Senior Boarding Admissions Manager

WHO WE ARE ?

Collège Champittet, a school of reference in the Lake Geneva region since 1903, offers excellent education to generations of Swiss and foreign students. Its unique spirit revolves around academic performance, multilingualism and values such as respect and trust. The school is part of the Nord Anglia Education family, the world's leading premium schools’ organisation with 89 schools in 32 countries. In this dynamic environment, both local and international, we invite you to join our team. 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Drive educational success and commercial growth in one of Switzerland’s prime boarding houses.
• Nurture and maintain relationships with families, as well as educational counsellors (agents), ensuring that school’s strengths are recognized and reputation is maintained.
• Extensive travelling to defined countries (key areas today are: Europe, China, Japan, Central Asia, Latin America, Middle-East).
• Guide prospective parents and students by providing a positive and engaging experience from initial enquiry through to the visit of the school and the enrolment.
• Initiate, support and participate in the coordination and delivery of school events: Open Doors, Student Recruitment Fairs, Boarding trips
• Cater to and further develop relationships with key stakeholders (international educational counsellors and relocation agents) in areas of responsibility.
• Contribute to ensuring effective short- and longer-term enrolment forecasting and manage CRM. Analyse data and report with high accuracy level.

PROFILE AND COMPETENCIES

• Ability to take initiatives, positively motivate colleagues, build mutually beneficial relationships.
• High ethical standards and behaviour.
• Passionate about education.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business / commerce / hospitality, ideally with at least 5 years of meaningful experience in the marketing and sale of high-end services or luxury products to HNWIs, in an international environment
• Bilingual English and French with very good writing skills in both languages. More languages will be an asset.
• Organised, adaptable, flexible, and open to travel requirements (approx. 40%)
• People’s person: excellent interpersonal and communication skills, cultural sensitivity. Ability to understand and discern the needs of families of students, and to manage the expectations of prospective parents
• Clean criminal record.
• Swiss / EU citizenship / valid Swiss work permit.