Sr Assistant Director of Transfer Admission & Enrollment Service

Position Overview

Merrimack College, which is one of the fastest-growing educational institutions in the country and is located just minutes from Boston, Massachusetts, is seeking an energetic, highly motivated, and goal-driven professional to join the Office of Undergraduate Admission.

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Merrimack College, which is one of the fastest-growing educational institutions in the country and is located just minutes from Boston, Massachusetts, is seeking an energetic, highly motivated, and goal-driven professional to join the Office of Undergraduate Admission.

• Serve on the Undergraduate Admission team responsible for application generation, decisions and yield for transfer students, off-cycle first-time freshmen, and non-traditional students; act as territory manager for Transfer and January/Spring and late Spring/Summer first-year applicants.
• Provide exceptional customer service by establishing channels of communication with prospective students to introduce them to and inform them of Merrimack College; facilitate their relationship with the institution throughout the admission process starting at the inquiry stage through their enrollment at the college.
• Develop and execute recruitment plan and budget for all transfer student recruitment events with a focus on primary, secondary and tertiary market community colleges and previous first-time freshmen applicants.
• Represent Merrimack College to prospective students and their families by attending off campus recruitment events, which include college fairs/tabling events and individual visits at community colleges, in addition to conducting on–campus transfer events for students, families, and transfer advisors.
• Counsel and advise prospective students, their families, transfer advisors and other community members about the transfer admission process, transfer credit options, course selection at non-Merrimack institutions and effectively communicate Merrimack’s value proposition.
• Work with advising center staff and faculty to coordinate new student advising meetings and course registration.
• Assist in the maintenance and quality control of student records, transfer policies and transfer credit records, manage day-to-day credit coordination in transfer equivalency systems, and transfer credit review process for transfer and first-year student in collaboration with the office of the registrar and faculty.
• Develop and maintain a network of transfer advisor contacts. Keep these contacts apprised of current news about the Merrimack community and develop pathways to Merrimack for their students.
• Participate and represent Merrimack College through meetings, presenting group information sessions and active participation in signature programming such as Open Houses, Admitted Student Days, Shadow Days, and Orientation.
• Understand and effectively communicate enrollment and college information. Maintain knowledge of multiple departments which include but are not limited to:
  Admission, Financial Aid, Student Accounts and Advising. Stay curious about and up to date on all things Merrimack.
• Build effective professional working relationships with people at all levels across the campus, who are involved in recruitment, enrollment and retention of new undergraduate students.
• Supervise, provide ongoing training and delegate daily responsibilities to graduate fellow(s).

• Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree preferred
• Valid U.S. driving license required.
• 3-5 years of professional experience, preferably in recruitment, sales, or admission.
• Experience working with transfer students and their families.
• Professional and positive customer series, phone etiquette, and written communication
• Demonstrate excellent…