Administrator, Graduate Admissions

Strathmore University, founded in 1961, is an educational institution located in Nairobi, Kenya.

This role ensures that admissions operations align with institutional policies and goals, while delivering highquality service to prospective students, faculty, and academic departments.

1. Oversee the processing of graduate applications, including receiving applications for graduate programs, ensuring completeness, verification of application materials, eligibility, and academic requirements.
2. Administers or follows up on GEE and organizes oral interviews for Graduate applicants in collaboration with Schools.
3. Ensure timely communication with applicants regarding admission decisions, missing documents, deadlines, and next steps.
4. Maintain and update the admissions database and application portal.
5. Collaborate with marketing and academic departments to support graduate student recruitment efforts.
6. Participate in graduate fairs, webinars, and other recruitment events.
7. Respond to inquiries from prospective students and guide them through the admissions process.
8. Liaise with graduate program directors and faculty on application reviews and admissions decisions.
9. Coordinate application review committees and manage decision workflows.
10. Support onboarding and orientation of admitted students.
11. Updates student progress, data for graduate programs.
12. Manages student files and ensures they are updated.
13. Acts as the Secretary to the Directorate’s Management Committee.
14. Provides administrative support to the Director and Manager.
15. Files relevant documents related to the Directorate’s activities.

1. Bachelor’s degree in business related field
2. Working experience in University or academic systems, processes or setup