Assistant Director

Posted Date 02 Jan 2024

Experience	1 Years	Salary	57000USD
Job Type	Full Time	Company	Seton Hall University
Job Category	Recruitment	Qualification	BS Communications
Gender	Both	Last Date	20 Feb
Vacancies	1	Remote	No
Location(s)	New Jersey , United States

Job Description

This⠀position⠀serves as⠀a member⠀of the⠀Office of⠀Admissions⠀in the⠀Division⠀of⠀Enrollment⠀Services.⠀The⠀primary⠀responsibility⠀of this⠀position⠀is to⠀assist in⠀the⠀recruitment⠀and⠀admission⠀of⠀undergraduate⠀students⠀to Seton⠀Hall⠀University.⠀The⠀Assistant⠀Director⠀of⠀Admissions⠀reports to⠀the⠀Director⠀of⠀Undergraduate⠀Recruitment⠀and⠀develops⠀and⠀implements⠀University⠀recruitment⠀programs⠀and⠀related⠀initiatives⠀designated⠀to attract⠀the best⠀possible⠀pool of⠀undergraduate⠀candidates.⠀1-3 years⠀of⠀admissions⠀or related⠀experience⠀is⠀required.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Plans,⠀develops,⠀implements⠀and⠀evaluates⠀programs,⠀special⠀projects,⠀events and⠀other⠀initiatives⠀geared to⠀recruiting⠀students⠀within⠀targeted⠀populations⠀and⠀facilitating⠀admission⠀into Seton⠀Hall. Will⠀work⠀within an⠀admissions⠀team on⠀recruitment,⠀communications,⠀and⠀retention⠀strategies.

2.⠀Provides a⠀full range⠀of⠀advisory⠀and⠀liaison⠀services⠀to⠀prospective⠀students⠀and⠀associated⠀community⠀constituencies⠀regarding⠀Seton Hall⠀admissions⠀and⠀related⠀issues.⠀Ability to⠀explain⠀and⠀counsel⠀families⠀in the⠀financial⠀aid⠀process.

3.⠀Participates⠀in the⠀establishment⠀and⠀implementation⠀of student⠀recruitment⠀strategies,⠀resources,⠀policies,⠀and⠀procedures⠀for the⠀University.

4.⠀Builds⠀relationships⠀with high⠀schools in⠀their⠀territory.

5.⠀Independently⠀represents⠀and⠀promotes⠀Seton Hall⠀at⠀national,⠀regional,⠀state, and⠀local⠀recruitment⠀events.

6.⠀Oversees⠀and⠀coordinates⠀the⠀front-line⠀customer⠀service⠀activities⠀of⠀admissions⠀staff, to⠀include⠀the⠀provision⠀of⠀in-person⠀and⠀telephone⠀information⠀services⠀to⠀prospective⠀and⠀current⠀students⠀and other⠀members of⠀the⠀public.

7.⠀Develops⠀and⠀implements⠀outreach⠀programs,⠀events,⠀and⠀activities⠀for⠀recruitment⠀and⠀enrollment⠀of⠀students⠀from⠀targeted⠀communities;⠀enlists⠀and⠀coordinates⠀faculty,⠀students⠀and/or⠀alumni, as⠀appropriate,⠀in various⠀recruitment⠀programs.

8.⠀Creates⠀and⠀distributes⠀a range of⠀resource⠀and⠀promotional⠀materials⠀designed⠀for the⠀recruitment⠀and⠀retention⠀of⠀students⠀in⠀targeted⠀groups.

9.⠀Reviews⠀individual⠀applications⠀and⠀evaluates⠀candidates⠀for⠀admission⠀eligibility;⠀troubleshoots⠀applications⠀with⠀problems,⠀and⠀oversees⠀and/or⠀coordinates⠀communications⠀with⠀applicants.

10.⠀Responds⠀to⠀inquiries⠀and⠀researches⠀and⠀resolves⠀problems⠀related to⠀transactions⠀handled by⠀the unit;⠀serves as⠀liaison⠀with other⠀constituencies⠀in the⠀resolution⠀of⠀day-to-day⠀administrative⠀and⠀operational⠀issues.

11.⠀Participates⠀in the⠀analysis,⠀design,⠀development,⠀and⠀implementation⠀of records⠀systems⠀and⠀applications,⠀as⠀required⠀to meet⠀the⠀evolving⠀needs of⠀the⠀operation.

12.⠀Oversees⠀and/or⠀coordinates⠀the⠀collection,⠀compilation,⠀and⠀analysis⠀of program⠀activity⠀data;⠀develops,⠀writes,⠀edits, and⠀presents⠀comprehensive⠀statistical⠀and⠀narrative⠀program⠀reports⠀and⠀evaluations.

13.⠀Manages⠀the⠀overall⠀communication⠀and⠀functionality⠀within⠀their⠀territory.

14.⠀Performs⠀miscellaneous⠀job-related⠀duties as⠀assigned.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree required; 1-3 years admissions or related experience required. A directly related higher degree from an accredited institution may be substituted for experience.

Strong⠀interpersonal⠀skills and⠀the⠀ability to⠀work⠀effectively⠀with a⠀wide range⠀of⠀constituencies⠀in a⠀diverse⠀community.
Ability⠀to analyze⠀and⠀interpret⠀the needs⠀of⠀customers⠀and offer⠀appropriate⠀solutions.
Knowledge⠀of student⠀recruitment⠀and⠀retention⠀issues at⠀the⠀undergraduate⠀level.
Skill⠀in the⠀planning,⠀development,⠀implementation,⠀and⠀coordination⠀of student⠀recruitment,⠀retention,⠀and⠀support⠀programs.
Strong⠀verbal and⠀written⠀communication⠀skills and⠀the⠀ability to⠀present⠀information⠀effectively⠀to⠀groups.
Analytical,⠀evaluative,⠀and⠀critical⠀thinking⠀skills.
Computer⠀literacy,⠀especially⠀Microsoft⠀Office⠀applications.
Ability⠀to⠀understand⠀and⠀promote⠀the⠀Catholic⠀Mission
Experience⠀with⠀customer⠀service⠀and⠀student⠀service.
Necessary⠀interactions⠀with⠀students,⠀families,⠀and high⠀school⠀counselors.
Flexible⠀schedule/availability⠀for some⠀evening⠀and⠀weekend⠀hours.
Ability/desire⠀to travel⠀domestically.
Travel⠀is heavy⠀(some⠀overnight/weekend⠀travel⠀required)⠀in the⠀fall and⠀spring⠀seasons.
Access⠀to a⠀personal⠀vehicle⠀for local⠀travel.⠀Valid⠀driver's⠀license