Assistant Director

Posted Date 02 Jan 2024



Experience Icon Experience 1 Years Salary Salary 46000USD
Job Type Icon Job Type Full Time Company Company Seton Hall University
Job Category Icon Job Category Recruitment Qualification Icon Qualification BS Administration
Gender IconGender Female Date Last Date 05 Mar
Vacancies IconVacancies 2 Remote IconRemote No
Location Location(s) New Jersey , United States

Description 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


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