Associate Director

University of Southern California•Los Angeles, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The USC Office of Admission is seeking an Associate Director (Associate Director for Transfer) to join our team. The Associate Director manages the staff and operations of a USC recruitment and Admission Office program. This role will lead the organization in all parts of the transfer process. The selected candidate will be expected to develop and implement marketing plans, strategies and materials aimed at enhancing recruitment specifically of transfer students. They will oversee the transfer application review process. In addition, the associate director is a member of the undergraduate admission management team.

Requirements

Proven knowledge of best practices in undergraduate recruitment and admission.
Demonstrated experience and understanding of the national landscape of college admissions.
Experience using data, evaluating the marketplace and analyzing for results and trends in undergraduate recruitment.
Bachelor's degree
3 years Minimum Experience
Lead or supervisory recruitment and admissions experience with knowledge of financial aid policies.

Responsibilities

Recruits, screens, hires, trains, schedules and assigns work.
Assesses performance and provides feedback.
Counsels or disciplines as needed.
Identifies and recommends opportunities for staff training and professional growth.
Sets goals and objectives for assigned territory, and measures performance against objectives.
Recommends changes or enhancements to existing programs based on continuous feedback and evaluation.
Reviews caseloads of applications and monitors progress of counselors.
Reviews applications and makes admissions decisions particularly in borderline cases.
Counsels applicants on admission policies and procedures.
Evaluates and offers solutions to applicant problems and requests regarding admission.
Applies transfer credit guidelines in review and assessment of applications as appropriate.
Resolves difficult problems referred by others and provides technical guidance, as required.
Provides policy interpretation and review – and decides exception requests as deemed appropriate.
Identify marketing messages and ensure incorporation in presentations and publications.
Plan and make public presentations as part of outreach efforts.
Represent USC and assigned programs to students, parents, alumni, high school and community college counselors.
Maintain professional currency through active participation and leadership in associations and committees – both internal and external to the university.
Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.