Registrar - Student Enrolment and Admissions
Posted date [2026-08-24]
(ID: 50115)
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Aldar Education is a leading education provider in the UAE, delivering inclusive, sustainable, and innovative learning experiences that inspire students and support community development. The organization offers a diverse portfolio of educational brands, covering all stages from early years to adult learning, with a wide range of curricula across multiple locations in Abu Dhabi and beyond. With a mix of owned and managed schools, Aldar Education ensures high standards in teaching, modern facilities, and a supportive environment for students, educators, and staff, maintaining a strong commitment to quality education and continuous improvement.... |
Job Description and Requirements
Registrar - Student Enrolment and AdmissionsJob Snapshot
Role: Registrar - Student Enrolment and Admissions
Location: Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Education Management
Function: Academic Admissions Advising
Experience: Minimum 2 years in a regional customer-focused role with education admissions or registrar experience
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Registrar - Student Enrolment and Admissions in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates is an Education Management opportunity with Aldar Education for an experienced admissions professional to manage student applications, enrolments, registrations, reenrolments, transfers, and regulatory records at Bateen World Academy. The role combines parent-facing admissions service with eSIS administration, ADEK compliance, enrolment reporting, student data management, assessment coordination, and relationship development designed to support both new admissions and student retention.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Abu Dhabi Emirate
Industry: Education Management
Function: Academic Admissions Advising
Salary: 7000-11000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs
in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Registrar holds operational responsibility for enrolment and registration activity at Bateen World Academy, connecting prospective and existing families with the school\'s academic and administrative teams. Accurate management of applications, student records, regulatory requirements, waiting lists, assessments, and registration documentation is essential to maintaining an efficient admissions journey.
Beyond processing enrolments, the position contributes to school growth by monitoring conversion and reenrolment activity, developing relationships with feeder institutions, supporting recruitment events, and providing leadership with reliable enrolment forecasts. The Registrar also serves as an important link between the Academy, Aldar Education\'s central Enrolments team, and ADEK student affairs.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage the Academy\'s enrolment and student registration processes in coordination with senior school leadership and HQ Enrolments.
* Maintain accurate daily information covering applications, offers, enrolments, registrations, withdrawals, and student movements.
* Meet enrolled families and clearly explain registration procedures, curriculum information, school fees, documentation requirements, and applicable ADEK regulations.
* Respond professionally and promptly to admissions and registration enquiries received by telephone, email, or in person.
* Guide parents through documentation requirements and ensure registration files are complete before processing.
* Coordinate student assessments with academic teams so applications progress efficiently through the admissions cycle.
* Maintain and administer waiting lists where applicable and provide parents with timely application-status updates.
* Keep complete registration files for new and existing students.
* Maintain current knowledge of ADEK rules affecting student enrolment and registration.
* Ensure admissions and registration activity remains compliant with applicable ADEK requirements.
* Manage eSIS records covering student registrations, withdrawals, transfers, and pre-transition processes.
* Maintain accurate student information and verify data before regulatory submission or reporting.
* Develop a productive working relationship with ADEK\'s student affairs department.
* Resolve registration or student-record issues through appropriate communication with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
* Maintain welcoming, professional, and organised parent-facing admissions areas.
* Attend Senior Leadership Team meetings when required and provide clear updates on enrolment activity.
* Work with the Parent Relations Executive to identify opportunities for new student acquisition and retention.
* Coordinate the reenrolment cycle for existing families and monitor responses and outstanding actions.
* Provide regular reenrolment analysis to the Principal and Head of Enrolments.
* Prepare weekly and monthly enrolment reports, forecasts, and projections for management.
* Monitor application and registration trends to support informed enrolment planning.
* Participate in networking activities that strengthen awareness of the Academy among prospective families.
* Organise and attend open days, admissions events, enrolment activities, and other parent-facing initiatives.
* Develop relationships with feeder nurseries and schools to support future student recruitment.
* Represent the Academy professionally when engaging prospective parents and community partners.
* Ensure school procedures, admissions standards, confidentiality requirements, and codes of conduct are consistently followed.
* Collaborate with the Admissions Executive and share additional enrolment responsibilities during busy periods.
