Assistant Director of Admission International Admission Specialist

DePauw University • Greencastle, IN

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About The Position

DePauw University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: Women, members of underrepresented groups, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Position will remain open until filled. The Assistant Director of Admission, International Admission Specialist is an early career admission professional, working under the supervision of the Assistant Vice President for International Enrollment. This position helps create an annual international recruitment and communication plan, travels throughout the world to meet prospective students and families, uses data and trend analysis to shape recruitment priorities and strategies, and helps to develop relationships with recruitment partners. This role includes implementation of specialized recruitment strategies, collaboration with admission teammates, territory management, developing and maintaining relationships with international organizations and community contacts, interviewing prospective students, evaluating candidates for admission, and coordinating targeted recruitment events. This role will serve as recruitment and enrollment ambassador to schools and communities throughout the world and will exemplify DePauw’s efforts to continually enroll a broadly diverse, bright, and talented class of students. The International Admission Specialist will contribute to DePauw’s “uncommon commitment to the liberal arts” and the university mission of “preparing the leaders that the world needs” by attracting and enrolling the next generation of DePauw community members and graduates.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 2 years of experience working in enrollment management, high school/college counseling environment, international education, or related field.
• Ability to effectively communicate and/or present information to top management, peers, and public groups.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Experience using a complex admission CRM, preferably Technolutions Slate; experience working with spreadsheets and shared calendar systems.
• Must possess a valid US driver's license, be willing to travel outside of the immediate area and work after regular office hours, including weekends and evenings as needed.
• Ability to travel internationally
• Ability to communicate effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
• Knowledge of immigration policies, procedures, and regulations as applicable to international student
• Ability to work independently and with a team
• Strong technical, operation, process and time management skills
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to set priorities and maintain deadlines
• Must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including written and oral skills.
• Must be comfortable speaking with and presenting to groups of students, parents, alumni and school counselors.
• Must possess extraordinary organizational and multitasking skills, must be comfortable traveling alone to new cities/countries, have a good sense of direction, and possess the ability to navigate from location to location in unknown environments.
• Must be creative, must have the ability to come up with original thoughts, a high degree of energy and the ability to work as a team member in an enrollment management setting.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to speak a second language preferred
• Experience using a student information system or customer relationship management system preferred

Responsibilities

• Develop and cultivate relationships with prospective international students and families.
• Cultivate relationships with high school counselors, agency partners, and government entities to maintain strong relationships.
• Provide high-quality, student-oriented service and act as a front-line representative of DePauw University for prospective international students and their families to answer questions, address concerns, and share the story of the benefits of receiving a DePauw University education.
• Assist with new international student orientation and other activities and events.
• Assist the Assistant Vice President with identifying and fostering new and existing markets for prospective international students using data and trend analysis.
• Support prospective students and families at every stage of the enrollment process, from inquiry through enrollment (application completion, enrollment deposit, academic scholarship awards, financial aid, housing, registration, etc.) through targeted use of outgoing contact (via email, telephone, Zoom and other communication methods).
• Serve as a Designated School Official for DePauw University in the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and help issue immigration documents for international students.
• Evaluate application credentials, assess transcripts for admission, and review international undergraduate application documents for accuracy and completion.
• Maintain the inbound communications and coordinate response on a timely basis.
• Travel extensively, both internationally and domestically, to recruit international students.
• Understand and be prepared to clearly articulate DePauw University’s mission, benefits, key features of all academic programs, campus life opportunities, campus amenities, scholarships, and any other key points of interest to all prospective students, their families, and/or their college search counselors or representatives.
• Lead and supervise international admission student interns by providing ongoing mentorship and establishing clear weekly expectations.
• Assist with on-campus and weekend admission events for the Office of Admission.
• Complete other duties or special assignments as assigned.

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision insurance
• Basic Life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) and Long Term Disability are paid for by DePauw University.
• Full time employees may elect to purchase additional voluntary life insurance for themselves and their dependents.
• Additional voluntary benefits, Tuition Remission and Exchange, as well as Relocation Allowance are also employee benefits.
• All employees may participate in the retirement savings plan, as well as employee discounts and access to University resources.
• Vacation Time, Personal Time (hourly) and Sick Time policies
• Cigna Employee Assistance benefit
• Welch Fitness Center and wellness classes
• Indoor Tennis and Track Center
• University Libraries
• Peeler art galleries
• Green Center for the Performing Arts events and programs
• Ubben lecture series
• Free athletic events
• Bookstore and Starbucks (Greencastle) discounts
• Employee discounted meal plan
• Free parking
• Nature park, including walking and biking trails
• Personal duplicating and printing discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level