* Dublin, Ireland
* Part-time, Contract
Who We Are
NCAD, changing the world through bold and curious thinking, making and doing. The National College of Art & Design, Dublin is Ireland’s leading provider of art and design education. Our campus on Thomas Street in Dublin’s historic city centre is home to a community of 1,500 undergraduate, graduate and part-time students engaged in a wide range of study and research across the disciplines of Design, Education, Fine Art and Visual Culture.
Description
Faculty/Unit: Academic Registry, Academic & Student Affairs
Post Subject Area: Student Recruitment & Admissions
Post Duration: Fixed-term contract until May 2027
Grade: Grade IV
Reports to: Student Recruitment Manager
Hours: 14 hours per week (FTE 0.4) during school term time September – May (35 working weeks per year). Evening and weekend work may be required. Schedule of weekly hours to be worked flexible.
Annual Leave: 23 days per annum pro-rata, i.e. 6 days
Start Date: As soon as possible
Purpose of the Role – School Liaison Officer
NCAD is looking to expand its undergraduate student recruitment activity and develop stronger links with schools and Colleges of Further Education. The purpose of the School Liaison role is to work with a targeted list of Post Primary schools and Further Education Institutes (PLC) to increase awareness of the NCAD Undergraduate offering, ensuring applications from a larger number of students and a more diverse range of students. The reach of this role will be largely in the Leinster area.
Building good relationships with Post Primary schools, most especially the Guidance Counsellors and specific subject teachers is key to this role.
The School Liaison Officer will work as part of Student Recruitment Team and will be expected to travel within Ireland.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
* Planning, organising and carrying out visits to schools and FE colleges, delivering presentations in a professional manner and promoting the benefits of the NCAD educational offer.
* Scheduling, planning and attending larger career events and exhibitions.
* Updating presentation material for school visits.
* Working with the Student Recruitment Manager to develop an undergraduate student recruitment plan.
* Supporting the Student recruitment team in the updating of student facing information resources.
Reporting
* Using NCAD systems such as Active Campaign CRM to report on each customer interaction.
* Full knowledge of Microsoft and Google products.
* Keeping abreast of market developments and reporting this information back to NCAD Management.
Supporting Team
* As required, help with Student Recruitment administrative tasks.
* Attend occasional on-campus meetings.
Person Requirements
The role-holder will require the following knowledge, skills and attributes for successful performance in the role. Applications will be assessed on the basis of how well candidates satisfy these criteria.
Knowledge and Experience:
* Experience representing an organisation at events or exhibitions.
* Proven experience in stakeholder and relationship management.
* Experience planning and managing events.
* Full clean driving licence and own car.
* Interest in and some knowledge of Education.
Skills
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Well-developed time management and organisational skills.
* Goal oriented and self-motivated.
* Strong experience with Microsoft Office suite of programmes and CRMs.
* Aptitude for learning and understanding new systems and processes.
* Route planning and diary management.
* Reporting on market trends.
* Flexibility in responding to the requirements of the post and ability to adapt to a changing environment.
* Experience working with Post Primary schools and HEIs.
* Knowledge of Art & Design sector.
The duties and responsibilities as listed are broadly defined and are not exhaustive. The performance of the entire range of duties is not necessarily confined to any one individual, as the work requires that the staff function in a flexible manner, and work together as a team.
National College of Art & Design is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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