Senior Assistant Manager, Student Administration (MSc in Applied Gerontology Programme)
Senior Assistant Manager, Student Administration (MSc in Applied Gerontology Programme)
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Job Description
The Master of Science in Applied Gerontology (MSAG) programme provides a holistic and advanced education in the rapidly expanding field of gerontology. It offers an interdisciplinary curriculum with topics ranging across different disciplines from medicine social sciences communication business arts and humanities biological sciences and is designed to provide students with in-depth knowledge skills and experience to work with older people.
The incumbent will assist the Programme Director (PD) and the Assistant Director (AD) in managing various functional areas of the programme and working towards the common goal of delivering a high-quality programme to students in a timely and effective manner.
The incumbent plays a vital role in ensuring the smooth running of the programme. He/She will take charge of programme publicity outreach & marketing recruitment admission & scholarship academic student matters financial matters and graduation. These tasks are critical to the success and continuity of the programme which directly contribute to the Universitys goal of increasing the intake number of postgraduate students.
Key Responsibilities include but not limited to the following:
Monitor market development and competition in ageing-related fields
Develop plan execute marketing and outreach campaigns to attract good applicants to apply to MSAG
Analyze past data to strategize and develop marketing strategies for MSAG
Build up the contact list of potential partner organisations for practicum opportunities
Work closely with various stakeholders on admission and enrolment matters including the review of applications shortlisting qualified applicants for interview finalizing scholarship matters and ensuring the student data are in compliance with the university admission requirement
Serve as liaison officer for new students and arrange for student orientation
Address student issues and direct them to the respective officers if specialized assistance such as counselling is required
Responsible for course planning and tabling course registration course curriculum matters and instructor scheduling
Submit proposals for new courses and changes in course curriculum
Work with instructors on mark submission generate mark list reports for Board of Examiners (BOE) meeting after every trimester and handle student appeals for review of marks
Administer Student Feedback for Teaching (SFT) for each course and review the feedback with the instructors
Seek approval to put up graduating students for degree conferment
Prepare yearly programme budget
Ensure that programme budget is well kept and in good shape
Key competencies and qualifications requirements:
Degree in any field; Business or Social Science is preferred
Minimum of 5 years relevant experience
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