* Provide operational cover for other admissions team members when required.
* Maintain momentum during peak admissions and reenrolment periods, including completing priority work beyond normal schedules when necessary.
* Complete additional enrolment and registration responsibilities assigned by relevant managers or supervisors.
Ideal Profile
Candidates must hold a Bachelor\'s Degree.
Previous experience as a Registrar or Admissions professional within the education sector is required.
Applicants should have at least 2 years of experience in a customer-focused position within the region, with regular interaction with parents, families, or other external stakeholders.
Strong eSIS and student affairs experience is important, together with previous responsibility for maintaining and reporting student data.
The successful candidate should understand the importance of accuracy in registrations, withdrawals, transfers, waiting lists, regulatory records, and enrolment reporting.
Fluent written and spoken English is required. Arabic language capability is preferred and can be particularly valuable when communicating with families and external stakeholders in Abu Dhabi.
Excellent interpersonal skills are essential because the Registrar represents the school throughout significant stages of the parent journey, from initial enquiries through registration and reenrolment.
Candidates should demonstrate strong office management, organisation, data handling, follow-up, and communication skills while remaining professional in a multicultural school community.
A positive, solution-focused attitude and appropriate consideration for children\'s wellbeing are expected.
Appointment is subject to satisfactory safeguarding checks, references, and police clearance.
Skills Set
* Student admissions
* School registration
* Student enrolment
* Academic admissions
* eSIS
* Student information systems
* ADEK compliance
* Student affairs
* Application management
* Reenrolment management
* Waiting list management
* Student transfers
* Student withdrawals
* Registration documentation
* Admissions assessments
* Student data management
* Enrolment forecasting
* Enrolment reporting
* Admissions conversion
* Student retention
* Parent relations
* Parent communication
* Customer service
* Admissions events
* School open days
* Feeder school relationships
* Feeder nursery relationships
* Regulatory compliance
* Records management
* Office management
* Data accuracy
* Stakeholder coordination
* Safeguarding
* Multicultural communication
Why Join Us
This position offers direct responsibility for a core operational and growth function within Abu Dhabi Emirate\'s Education Management sector. The Registrar influences both the experience families receive when joining the Academy and the accuracy of the regulatory processes that allow students to progress successfully through enrolment.
The combination of admissions management, ADEK coordination, eSIS administration, enrolment forecasting, parent engagement, and student retention provides valuable experience for future progression into senior admissions, enrolment management, student services, school operations, or education administration roles.
About the Company
Aldar Education is a leading education group in Abu Dhabi, operating and managing schools across Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. Bateen World Academy is part of the Aldar Education network and serves a diverse school community through international educational pathways. The wider group focuses on inclusive learning, educational quality, community development, and preparing the next generation to contribute to the United Arab Emirates\' knowledge-based economy.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Registrar holds operational responsibility for enrolment and registration activity at Bateen World Academy, connecting prospective and existing families with the school\'s academic and administrative teams. Accurate management of applications, student records, regulatory requirements, waiting lists, assessments, and registration documentation is essential to maintaining an efficient admissions journey.
Beyond processing enrolments, the position contributes to school growth by monitoring conversion and reenrolment activity, developing relationships with feeder institutions, supporting recruitment events, and providing leadership with reliable enrolment forecasts. The Registrar also serves as an important link between the Academy, Aldar Education\'s central Enrolments team, and ADEK student affairs.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage the Academy\'s enrolment and student registration processes in coordination with senior school leadership and HQ Enrolments.
* Maintain accurate daily information covering applications, offers, enrolments, registrations, withdrawals, and student movements.
* Meet enrolled families and clearly explain registration procedures, curriculum information, school fees, documentation requirements, and applicable ADEK regulations.
* Respond professionally and promptly to admissions and registration enquiries received by telephone, email, or in person.
* Guide parents through documentation requirements and ensure registration files are complete before processing.
* Coordinate student assessments with academic teams so applications progress efficiently through the admissions cycle.
* Maintain and administer waiting lists where applicable and provide parents with timely application-status updates.
* Keep complete registration files for new and existing students.
* Maintain current knowledge of ADEK rules affecting student enrolment and registration.
