SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY Assistant Director, Undergraduate Admissions Salary in the United States

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Duties and Tasks:

• Note: The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive.  The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them form the position if the work is similar or related or a logical assignment to the position.   Management may require incumbents to perform duties other than those contained in this document.

   

  ·         Territory Management: formulates travel, telephone and email communication plan from inquiring through to enrolled students in support of overall goals for international first year students.

  ·         Recruiting and Counseling Prospective Students: develops strong working relationships with agents and agencies, prospective students, including parents/family members; exercises independent judgment in evaluating students as potential candidates for admission with particular emphasis on academic preparation

  o   Ensures outstanding admissions experience through first term registration processes for undergraduate students.

  o   Ensures smooth transition from Admissions to Student Advocates, Bridge Language Program.

  ·         Info Sessions: conducts presentations to prospective students and their parents/families. Work collaboratively within admissions and across campus to ensure that enrollment objectives are achieved.

  o   Exercises discretion in planning for travel, receptions and other special events.

  ·         Communication: initiate tracked and documented telephone / email contact with prospective students and applicants to ensure that prospective and admitted students receive personal verbal and written communication; document each telephone and email contact. Outstanding speaking, writing and listening skills are required.

  o   Collaborate with the team including Operations, Marketing and Campus Visit on all internal and external activities. •

  ·         Application File Review: reading applications, recommending students for review by Admission Committee. Must exercise good judgment regarding the academic, personal and co-curricular qualities Saint Leo University desires in its student body.

  ·         Event programming: participates in planning, implementing, and communicating details of on and off-campus events for the Office of Admission

  ·         Social networking: participates in social networking initiatives for the Office of Admission.

  ·         Financial Aid: develop expertise in describing Saint Leo University’s merit scholarships and financial aid awarding policies and practices, and ensure the highest level of service and accuracy with families.

  ·         Confidentiality: must safeguard the confidentiality of student, staff and University information by exercising discretion in managing records and communication with faculty, staff, parents, alumni and current and prospective students.

  ·         Professionalism: must demonstrate the highest professional demeanor and ethical behavior.

  ·         Ensure compliance with all Saint Leo policies and all federal, state and accreditation requirements.

  ·         Performs other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge:

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
• One to three years college recruitment or other relevant sales or recruitment experience preferred.
• Second language: written, spoken Portuguese, Arabic and / or Spanish.
• Any equivalent combination of education, experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities

Skills:

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to work with both traditional and non-traditional students with diverse backgrounds and needs.
• Proven ability to establish rapport with students, faculty, alumni, employers and staff colleagues.
• Remain current regarding external market conditions and best practices

Abilities:

• ·         Admission Travel: Possible 8-10 weeks of international admission-related travel in the fall and 3-5 weeks in the spring/summer may be required; travel abroad includes tours, high school visits and college fairs; receptions for prospective and admitted students.

  ·         Lifting of 25-35 lb. rolling carriers and boxes of recruitment materials.

  ·         Standing and sitting for long periods of time.

  ·         Extensive phone work and email keying.

  ·         Travel by auto, train, and plane.

ENVIRONMENT: 

The work environment characteristics described here are a representation of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The term “qualified individual with a disability” means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of this position.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate professionally in person, over the telephone, through email and other electronic means, move about the office and University, handle various type of media and equipment, and visually or otherwise identify, observe and assess.   The employee is occasionally required to lift up to 10 pounds unless otherwise specified in the job description.

NOTICE:

The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position.  Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.  Saint Leo University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity as a critical step in ensuring employee, student and graduate success.