Senior Assistant Director of Inclusive Admissions

To enrich education through diversity, TCNJ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. TCNJ has a strong commitment to inclusive excellence and to achieve diversity among faculty and staff. We strongly encourage a host of diverse, intersectional populations and cultures to apply including, but not limited to, identities based on race, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, and veteran status.

The Senior Assistant Director of Inclusive Admissions is part of the office of undergraduate admissions and will report to the Executive Director of Admissions. This office is responsible for the marketing, recruitment, and enrollment of first year students, transfer students as well as other cohorts. Supporting the undergraduate admissions office is a staff of 16 members including office staff and counselors.

Along with the Executive Director of Admissions, the Sr. Assistant Director of Inclusive Admissions will develop and implement the recruitment plan for the recruitment of diverse students and incorporate technology to better support these populations. Inclusive Admissions will focus on the recruitment of historically underrepresented groups at TCNJ, specifically LGBTQ, African American, Latinx, Asian populations, and students to our EOF program. This position supervises and supports the counselors and office staff responsible for these cohorts.

Requirements:

• Develop and implement the marketing plan for the recruitment and enrollment of historically underrepresented students.
• Manage and supervise the counselors and office staff responsible for these cohorts.
• Recruit students according to recruitment policies and practice established by the college.
• Represent the college at local, regional and national college fairs and participate in college night/day programs.
• Participate in on-campus and off-campus recruitment events.
• Manage distribution of scholarships for these cohorts.
• Utilize our CRM system to recruit and enroll these cohorts.
• Support office-wide operational needs through CRM management and development including reporting and training of staff.
• Review of new entrant applications according to the standards and procedures established by the administration and the Admissions Office.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Admissions that are necessary to affect an overall marketing approach to admission.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong oral presentation skills in both large and small forum.
• Ability to interact with various levels of faculty, staff, students and parents.
• Supervisory skills/experience.
• Effective written communication skills.

Education/Experience:

• A Bachelor's degree is required.
• Five (5) years of progressive admissions experience.
• Understanding the multi-dimensions of the recruitment and enrollment of diverse students at a competitive college.

Employer Qualifications:

• Final offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of background check and reference checks
• COVID-19 Testing and Compliance - The College has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirement. To learn more, please read the policy here: COVID-19 Requirements and Protocols. https://hr.tcnj.edu/covid-19-employee-info/

About TCNJ

Founded in 1855, TCNJ is a selective public primarily undergraduate institution that has earned national recognition for its commitment to excellence. TCNJ emphasizes the residential experience for our nearly 6,500 undergraduate students, 30% of whom are self-described as members of groups traditionally underrepresented in academe and STEM. Students benefit from a 13-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio and an average class size of 21 students, which has led to TCNJ attaining a first-year to sophomore retention rate of 94% and a graduation rate of 86%. TCNJ has also received national recognition for the adoption and promotion of the teacher-scholar model for our faculty and deep engagement of our undergraduates in research. TCNJ was awarded the inaugural “Campus-wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishment” from the Council on Undergraduate Research in 2015. In part because of TCNJ’s intentional and comprehensive integration of research into our undergraduate curricula and institutional culture, an increasing number of TCNJ graduates have pursued and completed doctoral degrees over the past ten years. TCNJ was awarded, in 2006, a Phi Beta Kappa chapter—an honor shared by less than 10 percent of colleges and universities nationally. A strong liberal arts core forms the foundation for programs offered through TCNJ’s seven schools—Arts and Communication; Business; Education; Engineering; Humanities and Social Sciences; Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science; and Science. TCNJ is located within an hour, by train, of New York City and Philadelphia. The College’s campus is set on 289 tree-lined acres in suburban Ewing Township and is known for its natural beauty.

Contact Information

The salary is competitive and commensurate with the experience and skill of the applicant, and comes with a comprehensive New Jersey State Government benefits package including retirement benefits, health, dental, prescription and generous sick and vacation leave. This role is a non-unit position, and not included for membership to any bargaining unit. To apply, please provide a letter of interest, resume, and names of three professional references with the electronic application.