Director - CDL Admissions

Ancora Education•Remote, US,

52d•$80,000 - $95,000•Remote

About The Position

As the leader of the Remote CDL Admissions Department, the Director- CDL Admissions motivates, trains and coaches remote admissions personnel on expected behaviors aligned with focus on the Ancora mission and Core Values. Admissions oversight, compliant admissions processes, and quality delivery of services to students resulting in successful outcomes are also primary responsibilities of the Director- CDL Admissions. The Director - CDL Admissions ensures that remote admissions personnel follow all college, state, and US DOE, accreditation compliance, regulations, and policies. The Director- CDL Admissions must possess the ability to work well with colleagues and other constituents, often from a distance, and have a high comfort level with the use of multiple forms of communication. The Director- CDL Admissions must be self-reliant and comfortable in a highly visible position, possess exceptional critical thinking and analytical skills, and have an ability to make decisions and to accept accountability. The Director- CDL Admissions is expected to lead and persevere in a challenging environment, to demonstrate an advanced ability to learn from experience, possess strong writing skills and high-level project management skills. The Director- CDL Admissions must be able to multitask, managing multiple priorities, responsibilities and deliverables in a timely manner and within the constraints of imposed deadlines.

Requirements

BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN BUSINESS, MARKETING, OR A RELATED FIELD PREFERRED
MINIMUM OF 3 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE SUCCESSFULLY MANAGING ADMISSIONS TEAMS
EXCELLENT PEOPLE MANAGEMENT SKILLS WITH DEMONSTRATED ABILITY TO INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE EMPLOYEES
DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP SKILLS INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO DEVELOP, MOTIVATE, AND LEAD STAFF
SUPERIOR WRITTEN AND VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS
ABILITY TO LEAD AND WORK IN AN OBSERVATION/COACHING STYLE ENVIRONMENT
GOOD WORKING SKILL SET WITH MS OFFICE, INCLUDING MS WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, AND GOOGLE SUITE
VERIFIABLE ABILITY TO WORK IN FAST-PACED ENVIRONMENT; WILLINGNESS TO HAVE A FLEXIBLE WORK TRAVEL SCHEDULE

Nice To Haves

MASTER’S DEGREE IN BUSINESS, MARKETING, OR A RELATED FIELD PREFERRED
8 YEARS OF MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE WITH REMOTE/ONLINE ADMISSIONS TEAMS

Responsibilities

Support remote admissions efforts to effectively deliver quality customer service to prospective students.
Lead in the process of hiring, training, and managing admissions staff.
Initiate, design, and deliver departmental training and developmental activities that cover a variety of topics.
Follow all company, state, accreditor, and US DOE accreditation compliance regulations, processes, and policies.
Provide tactical guidance, assistance, and leadership to ensure new student satisfaction during the admissions process.
Ensure accuracy and timeliness of all paperwork and reports.
Randomly audit enrollment files to ensure accountability/accuracy of documents.
Collaboratively participate in employee performance evaluations and scheduled performance reviews.
Provide departmental updates through reports, discussions, and meetings with senior leadership.
Ensures that objectives, goals, plans, budgets, policies, practices and actions produce desired Admissions results, consistent with the overall mission and strategic plan for the department.
Develops and executes both short-term and long-term Admissions strategies in the department to ensure the Company’s growth and profitability objectives are met.
Ensure that policies and decisions are properly executed at all levels.
Provides personal leadership that encourages employee productivity and responsiveness to the needs of the department.
Other duties as assigned.