* Ensure admissions and registration activity remains compliant with applicable ADEK requirements.
* Manage eSIS records covering student registrations, withdrawals, transfers, and pre-transition processes.
* Maintain accurate student information and verify data before regulatory submission or reporting.
* Develop a productive working relationship with ADEK\'s student affairs department.
* Resolve registration or student-record issues through appropriate communication with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
* Maintain welcoming, professional, and organised parent-facing admissions areas.
* Attend Senior Leadership Team meetings when required and provide clear updates on enrolment activity.
* Work with the Parent Relations Executive to identify opportunities for new student acquisition and retention.
* Coordinate the reenrolment cycle for existing families and monitor responses and outstanding actions.
* Provide regular reenrolment analysis to the Principal and Head of Enrolments.
* Prepare weekly and monthly enrolment reports, forecasts, and projections for management.
* Monitor application and registration trends to support informed enrolment planning.
* Participate in networking activities that strengthen awareness of the Academy among prospective families.
* Organise and attend open days, admissions events, enrolment activities, and other parent-facing initiatives.
* Develop relationships with feeder nurseries and schools to support future student recruitment.
* Represent the Academy professionally when engaging prospective parents and community partners.
* Ensure school procedures, admissions standards, confidentiality requirements, and codes of conduct are consistently followed.
* Collaborate with the Admissions Executive and share additional enrolment responsibilities during busy periods.
* Provide operational cover for other admissions team members when required.
* Maintain momentum during peak admissions and reenrolment periods, including completing priority work beyond normal schedules when necessary.
* Complete additional enrolment and registration responsibilities assigned by relevant managers or supervisors.
Ideal Profile
Candidates must hold a Bachelor\'s Degree.
Previous experience as a Registrar or Admissions professional within the education sector is required.
Applicants should have at least 2 years of experience in a customer-focused position within the region, with regular interaction with parents, families, or other external stakeholders.
Strong eSIS and student affairs experience is important, together with previous responsibility for maintaining and reporting student data.
The successful candidate should understand the importance of accuracy in registrations, withdrawals, transfers, waiting lists, regulatory records, and enrolment reporting.
Fluent written and spoken English is required. Arabic language capability is preferred and can be particularly valuable when communicating with families and external stakeholders in Abu Dhabi.
Excellent interpersonal skills are essential because the Registrar represents the school throughout significant stages of the parent journey, from initial enquiries through registration and reenrolment.
Candidates should demonstrate strong office management, organisation, data handling, follow-up, and communication skills while remaining professional in a multicultural school community.
A positive, solution-focused attitude and appropriate consideration for children\'s wellbeing are expected.
Appointment is subject to satisfactory safeguarding checks, references, and police clearance.
Skills Set
* Student admissions
* School registration
* Student enrolment
* Academic admissions
* eSIS
* Student information systems
* ADEK compliance
* Student affairs
* Application management
* Reenrolment management
* Waiting list management
* Student transfers
* Student withdrawals
* Registration documentation
* Admissions assessments
* Student data management
* Enrolment forecasting
* Enrolment reporting
* Admissions conversion
* Student retention
* Parent relations
* Parent communication
* Customer service
* Admissions events
* School open days
* Feeder school relationships
* Feeder nursery relationships
* Regulatory compliance
* Records management
* Office management
* Data accuracy
* Stakeholder coordination
* Safeguarding
* Multicultural communication
Why Join Us
This position offers direct responsibility for a core operational and growth function within Abu Dhabi Emirate\'s Education Management sector. The Registrar influences both the experience families receive when joining the Academy and the accuracy of the regulatory processes that allow students to progress successfully through enrolment.
The combination of admissions management, ADEK coordination, eSIS administration, enrolment forecasting, parent engagement, and student retention provides valuable experience for future progression into senior admissions, enrolment management, student services, school operations, or education administration roles.
About the Company
Aldar Education is a leading education group in Abu Dhabi, operating and managing schools across Abu Dhabi and Al Ain. Bateen World Academy is part of the Aldar Education network and serves a diverse school community through international educational pathways. The wider group focuses on inclusive learning, educational quality, community development, and preparing the next generation to contribute to the United Arab Emirates\' knowledge-based economy.
