Parent Relations Executive Aldar Academies

Job Description

Mubarak Bin Mohammed ( Cycle 2&3 ) Charter School is an American curriculum, mixed gender primary school located in a state of the art building in the heart of Abu Dhabi. We strive for excellence in all that we do through our high expectations and commitment to ensuring that we provide high quality learning opportunities for our students. Our vision is to create “A sustainable and innovative learning community, where we nurture our learners through Collaboration, Leadership and Creativity”. This vision is supported by the MBMC2&3 Learner and Teacher DNA which is at the heart of the school community.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the highly successful Aldar family of schools and to help shape the future of Abu Dhabi’s leading school group.The successful candidates will be closely aligned with our core values and ethos and possess a genuine understanding and appreciation of the values of the region.

Responsibilities

Main Duties

Prospective Parents: 

Welcome all prospective parents to the Academy and deal with any initial enquiries 

Assist with external marketing for the Academy and manage the social media channels 

 Conduct tours of the Academy for prospective families 

Assist the Admissions team when needed with enquiries and enrolments 

Create and send out welcome information packs to new families prior to joining the Academy 

Work with the senior leadership to plan induction and transition days and hosts these events

Specific Duties

Existing Parents: 

Maintain open lines of communication with existing parents throughout the year.

Send updated notifications from the Leadership Team and teachers via email and Newsletters.

Mange the feedback process, acting as the initial point of contact for parents to ask questions or raise any issues.

Liaise with the school faculty to resolve these issues and keep a record of any such queries.

Share weekly reports with the school Principal on parent feedback and ensure the escalation process and complaints procedure is complied with. 

Organize parent/community events in order to engage parents in school activities and celebrations and support the school’s parent engagement activities. 

Work closely with parent bodies such as the Parent Council and Parent Ambassadors. 

Support and advertise the school’s parent engagement activities. 

Management and continual development of the school communication channels, such as newsletters, to ensure the school’s parent population is fully aware of the school's activities as a key driver of customer/student retention. 

Undertake regular surveys of new parent views on enrolment process and other subjects of relevance. 

Drive the communication on the reenrolment process; increase parent retention 

Work with the Marketing team at HQ on enquiry generating activities

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

 Bachelor’s degree

Minimum Experience

A minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar role in the region 

Customer service experience is required

Experience in the Education sector is preferred

Job Specific Knowledge & Skills

Fluent English communication skills, written and oral 

Strong interpersonal skills to be able to work well in a multi-cultural environment 

Excellent office management skills and computer literacy 

Fluency in Arabic is preferable