Associate Director of Recruitment

Position Summary

The Associate Director of Recruitment reports directly to the Director of Undergraduate Admissions. The primary responsibilities include collaborating and implementing all recruitment efforts for Transfer. The Associate Director of Recruitment collaborates with Undergraduate Admissions counterparts to develop and implement key strategies for attracting and converting prospective students to meet admissions goals. As the senior member of the staff, the Associate Director of Recruitment will support office operations, coordinating processing and reading of admissions applications, and share responsibility of staff training and development, and other duties as requested. The Associate will be involved in all phases of the admissions program, including travel, school visitation, territorial management and correspondence. Responsibilities will also include tele-counseling, interviewing, and application evaluation. Based on experience and office needs, the Associate Director will have staff supervisory responsibilities and will oversee the Universities three Assistant Directors of Regional Recruitment and an Admission Recruiter the supports transfer recruitment.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Successfully manage the recruitment, engagement, and enrollment of qualified transfer and transfer international students.
• Maintain established relationships with international partners.
• Grow transfer population through articulation agreements with two-year institutions.
• Assist in the development of transfer and international recruitment strategies.
• Meet or exceed all department goals.
• Represent the University in a speaking capacity at on-and-off campus student-parent programs; participate, as needed, in the general function of the office - student interviews, school visitations, college fairs, etc.
• Work with department leadership to ensure that daily functions and responsibilities are being carried out by our admissions staff.
• Work closely and professionally with other departments on campus on issues including but not limited to, WORLD.
• Assist with staff recruitment travel.
• Collaborate with Enrollment Management Leadership on the establishment of a Counselor Advisory Board.
• Show initiative and leadership in assuming new responsibilities, identifying enrollment opportunities, and setting a standard of professionalism for the admissions staff.
• Recommend policy and practices designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the admissions office.
• Represent the University in a professional manner to all constituents; and other duties as assigned by the Director of Admissions.
• This position at the University entails duties as an athletics liaison related to the oversight of or responsibility for admission, certification of academic eligibility, and/or administration of financial aid for student-athletes. Stetson University is a member of NCAA Division I and of the Atlantic Sun (A-Sun) Conference and is, therefore, obligated to comply with NCAA and A-Sun rules and regulations. As such, compliance with Atlantic Sun Conference and NCAA rules in performance of these duties is paramount. Violation of these rules may result in disciplinary and/or corrective actions.
• Extensive travel by air and automobile, both in and out of state.
• Extended working hours: evenings, weekends and some holiday hours, are expected.
• Repetitive lifting of printed materials and presentation equipment.
• This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying the position. Employees will be required to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.