Senior Assistant Director, Admissions

Senior Assistant Director, Admissions
Middlebury College


Posting Number: S01803

Position Summary:
Reporting to the Director of Admissions, the Senior Assistant Director is responsible for supporting the Office of Admissions in identifying, expanding, attracting, and enrolling students from across the United States. The position manages a strategic recruitment plan, inclusive of being a primary traveler for the office, reviewing applicants and shepherding them through our selection committee process, establishing and maintaining relationships with schools and counselors, and representing Middlebury in professional organizations that support recruitment goals.

The Senior Assistant Director acts as the College's representative for all aspects of the admissions operation both on and off-campus in his/her work.

Offer is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.

Essential Functions:
• Represent the College at high school visits, college fairs, on and off-campus events and other recruiting activities.
• Serve as the primary evaluator of applicants in specific geographic territories during the selection process, and as a member of the full admissions committee.
• Represent the College to prospective students, high school counselors, parents, alumni and other groups.
• Coordinate the campus visit experience: hire, train, evaluate, manage and mentor student tour guides, Tour Guide Coordinators, and Senior Fellows.
• Supervise Admissions yield efforts: manage Discover Middlebury and Preview Days campus programs; create and manage content for on-campus and virtual events; supervise Admissions staff and student workers when coordinating events.
• Guide the office’s efforts in utilizing student recruitment technologies that connect us with students, families, and colleagues.
• Manage five or more recruitment territories.
• Serve as liaison to two or more varsity athletic teams and collaborate with coaches to ensure compliance with NESCAC recruitment process.
• Help provide leadership and guidance to junior staff members.

General Responsibilities:
Carry out other duties as assigned by the Dean or the Director.

Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor’s degree is required; master’s degree is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Familiarity with admissions trends, credentialing, and academic preparation in a variety of educational systems.
• Understanding of financial aid and experience working within budget parameters.
• Substantial individual and group travel required.
• Demonstrated excellence in writing, oral communication, and presentations.
• Exemplary customer service and relationship-building skills.
• Knowledge and demonstrated successful use of admissions and marketing strategies.
• Knowledge and demonstrated successful use of admissions CRM tools (especially Slate)
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• * Proven ability to organize and follow through on projects.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision as well as in a teamwork setting.
• Ability to work in a wide variety of conditions and environments: the office; schools, hotels, and home.
• Extensive travel and the ability to do so during inclement weather is essential.
• Evening and weekend work is routine during busier seasons.
• Strong commitment to liberal arts education.
• Light physical activity is often required: moving tables and chairs, carrying materials on the road, lifting small boxes.
• Computer familiarity; ability to use a computer for extended periods of time.
• Ability to manage groups of students and colleagues.
• Ability to create and sustain programming.
• Valid driver’s license required.

Experience:
Three to five years of full-time experience in increasingly responsible positions serving as a representative of a college or university to educational communities including high schools and community based organizations.

Physical Demands:
Position requires moderate physical effort to include standing for long periods of time and lifting items weighing up to 50lbs. Requires ability to work at a computer keyboard for extended periods of time.

Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information on our background check policy can be found here: http://go.middlebury.edu/backgroundchecks

To apply, visit https://middlebury.peopleadmin.com/postings/26950

Middlebury is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, Middlebury recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. Middlebury also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.



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