Assistant/Associate Director for STEM Recruitment

Company: Alfred University
Location: Alfred
Posted on: January 27, 2023

Job Description:

The Assistant/Associate Director for STEM Outreach and Recruitment will support the Admissions Office and the Inamori School of Engineering and College of Liberal Arts & Sciences with all phases of the enrollment process.Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supporting efforts in meeting established recruitment goals for STEM programs and providing analysis on the job (e.g., statistical reports).
• Assist students and families with all aspects of the enrollment process to the University (e.g., college selection process, application review, and financial aid). Communicate with prospective students via telephone, email, text and written correspondence is expected.
• Recruitment travel. Responsibilities include attending college fairs, visiting high school science/math classes, STEM specific programs, and coordinating off-campus recruitment events.
• Conduct interviews and group information sessions (on-and-off campus).
• Attend and assist with recruitment events (e.g., open houses).
• Participate in training workshops, staff retreats, and professional conferences.
• Foster and maintain relationships with STEM educators and community organizations. Provide creative and engaging classroom experiences and assist educators with STEM development courses and assignments to engage prospective students.
• Serve as a liaison to the Inamori School of Engineering and science related majors educating faculty on enrollment processes and goals including travel management and training faculty who will attend recruiting events and/or interface with prospective students.
• Review and analyze data from CRM SLATE software to meet recruitment goals.Requirements:
  • Formal Education: Bachelor's Degree required with an engineering/science related field preferred.
  • Experience: The successful candidate will have at least three years of experience in a collegiate admissions office or two years of admissions experience and other appropriate professional educational experience.
  • Ability to work weekends, extended workdays, and/or overnight travel, as required.
  • Strong commitment to working with college students from diverse backgrounds.
  • Detail-oriented focus with the ability to take initiative, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks with little supervision.
  • Ability to exercise good judgment and discretion, particularly in matters relative to sensitive or confidential student records, personnel or organizational matters.
  • Experience using Slate, and/or other higher education systems or software effectively.
  • Ability to work as part of team in a fast-paced, student-centered environment.
  • Strong computer, organizational, and communication skills, including the effective use the Microsoft Office suite of productsAlfred University actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee, student or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status, genetic information, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Protected veterans, minorities and women are encouraged to apply.

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