Director Admissions, Applicant Research and Strategy

Rutgers University-Newark (RU-N), an urban public research university and anchor institution, located in Newark, New Jersey, is seeking a Director of Admissions. The Director of Applicant Strategy, working closely with the Assistant Chancellor of Enrollment Management, designs and implements a multi-faceted, all-encompassing application evaluation review to plan and meet multiple undergraduate enrollment goals for RU-N.

This position is responsible for and not limited to the following:

• With daily engagement research/analytical services of the Office of Institutional Research, uses multiple analytic and diagnostic tools, in order to define and advise on parameters and selection criteria for strategic admission, scholarship awarding, honor offers, etc.;
• Elevates use of diagnostic, analytics and reporting tools (e.g., Salesforce, Othot) to maximize the understanding of enrollment funnel status and shape the class;
• Elucidate predictive and prescriptive data to counsel on appropriate recruitment, marketing and communications tactics for a variety of audiences;
• Hosts regular updates with school associate deans/liaisons and academic leadership on to help create realistic enrollment targets based on their identified priorities, scholarship and honors to relay strategy, course correct based on school priorities where necessary and inform on cycle progress;
• Provides regular progress updates to student services partners to enable appropriate planning;
• Works closely with, and provide guidelines to application evaluation team to effectively execute selection strategy and deliver accurate admissions decisions to students;
• Develops and deliver a suite of general and custom reports for constituents across the university;
• Makes educated predictions throughout the enrollment cycle;
• Provides reports and projections to Enrollment Management leadership as requested.

Minimum Education and Experience

Requires a Bachelor's Degree and five years admissions or enrollment management experience including increasing responsibility in a leadership role.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Ability to be available and responsive, sometimes at night or weekends.

About Rutgers University: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.