Associate Director, Admission
About The Position
The Associate Director is an experienced admission officer at Rice University, a highly selective research institution in the heart of Houston, Texas. This individual will manage projects with a high degree of complexity, scope, and visibility, reporting to a Deputy Director. The role involves managing advanced functions correlating with the supervisor’s content area, which may include major programs and outreach, international student recruitment, staff training and development, and coordinating the file review process. These functions may require delegating responsibilities and monitoring the work of other team members. The Associate Director will also interact with senior leadership to influence strategic decisions related to their work.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (In lieu of the education requirement, additional related experience above and beyond what is required, on an equivalent year-for-year basis, may be substituted)
- 3+ years of experience working in a college or university admission office or as a high school college counselor or teacher
- Interpersonal skills that demonstrate professionalism, relatability, and collegiality
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively on high-level, complex projects
- Familiarity with the multiple work areas of a modern admissions office, including CRM systems, reporting and analytics, recruitment, evaluation and selection, marketing and communications, access and institutional excellence, on-campus programming, staff training, budget management, and staff development
- Proficiency in using admission and enrollment data to make data-informed decisions, measure and assess progress toward strategic goals, present data, and revise practices as needed
- Strong verbal and written communication, presentation, and customer service skills
- Strong reading comprehension and ability to make distinctions among competitive applicants
- High level of proficiency in MS Office Suite and Google Workspace
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Ability to present meaningful information that helps inform decision-making
- Familiarity with whole-file application evaluation
Nice To Haves
- 5+ years of experience in a highly selective university or college admission office
- In-depth project management experience, from creation to implementation
- Strong writing skills
- Experience with committee-based evaluation
Responsibilities
- Works with other members of the admission staff on projects related to recruitment, evaluation and selection, marketing and communications, access and institutional excellence, on-campus programming, alumni engagement, staff training, budget management, and staff development, as assigned
- Collaboratively works with the supervisor on year-over-year planning, processes, and project management
- Independently and collaboratively manages projects with a high degree of complexity, scope, and visibility
- Utilizes data to measure team success and help articulate the team’s effectiveness
- Manages a specific recruitment territory and engages in all aspects of recruitment, evaluation, selection, yield, measurement, and planning to ensure the development of a geographic pipeline to Rice
- Conducts informational sessions
- Establishes and maintains strong relationships with high school students, counselors, families, and community-based organizations
- Evaluates applications and makes recommendations on selection utilizing the committee-based evaluation process
- Maintains confidentiality in all aspects of the work
- Ensures compliance with federal and state laws concerning college admission, FERPA, and other applicable regulatory expectations
- Responds to inquiries in a timely manner, providing accurate information
- Performs all other duties as assigned
- Managing major programs and outreach
- International student recruitment
- Staff training and development
- Coordinating the file review process
- Delegating responsibilities and monitoring the work of other team members
- Interacting with senior leadership to influence strategic decisions related to their work
Benefits
- Benefits are offered by Rice University, details available via the provided HR link.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
