Administrator at Strathmore University

Basic job summary:

The job holder will be responsible for assisting the Manager and the Director in academicrelated administrative duties and ensuring the Office of Graduate Studies delivers the required University’s standards for student learning experience. The job holder is responsible for two aspects of the Office of Graduate Studies: a) Coordinating Student Services, and b) Coordinating Communication.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop, coordinate, and maintain communications and data for the Office of Graduate Studies, including websites, forms, and print materials.
• Maintain Student record management/Graduate Catalog.
• Coordinate Data requests and reporting.
• Preparation of the Annual Digest and Graduate Students Handbook.
• Perform the Office Graphics Design and brand requirements.
• Support Information Technology development and implementation (in Laravel framework)
• Organizing Student-Life Annual Events.
• Support for Student-Life initiatives e.g., Seminars, research activities.
• Handling inquiries from various stakeholders.
• Review Accommodation recommendations/policies and concerns for stakeholders.
• Filing relevant documents for the Office’s activities.
• Provide support in the graduate admission processes.
• Providing administrative support to the Director and Manager.

Minimum Academic Qualifications:

• Recent graduates with a First-Class Honors degree or Second Class (Upper) Honors with exceptional qualities in Bachelor of Business Information Technology, BSc. Informatics & Computer Science or equivalent.
• Additional Certifications will be an added advantage.
• Competencies and Attributes
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and communication skills and strong presentation skills are required.
• Integrity and unquestionable work ethics.
• Highly motivated, flexible, adaptable and service-oriented, with strong collaborative skills for teamwork and consensus building among staff and faculty.
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively with others in an academic environment.
• Strong programming skills (particularly in Laravel) and ability to research.
• Ability to set priorities and multi-task.
• The ability to learn and innovate as needs of university and higher education evolve.
• Good organizational skills 
• Willingness to work late (till 7.00pm) and Saturday mornings