Assistant Director of Admission

Northampton, MA (Unknown)

$50K/yr – $68K/yrManager1+ years expFull time

Posted 9 days ago

Job Summary

Own the end-to-end recruitment, evaluation, and program leadership to attract domestic and international students for Smith College, coordinating travel, events, and reading decisions to advance the Office of Admission's priorities.

Lead international and domestic recruitment initiatives across assigned territories.
Oversee admission reading and committee discussions under the Dean of Admission.
Drive large-scale events and campus visits for prospective and admitted students.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Responsible for recruitment, evaluation, and yield of prospective students including both domestic and international citizen populations. Plans events and outreach to students and secondary schools and performs public relations and marketing functions to aid in the overall mission of Smith College Office of Admission.
Take appropriate actions to support a diverse workforce and participate in Smith College's efforts to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming work environment.
RECRUITMENT (35%): Plan and execute approximately 6 to 8 weeks of domestic and international travel annually to recruit students
Manage recruitment and yield for multiple assigned geographic territories determined by the Dean of Admission
Participate on multiple teams within the Office of Admission as assigned, with particular focus on recruitment of international citizens and engagement with international high schools.
Recruitment travel: plan and execute solo and group trips to visit high schools, community colleges, and college fairs in the United States and internationally.
Territory management: initiate and maintain effective relationship management and communication between Smith College and college counselors from a diverse range of secondary schools, including international high schools; manage communication with students, parents, counselors, and other constituencies.
General recruitment: conduct weekly public speaking presentations to on-campus and/or virtual visitors and interested prospective student groups; conduct workshops related to applying to college; interview prospective students as needed, including but not limited to non-traditional transfer students.
Provide collaborative assistance to the Associate Director who manages international admission strategy and recruitment in alignment with the college’s mission and priorities.
Assist with recruitment and selection of transfer students, both traditional and non-traditional, as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree
1-5 Years Experience
Driver’s license
U.S. Passport, or ability to obtain one upon hire
The ability to effectively and efficiently develop and execute several key projects simultaneously.
Must be able to work both independently and as an effective and positive team collaborator.
Proven organizational and planning skills and excellent writing and oral communication skills are necessary for success.
Candidates should demonstrate a high comfort level with public speaking to large and small groups.
Strong analytical and technological skills including fluency with MS Office and Google suites, CRM platforms (and the ability to learn Slate CRM specifically) and Workday systems.
Must have excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact with people of all backgrounds; sound judgement, creativity, and vision are highly valued in the office.

Preferred

Knowledge of Previous experience in a college admission office and with public speaking preferred.
Individuals should be able to demonstrate fluidity with a variety of software and database management platforms.
Proficient in languages other than English preferred, especially Spanish and/or Mandarin.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive benefits package, annualized pay for this role is typically between $50,298.84 - $68,051.37 covering the middle half of market compensation. Actual compensation will vary based on individual qualifications and work schedule if less than full-time.

Smith College

Liberal Arts College for Women.Since its founding in 1871, Smith College has provided women of high ability and promise an education of uncompromising quality. A world-class faculty of scholars are fully engaged with their students' intellectual development, and an open curriculum encourages each student to explore many fields of knowledge. Mentors for scholarship, leadership and service, across all spectrums of endeavor, allow Smith students to observe different models of achievement, then set their own course with conviction.Smith College Social Media Community GuidelinesSmith College welcomes open forums for discussion among our community, including comments and messages across the college’s social media channels. Please note that comments made on Smith’s social media accounts are the opinions and expressions of the commenter only and do not constitute agreement or endorsement by the college; Smith does not assume any obligation for monitoring and/or policing the social media feeds. Smith reserves the right to remove posts at any time and for any reason, particularly those that violate any of the college’s existing policies. Without limiting Smith College’s discretion to remove submissions, those that are particularly likely to be removed include: Personal attacks of any kind Harassment, intimidation, disparagements, or threatsPromotions of bigotry or discriminationVulgar, obscene, or sexually explicit language Posts that are unnecessarily repetitive or copied into multiple threads Posts that are clearly off-topic Promotions of products, services, or political organizationsPosts that include links to external sites or sourcesSolicitations for external fundraising purposes Content that disguises or misrepresents the poster’s identity Fraudulent or deceptive messages Infringements on any copyrights or trademarksPromotions of illegal or unlawful activitiesFor more information, email socialmedia[at]smith.edu

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