Administrator for Graduate Studies and New Academic Initiatives

About the role

This role provides day-to-day administrative and organizational support for the launch and ongoing operation of new academic programs and initiatives at Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q). It covers admissions and student-facing processes, resource and policy mapping, benchmarking against Main Campus and peer institutions, student services coordination, and data collection for planning, with occasional support for Graduate Studies programs. The position is for a 2-year term, eligible for renewal, and is based in Doha with no relocation assistance, so only locally based candidates are considered.

Key responsibilities

• Support admissions, recruitment and financial aid processes for new programs, and coordinate student services such as housing and career services
• Serve as the main day-to-day contact for graduate students, coordinating with internal GU-Q units and Main Campus stakeholders
• Carry out organizational research, comparative analyses and resource mapping across GU-Q, Main Campus and peer institutions to identify resource gaps and align policies
• Maintain online resource pages for prospective and enrolled students, archive recruitment and admissions materials, and manage data collection and reporting
• Provide administrative, scheduling and logistical support for faculty-led committees, program meetings and events, including roundtables, workshops, focus groups and launch events

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3+ years of administrative or student-services support experience, ideally in higher education
• Direct experience working with students in an educational or student-services setting
• Experience with admissions, recruitment, financial aid, student liaison, marketing or data collection and reporting preferred
• Familiarity with Qatar's higher education landscape, Education City institutions or Georgetown's Main Campus student services preferred; Arabic preferred

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to maintain web content and data trackers, and quick learning of new systems
• Excellent written and verbal English, strong organization and discretion with confidential student information
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends