The manager is imposed with the following functions:

1) the organization of the operational support for the activities of the School, the recruitment of students, the organization of the seminars for faculty and students of the School, as well as other activities related to the academic activities of the School;

2) assistance in the evaluation of academic programs;

3) advising new employees and faculty within competence;

4) participation in the preparation of the timetable, cooperation with the office of the Registrar, assistance in the preparation of academic calendars;

5) participation in the new students' recruitment,  selection and placement;

6) provision of statistical reports on students, programs/courses within the jurisdiction, analysis of the results;

7) upon the request providing the Vice Dean and Director for Academic and Student Affairs with reports on the work done;

8) interaction with the Admissions Department for the recruitment and admission of students to the Institution, including the provision of consultations on the academic programs, the procedure for admission and deadlines for the submission of documents, participation in recruiting campaigns, preparation of handouts;

9) assistance in organizing meetings, maintaining minutes, collecting and processing evaluation forms of the candidates, and preparing letters of invitation for admission and letters of rejection.

10)  assistance in the work of the Student Trip Funding Committee;

11) assistance in the work of Ph.D. students within graduate faculty;

12)  participation in the identification, evaluation, management, and monitoring of risks within the framework of supervised direction;

13)  timely and proper fulfillment of other orders of the Dean, Vice Dean, Head, and the University management within the framework of his/her responsibilities and powers.

Education

Higher-professional, preferable from the higher education institutions with English language of instruction.

Priority specializations:

- Education;

- Management;

- Social sciences;

- Humanities

Work experience

- For a master’s degree, at least 1 year of work experience in areas corresponding to the functional areas of a particular position;

- With a bachelor’s or specialist’s degree, work experience in the specialty is at least 3 years in the areas corresponding to the functional areas of a particular position in international and/or national companies.

Experience in an international team is desirable

- Knowledge of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of education;

- good interpersonal skills;

- great analytical abilities;

- knowledge of MS Office, Excel, and PowerPoint;

- fluent in English, Kazakh, Russian

Personal skills

- critical thinking;

- building effective relations;

- interpersonal skills;

- the ability to work in a team;

- responsibility;

- the ability to work with representatives of different cultures;

- distinguished leadership skills

Recruitment and selection process
Recruitment and selection at Nazarbayev University include the following process: preliminary selection based on experience and qualifications, assessments (e.g. technical skills/capabilities, aptitude, personality, work samples, in-basket exercises, and informal interviews), and motivation.

Formal interviews form the final stage of the selection process.
They are typically based on organizational values and behaviors and conducted in English.
You are encouraged to share your views and values  to identify how they fit into  Nazarbayev University core values