Registration Manager

Khalifa University is seeking a Registration Manager to lead student registration, enrolment standards, and academic-record management across its academic partners. The position supports consistent registration calendars and processes, accurate central records, and compliance with approved academic policies. It also provides authoritative student information for institutional decision-making and external reporting. The manager will work with partner registrars and internal departments to resolve issues, improve workflows, and maintain reliable records throughout the student lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain institutional registration and enrolment standards, policies, procedures, and controls.
• Coordinate academic calendar milestones, including registration, add/drop periods, withdrawals, examinations, and graduation.
• Guide partner registrars on registration rules and consistent application of academic policies.
• Oversee central student records, transcripts, progression data, and graduation information.
• Lead data validation, reconciliation, periodic audits, and resolution of record discrepancies.
• Protect student information and ensure record confidentiality, integrity, and secure access.
• Prepare registrar data and analysis for institutional planning, reporting, and accreditation.
• Manage team performance, training needs, meetings, budgets, and operational priorities.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Education Administration, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• A master’s degree is preferred.
• At least ten years of relevant professional experience.

Skills and Competencies

The role requires strong leadership, policy interpretation, data governance, reporting, and stakeholder-management skills. The manager should be able to coach team members, handle sensitive records, resolve complex process issues, and maintain a consistent approach across multiple academic partners.

Employment Details

This is a full-time management role in Abu Dhabi, working in partnership with a leading government entity. The postholder contributes to departmental planning and continuous improvement as well as daily registrar operations.