Assistant Director of Admissions Twin Cities MSUAASF Range C

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Position Purpose
This position has the primary responsibility to recruit and counsel prospective students for St. Cloud State University in a professional manner across a variety of audiences. The successful applicant will participate in education fairs and recruitment events on and off campus conduct formal presentations conduct group addition this position will serve a liaison for prospective student scholarships athletics and/or group visits.

Responsibilities

Recruitment:

Recruit and counsel prospective students on the admissions policies and procedures for admission to St. Cloud State University on campus and at numerous community locations such as high schools and college fairs.

Recruiting prospective student includes but is not limited to: defining students needs/wants; explaining and interpreting St. Cloud State programs policies and procedures and enrollment options; encouraging applications and registrations. These activities are carried out during early mornings the regular workday evenings and on weekends and is done individually electronically by telephone and in addition this position problem-solve complex admissions cases to break down obstacles to enrollment. At times this position has authorization to waive transcripts and make conditional admissions decisions.

Provide intake services to newly admitted students and students in the admissions process and for students being readmitted maintaining comprehensive knowledge of the universitys mission academic programs and procedures for all students.

Understand the complexities of applying to college and communicate current admissions requirements to prospective students accordingly.

Collaborate with other departments to assist prospective and admitted students by maintaining up-to-date knowledge of their admission addition this position must maintain a strong relationship with student services offices and best practices.

Maintain knowledge of other departments current practices policies and procedures to advise prospective students accordingly. Assess using a variety of metrics as to whether recruitment activities outreach and events are fruitful and beneficial to the university.

Territory Management:

Responsible for developing annual recruitment plan for their individual territory (incorporating institution strategic priorities developed by the Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management and the Executive Director of Undergraduate Recruitment & Access that includes goals and assessment. This position is assigned to high schools and to a portion of the inquiry pool implement recruitment practices.
Read and analyze admissions data and reports in order to aid in development of a comprehensive recruitment and admissions strategy for the assigned territory.

The management and oversight of this territory includes:

• Participate in facilitate coordinate and manage off-campus recruitment events.

• Conduct group information meetings and participate in the information delivery systems to prospective students.

• Data and assessment: Tracking student results for the territory including yield rates and return on investment for recruitment events and partnerships and the impact of external influences (such as economy workforce needs competition in the marketplace)

Recruitment events include but are not limited to:

• Classroom visits and presentations in schools

• Career/job fairs

• Community College Transfer Fairs

• College Open House and Program Information Meetings

• Community events

• Education fairs

• Virtual information sessions and events

This position must maintain current on programs policies and procedures to deliver accurate application information. This position communicates these changes back to the admissions the Executive Director of Recruitment & Access when appropriate.

Liaison for prospective student scholarships athletics and/or group visits:

Responsible for distributing academic scholarships to prospective students serving as a liaison to our athletic department (including coaches) and assisting with group visit. Annual outreach plan that includes goals and assessment.
Scholarships: Retrieve weekly admissions reports to award applicants academic scholarship awards. Monitor scholarship awarding to align with SCSUs overall scholarship budget.

Athletics: Serve as liaison for SCSUs athletic department. Including meeting with varsity athletic addition working with athletic teams for special athletic visit days.

Make recommendations and decisions in consultation with department leadership on scholarship awarding to maximum enrollment capacity.

Participate as Admissions representative on various institution-wide committees and teams.

Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Masters Degree plus one year of professional experience OR bachelors degree plus two years of professional experience OR equivalent combination of post-secondary training education and/or professional experience

• Experience in College admissions student services recruiting academic advising sales marketing and/or related experience working with post-traditional students in an urban environment with diverse populations.

• Excellent speaking writing and organizational skills and experience

• Must have the ability to work flexible hours with occasional nights and weekends

• Must have a valid drivers license and ability to travel within the Twin Cities and St. Cloud territories

Preferred Qualification

• 3 years of professional experience in College admissions student services recruiting academic advising sales marketing and/or related experience working with post-traditional students in an urban environment with diverse populations.

• Experience with cultivating and maintaining collaborative relationships

• Experience analyzing data and using results to inform/create strategy

• Experience working with athletic programs

• Ability to work effectively in a diverse and dynamic multi-campus organization within a team-oriented environment

• Must be articulate and possess outstanding interpersonal skills. The ability to work as a team member to achieve departmental goals and objectives is essential.

Other Requirements

Physical Effort
Physical requirements (e.g. lifting and carrying equipment and materials required overnight travel etc.) Ability to lift and carry program materials weighing up to 30 lbs.

Please note that successful applicants must be eligible to work in the United States on or before the effective date of appointment. Eligibility includes being a U.S. citizen or national a lawful permanent resident or a foreign national authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employer sponsorship. Employees must maintain work authorization without sponsorship for the duration of their appointment.

Required Documents to Apply

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

• Unofficial Transcript(s)

Work Shift (Hours / Days of work)

40-hour week in an office setting. This position will have a primary work site of the Twin Cities (Metro) along with the St. Cloud main campus. Travel to other sites occasional evening and weekend work and occasional overnight travel are expected.

About

The successful candidate will share St. Cloud States commitment to our mission and in particular the value we place in diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) as outlined in SCSUs Its Time strategic framework. Notably we uphold the advancement of diversity equity and inclusion and engage in intentional actions to address systemic inequities throughout the university and surrounding environment. DEI values practices and strategies are embedded into the fabric of our institution and campus community and they align with the priorities expressed in the Minnesota State systems Equity 2030 initiative. SCSU expects all of its employees to help advance these practices and to contribute to the development of an anti-racist inclusive community.

Employment for this position is covered by the collective bargaining agreement for the Minnesota State University Association of Administrative and Service Faculty (MSUAASF) on which can be found at: Cloud State University is committed to excellence and actively supports cultural diversity. To promote this endeavor we invite individuals who contribute to such diversity to apply including minorities women LGBTQIA persons with disabilities and veterans. St. Cloud State University does not discriminate on the basis of race sex color creed religion age national origin disability marital status status with regards to public assistance sexual orientation gender identity gender expression or status as a U.S. veteran. The Interim Title IX coordinator at St. Cloud State University is Susan A. Woolf. For additional information contact the Office of Institutional Equity & Access Admin. Services Bldg. Rm 121

Benefits Information:

At Minnesota State we have a GREAT BENEFITS PACKAGE! Our generous benefits include 11 paid Holidays Vacation Time Sick Time six weeks of Paid Parental Leave low cost medical and dental insurance with low deductibles ($250 - $1500) a Pension Plan 457(b) and 403(b) retirement plans and other retirement investment options pre-tax medical and dental expense (with roll-over option) and dependent care accounts employer paid life insurance short and long term disability as well as professional development and a tuition waiver program for employees and their dependents etc. We promote the health and well-being of our employees and take work/life balance seriously.

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