Dubai British School Jumeirah Park Hiring for Marketing Associate Job at Dubai Full Time

Dubai British School Jumeirah Park requires an enthusiastic and creative Marketing Associate to join their leading British international school in Dubai.

Start date: as soon as possible (November/December 2022)

This is an excellent opportunity for a suitably qualified individual who is passionate and forward thinking and who will thrive in our vibrant learning environment.

The ideal candidate is a highly organised, communicative self-starter who is capable of working cross-functionally on the planning and implementation of marketing projects. You will need to display versatility in order to handle ad-hoc projects as assigned.

Key Responsibilities:

• Promote, showcase and market the school to both external and internal stakeholders – primarily parents, prospective parents, local and national businesses, press and social media outlets,
• Through a range of marketing, communication and social media tactics develop stronger loyalty and advocacy for the school and the wider Taaleem group to ensure school meets its recruitment, reputation and retention targets,
• Support current parents in navigating the school and its internal structures to ensure their questions are answered, needs met and recommendations listed by school management and advisory bodies,
• Promote and market the school to relevant stakeholders, developing loyalty and advocacy of the school and Taaleem brand,
• Execute Central Office Taaleem Marketing strategy and support the creation of a school specific Marketing strategy, working closely alongside Central Office Marketing team.

Events and Internal parent engagement:

• Coordinate internally focused parent/community events in order to engage parents in school activities and celebrations and report on outcome of events,
• Plan, coordinate and support Admissions teams in designing school tours for prospective new parents ensuring that tours are tailor-made to meet their needs as much as possible and promote the school’s academic and non-academic achievements.

Parent Communication and Customer Service

• Promoting the school in the best possible way by providing customer service excellence to parents and visitors,
• Maintain open lines of communications with existing parents and ensure that their feedback including concerns, complaints and compliments are handled effectively and passed to the relevant member of staff, efficiently and in a timely manner. Liaise with other school personnel or departments as required,
• Resolve, or escalate through the correct channels, non-academic school issues that parents or parents’ groups may raise,
• Ensure that the Principal and relevant staff are regularly informed of problems or matters of significance,
• Undertake parent satisfaction surveys. Collate responses and produce analysis and action planning recommendations in partnership with the Principal,
• Conduct Parent Exit Surveys and prepare reports for the Principal, Admissions Manager and Central Office.

General

• Support and provide cover for the Admissions team as requested by the Admissions Manager,
• Ensure the Taaleem policies, procedures, and codes of conduct are followed at all times,
• Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as required,
• Perform other duties as requested by direct & dotted reporting line managers / supervisors,
• Working within budget guidelines and company procedures

Person Specification:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

Experience: Experience in a marketing/communication or customer relationship management role, with a minimum of two years in a customer focused role preferably in a service industry, experience of and interest in use of social media for Marketing.

Competencies:

• Effective communicator at different levels, both orally and in writing
• Interpersonal skills, able to operate in a high-performing, multi-cultural environment
• Solid time management skills, the ability to multi-task and cope with peaks of demand
• Computer literate, including all social media platforms

Attributes:

• Professional proficiency in written and spoken English
• Attentiveness, able to listen effectively and ask questions
• Resilient, able to work under pressure
• A team player, willing to support colleagues to deliver results
• Willingness to learn
• High level of attention to detail

Our School

Dubai British School Jumeirah Park is part of the Taaleem family of schools and offers high quality education to over 1500 students aged between 5 and 18 years of age. The school is unique in many ways and has been designed to the highest specifications with the 21st century learning needs of students in mind. Facilities include a state-of-the-art performing arts theatre; radio station; large, light and airy classrooms; an 8-lane 25 meter swimming pool with training pool; large sports field with tennis courts, shaded outdoor learning spaces, innovation lab and food technology room.

Our multi-cultural environment offers an exceptional combination of the best of a well-rounded British education delivered within a truly international community. In the pursuit of the highest academic standards, we provide a caring and supportive atmosphere, which allows children to thrive academically, socially and emotionally, with each individual talent being nurtured and celebrated.

How to apply: Candidates are to complete the attached registration form. Please also attach an up-to-date CV to accompany your application form.

Dubai British School Jumeirah Park is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its students. An up-to-date police check is a pre-requisite for all appointments.