Associate Director, Admission

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
  • In lieu of the education requirement, additional related experience above and beyond what is required, on an equivalent year-for-year basis, may be substituted
• 3+ years of experience working in a college or university admission office or as a high school college counselor or teacher

Skills:

• Interpersonal skills that demonstrate professionalism, relatability, and collegiality
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively on high-level, complex projects
• Familiarity with the multiple work areas of a modern admissions office, including CRM systems, reporting and analytics, recruitment, evaluation and selection, marketing and communications, access and institutional excellence, on-campus programming, staff training, budget management, and staff development
• Proficiency in using admission and enrollment data to make data-informed decisions, measure and assess progress toward strategic goals, present data, and revise practices as needed
• Strong verbal and written communication, presentation, and customer service skills
• Strong reading comprehension and ability to make distinctions among competitive applicants
• High level of proficiency in MS Office Suite and Google Workspace
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Ability to present meaningful information that helps inform decision-making
• Familiarity with whole-file application evaluation (experience with committee-based evaluation desirable)

Preferences:

• 5+ years of experience in a highly selective university or college admission office
• In-depth project management experience, from creation to implementation
• Strong writing skills desired

Essential Functions:

• Works with other members of the admission staff on projects related to recruitment, evaluation and selection, marketing and communications, access and institutional excellence, on-campus programming, alumni engagement, staff training, budget management, and staff development, as assigned
• Collaboratively works with the supervisor on year-over-year planning, processes, and project management
• Independently and collaboratively manages projects with a high degree of complexity, scope, and visibility
• Utilizes data to measure team success and help articulate the team's effectiveness
• Manages a specific recruitment territory and engages in all aspects of recruitment, evaluation, selection, yield, measurement, and planning to ensure the development of a geographic pipeline to Rice
• Conducts informational sessions
• Establishes and maintains strong relationships with high school students, counselors, families, and community-based organizations
• Evaluates applications and makes recommendations on selection utilizing the committee-based evaluation process
• Maintains confidentiality in all aspects of the work
• Ensures compliance with federal and state laws concerning college admission, FERPA, and other applicable regulatory expectations
• Responds to inquiries in a timely manner, providing accurate information
• Performs all other duties as assigned

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