Director, Recruitment and Admissions

The College of Southern Nevadaappreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution. We want your application process to go smoothly and quickly. We ask that you keep in mind the following when completing your application:

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Job Description

Diversity Statement

About the College of Southern Nevada

Founded in 1971 and situated in the greater Las Vegas metropolitan area the College of Southern Nevada is the most ethnically diverse college in Nevada and the first to receive the HSI designation. Weve prioritized providing an affordable collaborative and welcoming environment that allows all students to shine. CSN is a fully accredited institution offeringhundreds of degrees and certificates in70 academic programs. CSN proudly hosts students from all 50 states and over 60 countries with a student population that mirrors Clark County Nevada one of the most diverse counties in the US. More than one-third of our students are first-generation half are Pell Grant eligible and nearly three-fourths are part-time.

The College of Southern Nevada a Minority Serving Institution designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) provides associates and select bachelors degrees. Consistent with CSNs mission vision and values we are passionate about fostering an environment where our highly diverse students achieve succeed and prosper.

Institutional Commitment to Diversity

The College of Southern Nevada recognizes that embracingdiversity maximizes faculty and staff contribution to our goals and provides the best opportunity for student achievement. We seek faculty who demonstrate their commitment to our communities and value diverse perspectives. Faculty are intentional about providing culturally responsive instruction to promote creativity innovation growth and academic excellence.

We strive to uphold our mission to create and preserve an environment that is dedicated to achieving educational accessequitable resources inviolable dignity and opportunity for all to participate prosper and reach their full potential.

We ensure that all our work and efforts are transformative and build a truly Students First institutional culture. We commit to the journey ahead embrace difficult conversations examine implicit biases and remain steadfast in our continuous process of improvement. We do this by creating uplifting and centering all the voices and experiential knowledge of our students employees and campus communities.

CSN is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination based on race color national origin disability religion age sex/gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information and veteran status in the programs or activities which it operates.

Why Live and Work in Southern Nevada

The region has an environment where professional satisfaction and career achievement are paired with optimal quality of life in a locale with abundant opportunities for work and leisure. Southern Nevada is an excellent base camp for outdoor recreation. Popular nearby hiking and rock-climbing spots include Lake Mead National Recreation Area Red Rock Canyon the National Conservation Area Spring Mountain Ranch State Park and Valley of Fire State Park.

Residents enjoy vibrant urban and suburban communities within the cities of Las Vegas North Las Vegas and Henderson world-class restaurants and beautiful parks. The region features a reasonable cost of living with affordable prices on everything from housing to utilities to groceries compared to most major cities across the nation. Thanks to its mild winters and ample sunshine the area appeals to a variety of age groups from retirees to early career professionals. There are plenty of family-friendly activities available to keep families busy. Las Vegas is also a haven for professional sports fans with the NHL Golden Knights (2023 Stanley Cup Winner) WNBA Las Vegas Aces (and 2025 National Champions) NFL Raiders Football Team Las Vegas Lights FC and the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Benefits of Working at CSN

• Grant-in-Aid: Tuition & fee assistance for employees and their families at NSHE institutions.

• Time Off: CSN provides a variety of time-off options to help employees manage their work-life balance.

• Holidays: All CSN employees receive 12 paid holidays per year.

• Benefits: CSN offers attractive and customizable health insurance plans for employees and dependents.

• Retirement Plan: Participants contribute 19.25% with 100% employer match.

• On-site Early Childhood Education Center services available

• Learning & professional development opportunities.

• Active CSN Affinity Groups that focus on campus-wide diversity initiatives to create a welcoming campus climate.

For more information about the benefits offered at CSN please click the link Description

Under the direction of the AVP Student Affairs the director is responsible for outreach admissions and enrollment efforts which includes the development implementation and evaluation of the Colleges recruitment and enrollment plan. The position is responsible for the customer relationship management (CRM) software and works with internal stakeholders to leverage data-driven approaches by gathering analyzing and utilizing institutional information to develop innovative strategies that are efficient and effective to achieve outreach and admissions goals.

The incumbent collaborates across departments including but not limited to the Office of Financial Aid Academic Advising First Year Experience Office of the Registrar Early College Office of Marketing and Communications and College Departments to meet enrollment goals and ensure cohesive student experience. Additionally the director forges strong partnerships with local high schools homeschool organizations area colleges community-based organizations and professional associations to enhance and create new recruitment and admission strategies.

The position provides leadership and direction to the staff and to the addition the director also provides coaching mentoring training professional development and support to the team. The incumbent serves on departmental division college-wide NSHE committees and performs other duties assigned to meet the needs of the office division and institution.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university; OR equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 4 years of experience in admissions enrollment management and/or a related field.

• 3 years of supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in education business administration marketing or related field.

• 5 or more years experience in admissions enrollment management and/or related field in a community college or open enrollment institution.

• 5 or more years supervisory experience.

The duties knowledge skills and abilities for this position include but are not limited to:

• Knowledge of best practices in student outreach college access and community organization.

• Demonstrated experience engaging people of different cultures academic socioeconomic cultural disability and ethnic backgrounds.

• Experience working with community public and private agencies.

• Experience working collaboratively with staff and faculty.

• Excellent and effective oral and written communication skills.

• Experience developing measurable outcomes and assessment strategies to formulate data-informed decisions.

• Ability to promote implement and continuously improve best practices in outreach services and admissions processing.

• Experience in analyzing recruitment and admissions-related data and assessing initiatives as part of strategic enrollment planning.

• Experience managing a CRM system.

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of current issues and trends in admissions student affairs and community colleges.

• Develop partnerships with key community stakeholders and local high schools.

• Strong computer and technology skills.

• Proficiency in use of a personal computer and current software applications including but not limited to Microsoft Office Suite (Word Access Excel PowerPoint and Outlook).

• Ability to make decisions and take actions independently for a variety of diverse situations.

Starting Salary

Administrative Faculty D - The starting salary is $103901.

*This position is contingent upon ongoing and available funding.

Required Attachment(s)

To be considered for this position please upload the following documents to your application:

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

• Contact information for three professional references (Name email and phone number)

• Unofficial Academic Transcripts (Applicants who have earned their degrees outside of the United States must have their educational transcripts evaluated by an approved evaluator if their college or university is not listed in the most recent edition of the Higher Education Directory published by Higher Education Publications Inc. If you have any questions regarding this please reach out to the Human Resources Talent Acquisition & Classification team)

Local Search

Out of Area/State Candidates will not be offered travel reimbursement

NSHE - INTERNAL APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE

CSN employees or employees within the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) MUST use the Find Jobs process within Workday to find and apply for jobs at CSN and other NSHE Institutions. Once you log into Workday type Find Jobs in the search box which will navigate to the internal job posting site. Locate this specific job posting by typing the requisition number in the search box. If you complete an application outside of the internal application process and apply as an external candidate your application will no longer be considered at the time of minimum qualification order to prevent the disqualification of your application you will need to reapply as an internal candidate before 11:59pm the day prior to the position close date.

For more details on this position please visit our website: My Career at CSN.

CSN is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. For more information visit Close Date

Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications. The search committee will use this information during the initial review of application materials.

All document(s) must be received by 11:59 p.m. the day prior to the closing date posted on the job announcement.

This position may require that a criminal background check be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

As part of the hiring process applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.

Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.

CSN is responsive to serving the educational needs of a diverse and ever-changing community. CSN employs only U.S. citizens and aliens authorized to work in the U.S. CSN does not sponsor aliens applying for faculty professional staff or management positions (H-1B Visas) in the absence of exceptional circumstances as defined by the USCIS.