information sessions
• Update the database of prospective/potential and current students in the school.
• Prepares reports and proposals and responds to inquiries from Students and Parents.
• Participate in all recruitment events, open houses, school fairs, information sessions, exhibitions, school visits and off-campus events.
• Maintain a database of student information, telephone logs and student feedback in order to generate student reports for management whenever required.

● Analyze the applications of prospective students based on standard admission policies. ● Interview students to understand their objectives and background. ● Provide clarifications to student's queries in a professional manner. ● Follow-up with students for any enquiries through direct meetings, live chat, phone calls and emails. ● Provide assistance with student interviews, admission publications, and information sessions. ● Provide assistance to the students to complete the enrolment forms. ● Inform students about the courses offered and the tuition fees. ● Arrange orientation programs, educational workshops, and graduation programs for students. ● Provide support to prepare admission related presentations and to host student receptions. ● Develop innovative communication strategies and enrolment plans in coordination with senior management to attract and enroll more students. ● Participate in all recruitment events, open houses, school fairs, information sessions, exhibitions, school visits and off-campus events. ● Maintain a database of student information, telephone logs and student feedback in order to generate student reports for management whenever required.

• Analyze the applications of prospective students based on standard admission policies.
• Interview students to understand their objectives and background.
• Provide clarifications to student's queries in a professional manner.
• Follow-up with students for any enquiries through direct meetings, live chat, phone calls and emails.
• Provide assistance with student interviews, admission publications, and information sessions.

Responsibility for the daily running and administration of the nursery whilst adhering to the Policies & Procedures ,ensuring compliance with the Children Act and Health and Safety legislation, all within the requirements and guidelines laid down by KHDA & MOE. ● Supervision of staff and students, recognizing training needs, monitoring training and developing teamwork. Organizing regular staff meetings and in-service training. ● Care and supervision of the children with regard to their physical, emotional and intellectual needs. ● Supervision of the planning and preparation of activities to develop all aspects of the child's individual development in a stimulating atmosphere. ● Ensuring that the preparation, care, cleanliness and maintenance of the nursery playrooms, kitchen and equipment are carried out according to the Policies & Procedures and risk assessments. ● Organize all nursery activities, and keep accurate records of staffing. ● Keeping and monitoring accident, incident, and risk assessment records. ● Arranging regular parents' meetings, publicity, open weekends, and children's outings and ensuring effective marketing. ● Process admissions applications

• Supervision of staff and students, recognizing training needs, monitoring training and developing teamwork. Organizing regular staff meetings and in-service training.
• Care and supervision of the children with regard to their physical, emotional and intellectual needs.
• Supervision of the planning and preparation of activities to develop all aspects of the child's individual development in a stimulating atmosphere.
• Ensuring that the preparation, care, cleanliness and maintenance of the nursery playrooms, kitchen and equipment are carried out according to the Policies & Procedures and risk assessments.
• Organize all nursery activities, and keep accurate records of staffing.

● Ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the school department by carrying out day –to- day admin activities to coordinate between teachers & parents in the best interest of the student. ● Preparing and following up on Parents' complaints and making sure that it's been solved. ● Responsible for receiving, distributing, and answering all correspondence from parents. ● Carrying out the day –to- day duties of the reception area such as answering telephone calls in a timely and efficient manner, transferring calls as necessary, dealing with general enquiries, walk-in- parents, coordinating between parents & teachers. ● Maintain accurate records on parents correspondence with the school. ● Serve as a member of the admissions team focused on attracting a highly qualified and diverse student body to assure continued academic excellence. ● Collect and analyze data for the creation of admission reports related to recruitment, trends in admission, travel, special programs, and professional development. ● Process admissions applications. ● Perform other related duties as assigned or required.

• Ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the school department by carrying out day –to- day admin activities to coordinate between teachers & parents in the best interest of the student.
• Preparing and following up on Parents' complaints and making sure that it's been solved.
• Responsible for receiving, distributing, and answering all correspondence from parents.
• Carrying out the day –to- day duties of the reception area such as answering telephone calls in a timely and efficient manner, transferring calls as necessary, dealing with general enquiries, walk-in- parents, coordinating between parents & teachers.
• Maintain accurate records on parents correspondence with the school.

● Preparing Commercial Mortgage Loan, Proper financial analysis of Audited / In-house company financial. ● Manage all MIS Report, Central Bank & Other Banks and Monitoring Account Movement, Grade, Loan Repayment. ● Opens customer accounts and maintains customers. ● Maintain confidential files & records. ● Meeting with clients & prospective investors. ● Assisting RM's in preparing client status reports.

• Preparing Commercial Mortgage Loan, Proper financial analysis of Audited / In-house company financial.
• Manage all MIS Report, Central Bank & Other Banks and Monitoring Account Movement, Grade, Loan Repayment.
• Opens customer accounts and maintains customers.
• Maintain confidential files & records.
• Meeting with clients & prospective investors.

● Receive, direct, and replay telephone and fax messages. ● Direct Customers to the appropriate RM. ● Maintain the general filing system. ● Assist in the planning & preparing meetings and telephone calls conferences. ● Maintain an adequate inventory of office supplies. ● Provide word-processing & secretarial support. ● Type all confidential documents on a word-processing system. Executive Secretary Chief Executive Officer - Temporary Position. ● All CEO office requirements (Daily Mail/Faxes/Visitors/Telephone.....etc). Duties also included filing & correspondence.

• Receive, direct, and replay telephone and fax messages.
• Direct Customers to the appropriate RM.
• Maintain the general filing system.
• Assist in the planning & preparing meetings and telephone calls conferences.
• Maintain an adequate inventory of office supplies.

● Labour Card & Visa renewal. ● Handling Personal Data of the employees/ Appraisals/ Promotions...etc. ● Responsible for employees Passports & other legal documentation. ● Responding to customers' inquiries through phone fax and emails. Duties also included filing, correspondence.

• Labour Card & Visa renewal.
• Handling Personal Data of the employees/ Appraisals/ Promotions...etc.
• Responsible for employees Passports & other legal documentation.
• Responding to customers' inquiries through phone fax and emails.

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