Be the backbone of Curro's success! We're seeking experienced non-teaching professionals to support our educational mission. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and love contributing to learner growth, you’re who we’re looking for!
What are we looking for?
We are looking for someone with the following experience, qualifications and /or skillsets:
We are looking for a passionate, organised and energetic marketer to join our team at Curro Academy The Blyde, situated in Pretoria East. Living in or familiarity with the broader Pretoria East communities will be an advantage.
- Conceptualise, plan and execute external and internal acquisition/enrolment drives so as to achieve our enrolment targets. Equally important, the successful applicant will need nurture and maintain existing learner/school relationships so as to ensure that existing families remain brand ambassadors for the school.
- Proactively manage all leads to ensure sales conversion in line with enrolment targets.
- Create an agile, creative, yet realistic marketing plan that is aligned with the Executive Head’s vision and plans for the school.
- Together with the Executive Head and bursar, manage the school’s marketing budget and allocation thereof.
- Manage the school’s social media presence on different platforms. This includes ensuring that the school information on the Curro website is maintained, current and in line with the brand/school CI.
- Ensure the correct use of and management of the school CI including, but not limited to ensuring that new materials for the school are packaged and deployed correctly; that the school and Curro CI is current, consistently applied and utilised on relevant platforms/channels; conduct brand audits on collateral and campus signage.
- Manage communications with various stakeholder groups (ranging from parents, learners, staff, local businesses, media and other Curro schools) and ensure that the school’s communications with the different groups is professional and of a client-centric nature at all times.
- Regular liaison with the broader school/town community to ensure their involvement, buy in and can be mobilised as required in terms of the school marketing strategy.
Qualifications
- A marketing/communications degree or diploma (three years’ working experience in a school or related industry) with a solid understanding of different marketing techniques.
Knowledge and skills
- Above average knowledge and experience in using the full MS Office suite of programmes (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, TEAMS, etc.).
- Relationship-building/a customer service orientation with a proven network within the relevant community.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- A healthy respect for a deadline.
- Attention to detail.
- Communication and influencing skills.
- Organising, planning and prioritising sills.
- Self-motivated and a team player.
The succesful candidate will start on 01 October 2024.
Read more about where you will work
PRESCHOOL | PRIMARY SCHOOL
Please apply before 23 September 2024.
Curro is an equal-opportunity employer, and therefore preference will be given to EE candidates.
P.S Please view your profile for progress on your application.
If you have not had any feedback from the school within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, accept that you were not successful for this position.
But don’t be dismayed, next time it might be you.
Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be communicated with.
Curro reserves the right not to make an appointment.
NB: Please remember and take note before applying that this is a Permanent position.
NB: Please note that if you are found to apply for two or more positions that you do not qualify for in the least, you will be blocked from the system for 30 days. This is due to a large volume of applicants who are abusing the system.
