Associate Director of Admissions

Posting Number: SP005337P

Division/College: Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management

Department: UG Admissions - Recruitment

Location: Moscow

Position Overview:

This position provides leadership and coordination of the University of Idaho undergraduate recruitment, admissions and enrollment programs. They will contribute to the development and execution of the Enrollment Management Strategic Marketing and Recruitment Plan. Working with leadership and representatives of University Marketing and Communications, they will operationalize enrollment promotional materials and update pertinent websites as needed.

Duties may include:

• Coordinate and plan events strategically in line with college and university goals and processes
• Advise prospective students through engagement with high school, community college community-based organizations and other entities independently develop pipeline initiatives to encourage interest with the University of Idaho
• Exercise independent judgment and authority in making certain admissions decisions and contributing to the overall decision
• Leveraging their years of recruitment experience, collaborate with leadership in the training and mentoring of new board appointed staff
• Being a point of support regarding in-state and out of state transfer student population recruitment strategies
• Assist in the further utilization and development of constituent relationship management (CRM) systems in order to achieve stated recruitment and enrollment goals
• Other duties as assigned

Required Experience:

• Three years in higher education
• Speaking publicly to large and small groups
• Compiling and analyzing information and using predictive modeling.
• Identifying and defining problems/alternatives and developing recommendations for leadership decisions
• Planning, organizing, and implementing workshops, programs and conferences

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Required Other:

• Ability to travel regionally and for several weeks in the fall and in the spring
• Ability to work nonstandard business hours which may include evenings and weekends
• Eligible for membership in admissions and enrollment based organizations

Additional Preferred:

Education: Master’s Degree in student counseling, education, business, public relations or other related field

Experience: Five to seven years of admissions/recruitment experience in Higher Education; One year of supervisory experience with budgetary experience and responsibility; Extensive experience in public relations, sales, marketing or related field