Admission Representative​/Assistant Director of Admissions

This position is open to qualified applicants for either the Admission Representative or Assistant Director of Admission role, depending on the candidate’s qualifications. Specific responsibilities and duties are outlined below for each role.

Position Purpose / Summary – The purpose of the Admission Representative/Assistant Director of Admission’s work is to enroll a targeted number of new, first-year students from designated geographic areas. The Admission Representative will pursue this purpose by identifying, informing, engaging, and persuading a qualified pool of prospective students to enroll at Concordia College. Those successful in this role are resilient, highly self-motivated, organized, and dynamic individuals with exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

They will adeptly represent Concordia College, the admissions team and our campus community to prospective students, their families, and the broader community, with professionalism and enthusiasm.

The Admission Representative/Assistant Director of Admission will oversee recruitment in a specifically assigned recruitment territory. Territory management work will include activities such as high school visits, college fairs, financial aid nights and various College recruitment events and managing effective and consistent outreach to their pool of students. This position will also work to build new bridges in their territory with different groups such as Concordia alumni, church congregations, and community-based organizations.

Seeking to build relationships with prospective students and their families, Admission Representatives/Assistant Directors of Admission are expected to think and work creatively within their assigned territory and make independent decisions about how to reach prospective students in the most effective manner.

Performance Expectations – The primary work of the Admission Representative/Assistant Director of Admission is to proactively contact qualified prospective students, parents, and influencers in order to increase Concordia’s visibility, reputation, and understanding of affordability in the assigned recruitment territory. The purpose of this proactive outreach is to fulfill annual new student enrollment goals in specific geographic markets. This proactive outreach to prospective students is the daily work of the Admission Representative/Assistant Director of Admission;

assisting students and their families through the enrollment process from application through enrollment.

Admission Representative/Assistant Director of Admission performance will be evaluated regularly based on recruitment efforts and the results of this effort. Representatives will regularly reach out to qualified prospective students, parents, and influencers via email, telephone, text messages, handwritten communications, and in-person and virtual meetings.

Weekly Work Schedules – The role involves a dynamic weekly schedule, with varying hours, particularly during travel season. During this time, you will attend college fairs and recruitment events, which typically take place during the day and occasionally in the evening. As a result, work hours may extend beyond the standard 8am-5pm Monday-Friday schedule. Flexible scheduling, as well as overtime for non-exempt staff, will be available to manage work-life balance and event preparation.

Effective time management is essential, as the role includes proactive student outreach that adjusts weekly based on the travel schedule and recruitment events. These events may include college fairs, student meetings, and on-campus recruitment activities.

Assistant Director of Admission – Additional Responsibilities

Project Management/Liaison Work– It is understood that an Assistant Director of Admission will be responsible for at least two major events, projects, or liaison duties in addition to general recruitment work. Examples may include, but are not limited to:

Liaison with Mission & Inclusion Office, Athletic Department, Center for Student Success, Registrar’s Office, etc.

Liaison with Faculty/Academic Programs

Coordinator of key enrollment events, scholarship programs, etc.

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