Assistant Director Admissions - Lewis Katz School of Medicine

Temple University•Philadelphia, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Katz Office of Admissions Assistant Director is an integral member of the School of Medicine Admissions team, taking on significant responsibility for supporting student enrollment across a wide range of educational programs, including the MD program (North Philadelphia campus), St. Luke’s regional campus, Wellspan regional campus), MD/PhD, MD/MBA, MD/MAHJB, MMS in Physician Assistant Studies, MD/MA in Health Justice and Bioethics, Certificate in Narrative Medicine, MS and PhD programs in the Biomedical Sciences, the ACMS enhancer post-baccalaureate, and any new degree or certificate programs offered through Katz. This individual is expected to independently gain a comprehensive understanding of the application processes and curricula for each program, utilizing this expertise to strategically recruit students who align with the Katz mission to “Align with our diverse communities to advance medicine and improve health through education, research, training, and development of the next generation of clinicians, educators, and scientists.” The role requires a high level of initiative, critical thinking, and decision-making to ensure successful recruitment and enrollment efforts across all programs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and/or at least five years of related experience.
Requires technical knowledge of database management and broader understanding of work projects and department functions.
Demonstrated verbal, written, and interpersonal communications skills.
Demonstrated ability to interact with students, including the ability to assess and address student needs.
Ability to work with varied projects with overlapping deadlines.
Demonstrated organizational skills.
Familiarity with admissions and recruitment, including common operational principles.
Ability to work extended hours as needed.
Ability to travel by car, train and airplane.

Nice To Haves

Prior medical school or professional school admissions and/or recruitment experience
Management of database to track prospective and actual applicants

Responsibilities

Serves as a key contributor to the Katz Admissions team, taking initiative and collaborating closely with leadership from each educational program to develop, implement, and optimize recruitment strategies.
Takes ownership of identifying, planning, and executing targeted efforts to attract and yield the most qualified applicants for each program, ensuring alignment with the unique goals and needs of each program.
Responsible for developing and implementing innovative, data driven recruitment strategies to identify and recruit mission aligned students to who will be successful at Katz.
Independently develops and oversees each annual external facing recruitment and communication plan, leveraging best practices and industry insights. Works autonomously to collaborate with leadership from each educational program to ensure alignment to program-specific goals, taking full responsibility for the plan’s execution, effectiveness, and continuous improvement.
Exercising professional judgment independently determines and prioritizes virtual and in-person events—both local and national—in which to represent Katz. Takes responsibility for evaluating opportunities, selecting the most strategic events, and ensuring impactful representation that aligns with each program’s and the institution's goals and recruitment objectives while maintaining adherence to federal laws and guidance.
Manage calendar of recruitment engagements and arrange travel in a fiscally responsible manner.
Represent Katz at pre-professional clubs, graduate and professional school fairs as well as regional and national meetings to advise prospective applicants on admissions requirements, application submission and provide an overview of the unique curricula for each academic program.
Independently cultivates and nurtures relationships with pre-health advisors at undergraduate colleges by actively engaging in regional and national student advisor organizations. Takes full responsibility for strategically identifying and building partnerships with select colleges and universities, coordinating recruitment fairs, organizing individual campus visits to meet with prospective student groups, and facilitating tailored student visits to Katz. Ensures these efforts align with broader recruitment goals and enhance the institution's visibility and outreach.
Interface with Temple pathway programs to establish relationships and engage with participants from pathway program through the matriculation process.
Manages with Marketing and Communications for social media and direct communication campaigns tied to recruitment events.
Create presentations, graphics and other visual representations to represent Katz at recruitment events.
Compile and maintain a database of recruitment events and prospective student/applicant contacts. Execute a communication plan for contacts after each event.
Prepare analytical reports after each of the recruitment events and at the end of each program application cycle to identify high yield recruitment and enrollment strategies.
Build positive relationships with key contacts within each degree and certificate program at Katz.
All members of the Admissions Team are responsible for participating in departmental and individual graduate program recruitment events.
Demonstrate the highest level of professionalism and ethical behavior in all aspects of personal and professional actions and performance while representing Katz.
Oversee projects within area of expertise; provides technical expertise to larger projects.
Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

Full medical, dental, vision coverage
Paid time off
11 Paid Holidays
Tuition remission - eligible employees and their dependents can obtain a degree TUITION FREE
A generous retirement plan and so much more!

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