Assistant Director, Admissions

ASST DIRECTOR ADMISSIONS

8102300

University Staff

Full-Time

Exempt

Off-Campus/Remote

UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS

UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS (02022A)

No

The Assistant Director is responsible for all aspects regarding the recruitment of prospective freshmen (knowledge of transfer recruitment helpful but not required) in an assigned territory. This position will need to live in Northern California in or around the Bay area and will be responsible for recruitment in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest. As territory manager, the Assistant Director establishes a strategic approach with the guidance of the senior team to ensure all targeted high school are visited, college fairs and other recruitment events are attended and evaluated while following up with all prospects in regard to the application process and steps that lead to enrollment.

Extensive travel is required.

• Works and travels within the northern regional geographic areas as assigned to inform prospective students and their families of the educational opportunities available at Loyola University Chicago by managing daily communications with prospective students and families and other constituencies.
• Represents Loyola at various programs including, but not limited to, high school visit days, college fairs, case studies, high school counselor events, outreach activities, etc.
• Builds and maintains effective relationships with high school counselors and community college counselors.
• Plans and arranges travel individually, in accordance with university and departmental policies.
• Travels to Chicago to support large scale admission events, fall open house programs and spring yield events like Loyola Weekend.
• Uses CRM (Slate) for individual contact, reporting, planning and evaluation purposes.
• Actively engages and participates in appropriate professional organizations for the purpose of recruiting new students to Loyola and professional networking development.
• Reads application files from assigned territory and potentially other markets in rolling admission review; and makes timely admission decisions on applicants to Loyola.
• Participates in recruitment, yield, and orientation events hosted on-campus and off-campus.
• Develops and executes programming for targeted groups, including college counselors, in major markets.
• Ability to establish a home office in assigned territory.
• Ability to work independently with little supervision.
• Performs related duties as required.

Bachelor's degree in related field and three-five years of related admissions experience.

• Experience in recruitment and admission is required.
• Understanding of financial aid process is beneficial.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to form effective working relationships.
• Must be a team player with the ability to adapt to a dynamic environment.
• Ability to effectively organize and prioritize workload.
• Bilingual skills is beneficial but not required.
• Ability to work independently with little supervision.
• Must have the ability to articulate the values and mission of a Jesuit institution.
• This position is based in Northern California, in or around the Bay area and must have residency in California.

A valid driver's license and access to a vehicle is required.

Ability to use MS Office Suite and related recruitment software or programs, Technolutions Slate, People Soft and Doc Finity.

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