Assistant Director of Admissions

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Position Summary:

Florida Atlantic University is seeking an Assistant Director of Admissions - Boca Raton, FL

Summary of Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing and implementing recruitment and onboarding activities and collaborating across Student Affairs, Academic Affairs and Business Services.

• Plays a leadership role in B-Team – the leadership group in the onboarding of new students.

• Responsible for engaging and mentoring admission counselors in best practices to contribute to the team’s overall success for recruitment and onboarding.

• Manages a recruitment territory, using data, data analytics tools, and university's dashboards to drive decisions, and consider ROI in recruitment events, travel, and marketing efforts.

• Travels for admissions/recruitment purposes.

• Supports all on-campus recruitment events such as open houses and other divisional events.

• Conducts performance reviews and sets goals with staff.

• Accountable for goals within assigned territory, providing reports on productivity, and providing input to admissions and student affairs leadership to inform the bigger enrollment picture.

• Communicates In-person, phone, email, text, and chat with potential students. Admissions staff members are required to be nimble and able to utilize and participate in these ways.

• Thorough understanding of university policies, FL Board of Governors policies & procedures, and gives accurate information.

• Performs other job related responsibilities as assigned by the Director or Associate Director.

FAU Benefits and Perks

If Benefits & Perks are important to you, then FAU is the place to be! Working at FAU has its perks! In addition to helping drive change and having a positive impact by supporting our students, staff, and faculty, FAU offers:

• Excellent benefit packages including Medical (PPO/HMO $50 per month single & $180 per month family), Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending plans, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and much more.

• State retirement options including tax-deferred annuities and Roth 403(b) plans.

• State employees Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program - https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

• Flexible work arrangement plans - https://www.fau.edu/hr/employee_relations/flexwork.php

• Sick Leave Pool Program

• Paid time off (eligible employees) including vacation and sick leave, 1 personal day, 9 paid holidays, and paid winter break (at President’s discretion).

• Paid Community Engagement Volunteer Service Day - https://www.fau.edu/hr/documents/community-engagement-volunteer-leave4-2015.pdf

• Employee Educational Scholarship Program (EESP) for eligible Staff/Faculty - Tuition assistance after 6 months of full-time employment. For in-unit faculty, the EESP program may be extended to spouses and dependent children (eligibility rules apply).

For details on FAU's amazing offers visit us at https://www.fau.edu/hr/benefits/index.php

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