Associate Dean of Admission & Director of Campus Visit Experiences
Associate Dean of Admission & Director of Campus Visit Experiences
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Title:Associate Dean of Admission & Director of Campus Visit Experiences
Position Purpose:
The Associate Dean of Admission & Director of Campus Visit Experiences serves as a member of the Admission team to recruit and enroll an academically talented class of students who reflect a myriad of backgrounds and experiences. The primary responsibility of the role is to provide the strategic vision and support for all on-campus recruitment events virtual programming and the Students in Admission program.
Job Duties:
- Develop and oversee a strategic recruitment plan for the office that integrates in-person campus events virtual programming and the Students in Admission program.
- Create a vision for how the Office of Admission welcomes prospective students and families to Bates and how they learn about the college while visiting campus.
- Partner with the Communications Team to market and promote recruitment events and with the Data Analyst for reports and data to inform recruitment strategy.
- Assist the Director of Operations in creating the daily schedule of on-campus events for visitors.
- Lead the Events Team by providing them vision and direction of all on-campus events including (3) Summer Open Houses Fall Open House Prologue to Bates Bates-Bowdoin-Colby Counselor Tour and (2) Bates Beginnings for Admitted Student.
- Responsible for managing the on-campus events budget.
- Support the Admission Counselors who oversee all student recruitment efforts on campus including tour guides admission fellows phone-a-thon and open house volunteers and student ambassadors.
- Serve on the Senior Leadership Team and help advise the VP/Dean and Director of
Admission on the general direction of the office. - Step in and help troubleshoot/take action as needed in emergency situations.
- Provide staff with autonomy and empower them to own and manage their work while still providing strategic guidance and be a thought partner as needed.
- Foster a positive culture while providing direct feedback.
- Provide professional development opportunities either in the office on campus or off campus.
- Responsible for sharing pertinent information from the leadership team meetings with staff and schedule consistent weekly meetings with direct reports.
- Approve and manage vacation and personal time requests as well as time sheets for all direct reports.
- Manage geographic territories as assigned and coordinate 4 to 6 weeks of travel per year.
- Develop an annual travel plan and evaluate the effectiveness of each activity in order to recommend improvements and changes in strategy.
- Represent Bates at high school visits college fairs and other off- and on-campus recruiting
events. - Work in pairs or as part of a team to evaluate first-year and transfer applications.
- Lead on-campus information sessions; counsel families through admission and financial aid process and engage with key constituents such as alumni current students and high school counselors.
- Attend designated conferences and/or other professional development opportunities.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education
- Bachelors degree required.
- Valid drivers license required.
Experience
- 5-7 years of experience in admission or in a student/customer service academic and/or non-profit setting are preferred but not required.
- Familiarity with the academic environment and higher education preferably the liberal arts.
- Given the increasingly diverse pool of prospective students the ability to communicate in other languages is preferred but not required.
Skills and Knowledge
- Commitment to equity and inclusion and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.
- Excellent communication (written verbal and presentation) skills.
- Experience in digital/video media is a plus but not required.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
- Impeccable organizational (time task project management) skills and ability to coordinate resources and staff within the college community.
- Strong interpersonal skills (a sense of humor is a plus) with ability to develop and maintain collegial relationships. Must approach work with collaboration and nimbleness.
- Genuine curiosity about the world particularly higher education and issues of access diversity equity and inclusion.
- Proficiency in basic computer applications (e.g. Google Suite Microsoft Office).
- Basic data management system and/or CRM proficiency (e.g. Slate) is preferred but not required.
- Willingness and ability to learn additional technology applications and systems as needed.
- Ability and willingness to travel (by air bus car or train) domestically for four to six weeks concentrated in the fall and spring.
- Ability and willingness to work weekends evenings and other non-traditional schedules.
- Personal commitment to excellence and the mission of a selective liberal arts college.
Benefits:Bates College offers competitive salaries excellent benefits (health dental sick leave 24 days of vacation 2 personal days 13 paid holidays dependent care subsidy free parking access to library and athletic facilities & more) and a supportive collegial environment in a drug and smoke-free workplace.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color national or ethnic origin religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or gender expression age disability genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students in the administration of its education policies and programs or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff. Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations. All college faculty staff students contractors visitors and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.
Inquiries concerning the colleges policies compliance with applicable laws statutes and regulations (such as Title VII Title IX and ADA/Section 504) and complaints may be directed to Gwen Lexow Title IX Officer or via email at .
About Bates:
Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college attracting 2000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.
Since 1855 Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender race religion or national origin.
Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces intellectual trends demographic changes and technology that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.
Bates has highly competitive admissions graduates over 90 percent of its entering students and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.
The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community Maines second-largest urban area with a population of approximately 65000. Bates is located on a beautiful 133-acre traditional New England campus in Lewiston an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate a lively arts scene and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland 140 miles north of Boston and 350 miles north of New York City.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
