The Director is responsible for leading the Graduate and Continuing Education Admission staff in the recruitment of students for graduate and continuing education program admission. Under the direction of the Vice President of Enrollment Management and Marketing, the Director will develop and implement recruitment strategies, marketing plans and admission policies for the graduate and non-traditional populations. The Director will participate in strategic planning and works collaboratively with the Director of Financial Aid, faculty, staff, andstudents.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Professional Graduate Admissions Staff
Student Workers
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Responsible for daily oversite of graduate and continuing education recruitment, admission, and enrollment functions of the College. Provides leadership, monitoring, and motivation of Admission staff in an effort to achieve established goals.
Under the direction of the VPEMM, works to develop and implement recruitment strategies, marketing plans, and admission policies for the College. Coordinates recruitment activities with other departments. Develops enrollment projections.
Other duties as may be assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Master's degree required.
Experience: Progressive leadership responsibility with a minimum of five (5) years' experience in graduate college admissions. Experience with traditional graduate, returning adult students, and professional students required.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Demonstrated leadership in the area of student recruitment and a clear understanding of a coordinated enrollment effort necessary. Strong management, communication and interpersonal skills
Standards of Performance:
Flexibility and adaptability to accommodate the changing needs of the department and institutional goals. Ability to communicate effectively with prospective students, family and advocates as well as with the campus
Demonstrates successful relationship-building
Ability to plan and organize department activities and
Ability to adhere to procedures and to explore opportunities for
Ability to advise and coach Graduate Admissions staff.
Ability to manage multiple
Successful leadership and supervisory ability to provide direction to Graduate Admissions Department. Ability to set goals and objectives with regard to recruitment and
Ability to guide others in setting goals to support overall College goals.
Ability to be results oriented.
Ability to utilize existing and untapped resources for the benefit of recruiting and admitting
Safety, Security, and Environmental
General knowledge and promotion of the Colleges' mission, purpose, goals and the role of this position in achieving those goals.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Use of general office equipment in an office setting. Requires an equal amount of standing, sitting, walking, bending, stooping, reaching, climbing multiple levels of stairs, light lifting, near vision and manual dexterity to perform essential job functions. Requires ability to travel between buildings on campus with exposure to inclement weather conditions.
May require driving or traveling to locations in the local and outside the local area on official college business.
Background check will be conducted upon hire and on a routine basis thereafter. Valid driver's license and a good driving record required.
Elms College's diversity statement embodies the charism of the founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph, including embracing "the love of neighbor without distinction" and whose Catholic heritage guides our intellectual, social, educational, and community endeavors.
Elms College seeks applicants who demonstrate a commitment to justice, equity and inclusion and have experience working with diverse groups, proven through educational background, professional development and lived experience. For faculty positions, application materials must include a statement addressing past and/or potential contributions to diversity through teaching, research, professional activity and/or service. For staff positions, applicants are strongly encouraged to address past and/or potential contributions to diversity.
Elms College is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.