Sr. Assistant Director, Recruitment (Undergraduate Admissions)

Johns Hopkins University•Baltimore, MD

1d•$57,195 - $100,040•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Sr. Assistant Director, Recruitment who will balance the core admission officer responsibilities of Recruitment and Management of a regional territory while also providing leadership over a key programmatic or process area(s) across the office. The Senior Assistant Director sits on the management team and partners with office leadership to develop goals ensuring academic quality and various perspectives in the incoming class. This position will provide leadership for our off-off-campus recruitment, helping to develop high impact programming and increasing the capacity and volume of prospective students engaging with our admissions staff.

Requirements

Ability to communicate effectively with prospective students, parents, secondary school counselors, faculty, and other university partners, as well as the ability to represent Johns Hopkins University to the public.
Ability to work with minimal supervision, independently, and as part of a team.
Strong event management and development skills.
Demonstrates the utmost level of professionalism with both internal and external constituents.
Possesses strong cultural competency and understanding of student educational experiences coming from diverse backgrounds.
Knowledge of standard office software applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Ability to build, propose, and maintain a budget.
Ability to travel extensively and work nights and weekends as needed.
Bachelor's Degree.
Five years of progressively responsible related experience.
Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a college or university admissions officer preferred, which would include recruitment and application review.

Responsibilities

Provides leadership over a key business area within the undergraduate admissions office: responsible for the strategic direction, logistics, timelines, planning, and evaluation of processes and policies that fall within their designated area of focus.
Provides oversight of major programs and/processes and connects them to strategies in other areas of the office to work towards institutional goals.
Builds relationships with all relevant third parties (within undergraduate admissions as well as across the university) to collaborate effectively towards goals.
Works with the management team to develop a strategic vision for their respective areas of focus.
Develops an evaluative structure for effective programming in their designated area of focus: work with office leadership to create tools and/or an analysis plan to analyze and improve work in their strategic areas.
Builds short- and long-term plans to set goals, implement new strategies, and evaluate them over time.
Identify future areas for innovation/growth within their area.
Oversees any staff training content around their area of focus.
Utilizes data to inform our overarching strategy and approach.
Manages a regional territory—reads applications, plans recruitment strategies and initiatives, and manages constituent relationships.
Represents JHU Admissions in public events and information sessions.
Directly support the Director of Recruitment for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions in developing and executing a comprehensive recruitment strategy.
Assist the recruitment team in implementing innovative and data-driven strategies in the off-campus and virtual recruitment space.
Work closely with senior leadership to identify staffing and logistical needs.
Collaborate with office leaders, including fellow Senior Assistant Admissions Officers, across other areas of the work to meet institutional goals.
Build relationships and pipelines with key stakeholders, including counselors, CBOs, and professional organizations on behalf of the institution.
Assess the success of current partnerships and present to the Director of Recruitment.
Identify new partnership opportunities and propose them to institutional leadership.
Utilize recruitment metrics and data analytics to evaluate the effectiveness of current recruitment strategies.
Complete both qualitative and quantitative assessments of recruitment approaches.
Supervise Admissions Officers and help support their growth and development.
Work with the management team to support the growth of staff members across the office.
Oversee staff training relating to recruitment.
Research best practices, trends, and technology to ensure the team is utilizing the most effective tools and approaches.