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Assistant Director, Admissions
Career Insights for Enrollment / Admission Counselor
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An Enrollment or Admission Counselor reviews applications and advises on admissions decisions for private elementary and secondary schools, colleges and universities. Organizes information and promotional materials about a school, conducts interviews with students and families, reviews application materials, and works with other school or college administrators to plan admissions goals and identify financial aid resources for admitted students. May travel to meet and recruit students.
$57,133 / year median in the U.S.
+7% projected growth
Job Description
ASST DIRECTOR ADMISSIONS
Position Number 8102300 Work Modality Is this request for the creation of a new Position (or the modification of an existing Position) to temporarily support the WorkDay ERP? Job Category University Staff Job Type Full-Time FLSA Status Exempt Campus Off-Campus/Remote Department NameUNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS
Location CodeUNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS
(02022A) Is this split and/or fully grant funded? No Duties and Responsibilities The Assistant Director is responsible for all aspects regarding the recruitment of prospective freshmen (knowledge of transfer recruitment helpful but not required) in an assigned territory. This position will need to live in Northern California in or around the Bay area and will be responsible for recruitment in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest. As territory manager, the Assistant Director establishes a strategic approach with the guidance of the senior team to ensure all targeted high school are visited, college fairs and other recruitment events are attended and evaluated while following up with all prospects in regard to the application process and steps that lead to enrollment. Extensive travel is required.- Works and travels within the northern regional geographic areas as assigned to inform prospective students and their families of the educational opportunities available at Loyola University Chicago by managing daily communications with prospective students and families and other constituencies.
- Represents Loyola at various programs including, but not limited to, high school visit days, college fairs, case studies, high school counselor events, outreach activities, etc.
- Builds and maintains effective relationships with high school counselors and community college counselors.
- Plans and arranges travel individually, in accordance with university and departmental policies.
- Travels to Chicago to support large scale admission events, fall open house programs and spring yield events like Loyola Weekend.
- Uses CRM (Slate) for individual contact, reporting, planning and evaluation purposes.
- Actively engages and participates in appropriate professional organizations for the purpose of recruiting new students to Loyola and professional networking development.
- Reads application files from assigned territory and potentially other markets in rolling admission review; and makes timely admission decisions on applicants to Loyola.
- Participates in recruitment, yield, and orientation events hosted on-campus and off-campus.
- Develops and executes programming for targeted groups, including college counselors, in major markets.
- Ability to establish a home office in assigned territory.
- Ability to work independently with little supervision.
- Performs related duties as required. Minimum Education and/or Work Experience Bachelor's degree in related field and three-five years of related admissions experience. Qualifications
- Experience in recruitment and admission is required.
- Understanding of financial aid process is beneficial.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to form effective working relationships.
- Must be a team player with the ability to adapt to a dynamic environment.
- Ability to effectively organize and prioritize workload.
- Bilingual skills is beneficial but not required.
- Ability to work independently with little supervision.
- Must have the ability to articulate the values and mission of a Jesuit institution.
- This position is based in Northern California, in or around the Bay area and must have residency in California.
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- Dental Insurance