Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions

Assistant Director of Admissions

The Assistant Director of Admissions conducts recruitment, selection, and yield activities for assigned application pools; all efforts are focused on optimizing applicant and advisor relationships as well as funnel conversion rates in the achievement of stated goals (headcount, quality, revenue, and composition). This is a highly collaborative position that leverages the work of academic partners, administrative partners, and Jefferson Enrollment Management colleagues to achieve goals.

The Sr. Assistant/Assistant Director directly manages application pools while also supporting other team members in the management of application pools.

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Student Recruitment: conduct student recruitment activities including off-campus, on-campus, and virtual events/visits.
• Prospect/Applicant Outreach: conduct activity related to converting individuals from prospects to applicants and from incomplete to complete applicants.
• Admitted/Deposited Student Outreach: conduct activity related to converting admitted and deposited students to enrolled students.
• Application Pool Management: working with the Sr. Director/Director, ensure that the flow of applicants through the enrollment funnel supports the stated goals; manage offer targets, waitlists, melt-indicators, etc.
• Special Population Management: under the guidance of senior team members, develop strategies to address assigned sub-populations (i.e. athletes, re-entries, cross-campus transfers, etc.)
• Key Collaborations: collaborate extensively with academic and administrative colleagues in the recruitment, selection, and yield of new students.
• Staff Management: provide support for junior staff assigned to the team.
• Admissions Team Responsibilities: as a member of the Admissions team, contribute to efforts related to planning, policy & procedure development, and quality assurance & effectiveness.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required):

• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a high-volume and ever-changing environment
• Microsoft Office Suite, effective use of computers and related software
• Positive customer service orientation

This position requires competency in these additional areas:

• Enrollment Management industry knowledge (specific to student selection & yield)

Minimum

Education and Experience Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree required

AND

Experience:

• 3+ years industry experience
• 3 years of professional experience is preferred
• Experience in graduate admissions strongly preferred
• Slate CRM and National CAS experience preferred

Additional Information

Local Travel:
Extensive (off-campus & between campuses)

Overnight Travel:
Frequent

Evening Work:
Frequent

Weekend Work:
Occasional

Extensive = 7-10x per month

Frequent = 4-6x per month

Occasional = 1-3x per month

Rare = 0-1x per month

Supervisory Responsibilities

Instructing

Reviewing Work

Hiring/Terminating

Assigning Work

Assessing Performance

Disciplining

Not Applicable

Degree of Supervision Received

• General Supervision

Positions Supervised or Directed (Titles and Approximate Numbers)

• May provide oversight of student or seasonal workers.

Additionally, this position:

• Will lead committees related to portfolio of work.
• Will assign tasks and deadlines as well as review work of colleagues through committees.

Position Location:

• This position is a hybrid position, working across Jefferson's two main campuses;
  East Falls, Center City and remotely.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Philadelphia University

Primary Location Address

3242 School House Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America