Regional Senior Associate Director

Job Description:

About Brown:

Brown University is a leading research university distinct for its student-centered learning and deep sense of purpose. Our students, faculty and staff are driven by the idea that their work will have an impact in the world.

Brown University offers a flexible work/life balance; summer hours, winter break and a comprehensive Benefits package including time off, annual paid holidays; benefits offerings including health, dental, vision, tuition assistance, retirement, wellness, employee discounts and more.  To learn about Brown University’s benefits, visit the University Human Resources web page here for further information.

About the Opportunity:

The mission of Brown University is to serve the community, the nation and the world by discovering, communicating and preserving knowledge and understanding in a spirit of free inquiry, and by educating and preparing students to discharge the offices of life with usefulness and reputation. The Office of College Admission supports this mission through the recruitment, selection, and enrollment of students that will embrace the rigorous yet flexible Open Curriculum and challenge each other intellectually while fostering a community centered around kindness and questioning.

 

The Office of College Admission thinks about how an applicants’ unique talents, accomplishments, energy, curiosity, perspective and identity might weave into the ever-changing tapestry that is Brown University. Grades, standardized test scores, essays, recommendations, independent work, the quality of the secondary school program and achievements outside the classroom are among the factors used to evaluate this promise, but no one of these measures is considered determinative. 

Responsibilities:

We seek to fill an opening for a Regional Senior Associate Director, in the Office of Undergraduate Admission. The regionally based Senior Associate Director of Admission is responsible for the following:

 

• Read and evaluate applications for admission.

• Serve as voting members of the Board of Admission.

• Develop regional recruitment strategies.

• Represent the university at high schools and community based organizations, admission workshops, college fairs, and Brown sponsored events in their primary territory, virtually and in-person. 

 

The Senior Associate Director directly manages junior staff who are in remote-based positions, serves as members of the senior leadership team, chairs admission committees, manages selected Providence-based projects pertaining to recruitment, evaluation and matriculation, and advises the Dean and Director on admission policies and strategies.

 

The successful candidate must reside in one of the following regions: Atlanta GA, Houston TX, Los Angeles CA, Chicago IL, or Washington DC/MD/VA. Please indicate in your cover letter the region you would be able to reside in and cover.

 

This is a three year, fixed-term position with an end date of 4/1/2028.

Qualifications:
 

Education and Experience

• Required:  Bachelor’s Degree

• Ten years of experience in education/higher education fields, with 8 years of college admission experience at a highly selective institution

• Preferable: experience as a regional admission officer

Job Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including strong writing, active listening and public speaking skills

• Willingness to guide and mentor colleagues

• Sensitivity to concerns of people of different ages and backgrounds

• Willingness and ability to work both independently and with groups

• Creativity, efficiency, flexibility, open-mindedness, good judgment

• Ability to work long hours, including evenings and weekends

• Ability to travel

• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills

• First-hand knowledge of major issues facing American colleges and universities

• Driver’s license

• Understanding