Registrar

The University of Central Asia is seeking a strategic and collegial Registrar who can successfully build relationships within and outside the University and lead academic support services and systems for the University Campuses. The Registrar will need to balance years of experience and first-hand knowledge of best practices with an entrepreneurial sensibility. The Registrar will lead a small team requiring him or her to not only think strategically, but also be intimately involved with implementation. The Registrar will be a strategist, a leader, a mentor, and an expert in operations.

• The Registrar manages student recruitment, admissions, records and data reporting, timetabling and scheduling, academic progression, honours and graduation, student information systems, and convocation ceremony processes. The Registrar ensures that UCA is meeting accreditation standards and regulatory requirements nationally, in its 3-partner countries, and internationally so that the degrees earned by our students are accepted internationally.
• The Registrar contributes to the University’s overall mission, vision and objectives by directing the transparency, regularization and quality assurance of the University’s student recruitment and admissions processes, academic programmes, grading, assessment and progression practices, programmatic and degree requirements so as to ensure University requirements.
• The Registrar directs the provision of secretariat services for the University Academic Council to ensure that UCA complies with University, multinational and internationally legislated accreditation and record keeping requirements.
• The Registrar contributes to the University’s overall mission by formulating, developing, implementing, and monitoring the compliance of academic policies and processes.

Minimum Qualifications and Relevant Experience

• A Master’s Degree in a relevant discipline from an internationally recognized university
• Minimum of ten years of senior-level work experience in a university registry, including at least 2 years as a university registrar.
• Proven record of successful leadership in a people-oriented environment, preferably in a multi-campus / multinational setting.
• Excellent experience managing student recruitment and admissions
• Extensive experience in university academic policy planning, development and administration
• International Experience ideally also including in Central Asia
• Significant experience with student information systems, preferably PeopleSoft Campus Solutions
• Extensive record keeping experiences as well as experience in recognizing fraudulent records, including degrees, transcripts and admissions documents and materials
• Knowledge of relevant / current university student practices
• Student and academic counselling skills.
• Proven record of analyzing statistical data on admissions, registration, examinations and graduation for administrative use in formulating policies, statistical reporting and data mining.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality and experience with people of diverse educational, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds.
• Excellent communication skills and a demonstrated ability to work well with others in a team environment.
• Adaptability and flexibility, with the ability to handle both ambiguous and specific assignments.
• Fiscal responsibility.

Language

• Advanced English is required
• Russian is an important asset
• Working knowledge of Kyrgyz, Tajik, and Kazakh would be an asset

Relationships

The registrar will report to the Dean of Arts and Sciences

The position will be based in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic and would require regional travel.

How to Apply

Please send a cover letter, CV, and contact information for three references to hr.recruitment@ucentralasia.org by 8 November 2018. As your application e-mail subject, please write: “Registrar”. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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