Job Description of Planning Assistant

Habib University Foundation

Position Title	Planning Assistant
Department	Office of Student Outreach and Recruitment
Reporting Relationship	Head, Student Recruitment

Scope of the Position

The overall scope of work for the position includes the participation in the planning and execution of a variety of activities pertaining to student outreach and recruitment for Habib University. Recruitment activities include school visits, organizing expos, attending expos, conducting student workshops, parents’ sessions, surveying students’ perceptions etc.

                                                                                     

Summary of Key Functions

Key Responsibility & Duties :- 1.      Understanding University Programs and developing various presentations and tools to orient the potential clients about the University 2.      Collaborating with Marketing Team for the designing of marketing material for students 3.      Engaging with prospective students, parents, schools, school counselors and principals for student recruitment through a variety of activities such as school visits, organizing admission expos and campus tours etc. 4.      Designing orientation sessions and workshops to engage with parents, students and counselors 5.      Representing Habib University at relevant expos and open houses 6.      Building relationships with various professional forums, organizations and institutes to engage potential clientele 7.      Visiting various cities of Pakistan to recruit students Collecting, analyzing and synthesizing the data related to students’ academic and career choices and for Higher Education

Required Qualification, Experience and Skills
Qualification	Minimum Bachelors’ degree
Experience	General: At least 1-2 years of relevant experience Specific: Previous experience of working with youth would be an added advantage, along with background in designing and conducting workshops/sessions.
Skill Required	Technical :- ·         Good English writing skills ·         Presentation and oral communication skills in English as well as Urdu ·         Planning skills including brainstorming ideas, organization of ideas, developing frameworks, designing and sequencing activities etc. ·         Coordination and organization skills to execute a variety of activities and events ·         Basic research skills to design simple surveys, undertake simple analysis etc. ·         Proficiency in MS Office specially Word, Excel and  PowerPoint General :- ·        Team player and ability to get along with different types of people ·        Ability to perform under pressure ·        Ability to multi task