Director of Admissions

Stephens College seeks a new Director of Admissions to lead an energetic, dedicated, and talented team in bringing the next generation of students to our campus in Columbia, Missouri. We’re looking for a new Admissions colleague who understands that today’s students aren’t like any other generation of students. Our successful applicant will bring creative ideas and new strategies for reaching, recruiting, and enrolling those students.

Responsibilities:

The new Director of Admissions will:

• Coordinate and participate in recruiting services; personal contacts; college fairs; middle/high school visits; information events; community activities, and campus visits.
• Play a critical leadership role with the Admissions Office and manage a talented staff.
• Perform statistical analysis as needed for the purposes of research or to help project yield models.
• Ensure that objectives, plans, budgets, policies, practices, and actions are consistent overall for the Admissions Office.
• Work closely with parents, students, counselors and school officials, campus partners, academic departments, and external constituents to meet the short and long-term goals of Admissions.
• Potentially be responsible for a recruitment territory.
• Work closely with the Vice President of Enrollment Management and participate in the strategic planning and implementation of recruitment programs and activities, marketing plans, technology, and office goals that encompass the recruitment of freshmen, transfers, international students, graduate students, and underrepresented students and the review of their applications.
• Conduct all activities within the established guidelines of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
• Take an active role in professional organizations.

Education/Skill Requirements:
The successful candidate should possess:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Five (5) years of successful experience in admission, recruitment, sales, student counseling or related professional experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and/or supervise.
• Familiarity with and ability to use web-based technologies and communication media.
• Knowledge and proficient use of admissions related software, data analysis tools, predictive modeling, and digital campaigns for recruiting purposes.
• Commitment to equity and the enrollment of students from diverse backgrounds.

Professional Qualities:

The successful candidate will be:

• Ambitious, determined, and a team player.
• Highly motivated, goal-oriented, and attentive to detail.
• Well organized and able to manage multiple priorities and work well under pressure.
• Eager to assume more responsibility; ready to take on a new opportunity; and excited to bring insight, fresh perspective, original thinking, and collaborative spirit to produce extraordinary results.

Stephens College offers excellent benefits, including vacation/holiday/sick pay, health/dental/life insurance, tuition waiver and retirement plan.

To Apply: Submit an online Stephens College application with cover letter, resume and references.

The successful candidate must pass a criminal background check.

Stephens College is an Affirmative Action /Equal Opportunity Employer. A diverse community on campus is valued, so women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.