Associate Director of Recruitment

The Associate Director, Recruitment works closely with the recruitment leadership team to supervise the activities of professional recruitment staff members. This position helps develop and direct the implementation of freshman, international, and transfer recruitment strategies, and participates as an active member of the recruitment team. This position also manages a recruitment territory, identifying, recruiting, admitting, and enrolling academically qualified students.

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages the activities and provides direction to various admission counselors, which includes ongoing staff training; monitors staff recruitment activities; coordinates auxiliary projects relative to the recruitment process

• Develops, directs, and participates in the implementation of all recruitment strategies, new student markets, and all undergraduate marketing plans

• Manages a recruitment territory, including the development of recruitment strategies, travel, communication with high school counselors, agents, community college counselors, application review, on-campus interviews, and follow-up with students concerning admission and financial aid matters

• Participates as an active member of the recruitment team; training and staff development, assists with programs, research projects, planning, and general recruitment activities

• Develops and implements articulation agreements with targeted community colleges; manages the transfer scholarship process

• Performs other duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of higher education policies and procedures

• Knowledge of enrollment planning, demographics, recruitment, marketing, and admission terminology, policies, and procedures

• Basic research skills

• Strong collaboration skills

• Interpersonal/human relations skills

• Counseling skills

• Verbal and written communication skills

• Supervisory and office management skills

• Strategic planning skills

• Organizational and motivational skills

• Recruiting and public speaking skills

• Ability to learn and apply institutional policies and procedures

• Ability to work effectively in a team setting

• Ability to build relationships with and recruit a diverse population of students in all parts of the world

• Ability to operate personal computer and various software programs

• Ability to prepare and interpret admission reports

• Ability to maintain confidentiality

• Ability and willingness to travel/drive for work which can include some evenings, weekends, and overnight trips

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree

• Four years of related experience

• Proven commitment to admission best practices and leading process improvements and deficiencies

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree

• Three years of international leadership experience

• Previous experience with Slate

Applicants must include:

1) a cover letter - Please include a cover letter that addresses how your academic and/or professional background prepares you to fulfill the job duties per the position description.

2) a resume/curriculum vitae;

You can upload these items on the third page "My experience" of the application.