Brandeis University Undergraduate Admissions is accepting applications for the position of Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions. The Associate Director will work closely with the Director to provide counsel and assistance on a daily basis in the strategy for and execution of recruitment, selection, and enrollment of first-year and transfer students. This person will serve as a member of the senior admissions team and support the overall execution of strategic departmental and institutional enrollment goals.
Key Responsibilities:
In close collaboration with Director, manage the selection process. This includes assigning reading territories, keeping the process streamlined, conducting second reads, overseeing reader training, chairing Admissions committees and working with the operations team to run reports.
Manages the domestic recruitment process by advising on strategy and working with a Senior Assistant Director to assign travel territories, approve proposed travel plan and budget, monitor the feedback process and evaluate the efficacy of current initiatives providing reports and data.
Supervises four professional staff members who are respectively responsible for the management of selection related projects and the domestic recruitment process.
Manages domestic group travel; including continuing current partnerships and building new ones. Assigning staff to trips and overseeing its successful execution.
Responsible for participating in general duties standard of all admissions counselors. Such duties include travel, interviewing, holistically reading and evaluating applications. Conducts on and off campus presentations regarding the University and admissions programs.
Education & Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred
5-8 years related work experience, including supervisory/management experience
What you need to succeed:
Skill and sensitivity to issues of diversity, equity and inclusion as they affect the college admissions process; a demonstrated commitment to building a strong and diverse applicant pool, and a critical awareness of how systemic economic and racial inequity in students’ secondary school backgrounds impacts their application to college.
Strong process management skills; organizational skills; problem solving, and decision making.
Ability to strategically utilize and analyze data to make informed recommendations and decisions.
Must be organized, an excellent communicator and collaborator, with the ability to work with multiple deadlines. Ability to build strong relationships with admissions staff and constituents across campus.
Computer skills - proficiency with Microsoft applications required; Slate Technolutions and Workday preferred.
A valid driver’s license is required.
Evening and weekend work are necessary during key periods.
You must submit a cover letter with your application for consideration. You should upload the letter with your resume; there is not a separate prompt for a cover letter in the candidate application system.
The Admissions Office works in a hybrid fashion with exceptions for certain periods of the year. Typically, two scheduled remote days per week are planned after the first three months of employment. We have one day each week when all staff are scheduled to be on-campus.
At Brandeis, we believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential components of academic and workplace excellence. Brandeis University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer that is committed to creating equitable access and opportunities for applicants to all employment positions. Because diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of Brandeis’ history and mission, we value and are seeking candidates with a variety of social identities and experiences, including those underrepresented in higher education.
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Diversity, equity and inclusion are important values at Brandeis today and always have been for they are rooted in our founding as an institution. These values serve as a reminder for self-reflection, and a continuous call to grow for us as Brandeisans. Founded as a model institution for ethnic and religious pluralism, Brandeis University welcomes students, faculty, and staff of all nationalities, religions, and orientations. Moreover, social justice is central to the mission of Brandeis, which endeavors to foster a just and inclusive campus culture that embraces the evolving diversity of our larger society. Read more online about our Mission and Diversity Statements at Brandeis Mission and Diversity Statements.
If you are interested in a role and have relevant experience but your work history does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we nevertheless encourage you to apply.
Closing Statement
Brandeis University is committed to providing its students, faculty and staff with an environment conducive to learning and working and where all people are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, caste, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, including transgender identity, religion, disability, age, genetics, active military or veteran status and any other characteristics protected under applicable federal or Massachusetts law.