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Associate Director of Recruitment & Admissions
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Position Number: 5515018
Location: Syracuse, NY
Position Type: Admissions/Enrollment

Associate Director of Recruitment & Admissions

Job #: 041183
Location Syracuse, NY
Pay Range: $65,000 - $75,000
Hours: Standard University business hours

8:30am - 5:00pm (academic year)
8:00am - 4:30pm (summer)

Hours may vary based on operational needs.
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description:
Reporting to the Director of Recruitment & Admissions, the Associate Director serves as a strategic partner in achieving the recruitment goals for the College of Visual & Performing Arts (VPA) and in leading the recruitment team. The Associate Director will collaborate in setting the strategic plan and develop, recommend and implement tactics for achieving the goals outlined in the plan, to include enrollment and matriculation goals for both undergraduate and graduate students; research, outreach and engagement of prospective students to create a strong pipeline; recruitment of internal and external students for study away programs offered by VPA; and transfer students identified with academic partners. The Associate Director will lead the team in creating the operations and staffing plan for recruiting travel, on-campus and virtual events, and the student ambassador program and will develop standards and accountability for ensuring all recruitment and admissions programs represent a world-class reputation for Syracuse University and VPA as a preferred destination for an education in the arts.

Qualifications:

Job Specific Qualifications:

Responsibilities:
Supervision of team:

Supervises the Recruiting team, including assigned operations staff who support recruiting events and initiatives; responsible for staff and event scheduling, providing effective training, support, coaching, and performance management and supports a positive, productive work environment; ;supervises a vibrant Student Ambassador program, developing strong relationships with students who can showcase powerful VPA experiences, including plans, schedules, and preparation of Student Ambassadors to participate in the recruiting cycle in meaningful ways.
Continuously participates and guides Recruitment Specialists in prospecting initiatives to include outreach strategies for new sources and pipelines for prospective students.
Trains the recruiting team (both the direct team and ancillary faculty, staff and student staff involved in recruiting) on communicating the distinctive benefits of a VPA education.

Strategy and Operations Planning and value proposition development:

Proposes strategic plans to the Director annually to meet enrollment goals for each VPA school, to include new sources and relationships to address underperforming targets; executes agreed upon plans.

Personal participation in recruiting and admission initiatives:

Personally handles and staffs on-and off-campus recruiting events, modeling the strong communications, relationship-building and presentation techniques which positively affect VPA enrollment outcomes; serves as a VPA brand ambassador, showcasing the exceptional culture of SU and VPA.
Partners closely with the Operations team to plan and execute events flawlessly, creating a world-class experience for prospective students and their families.
Serve on the undergraduate admissions application review team for VPA.

Metrics and Measurement:

Creates metrics and regularly measures the outcomes and effectiveness of recruiting initiatives, outreach and events; makes recommendations to the Director regarding updates to strategies based on metrics.

Faculty/staff relationships:

Actively cultivates the value proposition for prospective undergraduate and graduate students and communicates the distinctive benefits of a VPA education.
Works closely with faculty to develop working knowledge of the talent disciplines within each VPA school in order to provide talent/portfolio review and enhance success rates for incoming students.

About Syracuse University:
Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and over 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience.

The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the University's 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.syracuse.edu.

About the Syracuse area:
Syracuse is a medium-sized city situated in the geographic center of New York State approximately 250 miles northwest of New York City. The metro-area population totals approximately 500,000. The area offers a low cost of living and provides many social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues. Syracuse and Central New York present a wide range of seasonal recreation and attractions ranging from water skiing and snow skiing, hiking in the Adirondacks, touring the historic sites, visiting wineries along the Finger Lakes, and biking on trails along the Erie Canal.

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