Assistant Director of Recruitment-Admissions

Assistant Director of Recruitment-Admissions Please see Special Instructions for more details.

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Position Information

Position Title

Position Title Assistant Director of Recruitment-Admissions

UIW Mission

University of the Incarnate Word is a Catholic institution that welcomes to its community persons of diverse backgrounds, in the belief that their respectful interaction advances the discovery of truth, mutual understanding, self-realization, and the common good.

Position Summary

The Assistant Director of Recruitment-Admissions assists the Director and Associate Director of Admissions with initiatives and objectives to increase outreach and recruitment of prospective FTIC (First Time in College) students. This position’s primary focus will be on recruitment and admissions for UIW’s Broadway Campus programs, which includes traveling 20% of the time. The Assistant Director of Recruitment-Admissions reports to the Associate Director of Freshman Admissions.

UIW has been identified year after year as one of the nation’s Great Colleges to Work For based on employee feedback. UIW offers an outstanding benefits package for full-time employees that includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, numerous paid holidays, vacation and sick leave. Tuition benefits include UIW tuition waivers, tuition exchange programs and Brainpower Connection discounts for employees and dependents.

Retirement benefits include 403b retirement plans with a 7% employer match, plus a retirement health solution. We also offer employer-paid Life/AD&D, long-term disability, pet insurance, an Employee Assistance Program ( EAP ), wellness programs, employee discount program, Public Service Loan Forgiveness ( PSLF ) eligibility and more! Please refer to the Human Resources webpage for additional details on our benefits and eligibility.

• Develop, implement, and evaluate new student recruitment and outreach initiatives and activities.
• Establish relationships with external partners to promote the university.
• Facilitate open communication between the admissions counselors and high school and community partners.
• Lead recruitment outreach efforts locally, regionally, and nationally to generate interest and increase applications to the university. This will require travel within the state.

• Serve as the point-person for admissions counselors needing assistance with territory recruitment and management.
• Coordinate the strategic travel planning for recruitment.
• Develop data reports and communicate progress to admissions counselors as territory managers.
• Facilitate cooperative and collaborative relationships within the department and University community.
• Provide leadership training and guidance to FTIC counselors.
• Develop and update recruitment processes for the admission counselors and department standard operating procedures.
• Oversee recruitment logistics and manage admissions department travel calendar.

• Ensure admissions counselors utilize available CRM and other recruiting tools/resources as territory managers.
• Provide oversight of and communicate the day-to-day operations of recruitment within the admissions department.
• Assist prospective students and families with the admissions and enrollment process.

• Oversee scheduling of recruitment activities and events with admissions counselors.
• Communicate with internal and external constituents involved in recruitment-related programming.
• Work closely with the Assistant Director of Campus Events to coordinate recruiting events and activities.
• Coordinate participation with other University stakeholders for recruitment and enrollment events.

• Develop recruitment strategies to meet enrollment goals established by university administration.
• Track/extract data to develop reports to support a data-driven culture within the department.
• Design, coordinate and evaluate a comprehensive recruitment and yield plan.
• Monitor recruitment activities to determine recruitment program effectiveness.
• Identify duplicate efforts among University departments and work to combine efforts to increase…