Senior Assistant Director/Diversity Recruitment
Miller Advertising Agency, Inc.

New York, New York

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Senior Assistant Director/Diversity Recruitment

Admissions Office, Lincoln Center

Fordham University

Fordham University has an excellent reputation as a dynamic institution located in New York City. Founded in 1841, Fordham enrolls more than 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students in its 9 Colleges and Schools.

  • Fordham University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package to its employees, which includes medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance. We offer tuition remission for employees and their dependents. A generous immediate employer match towards a 403(b) retirement plan. As a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), Fordham is considered a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, a federal program designed to forgive student loan debt for employees of certain public and certain nonprofit employers. As part of its work-life balance program, the University provides generous PTO including 15 vacation days, 12 sick days, 2 personal days, 6 summer Fridays, and holidays that include paid time off between Christmas and New year. University employees have access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). EAP provides no-cost, professional, and confidential services, to help employees and family members address a variety of personal, family, life, and work-related issues.

Position Summary

The role of a senior assistant director is to recruit, review and yield traditional first-year, full-time undergraduate students. Senior Assistant Directors are members of a larger admission team, all of whom are responsible for conveying the mission and essence of the University experience to students, parents, counselors, and other influencers.

The Sr. Assistant Director will oversee a recruitment travel territory along with a suite of in-office responsibilities, as well as managing the LCHEOP relationship, as well as assist the Dean and Sr. Assistant for DEIB (RH) in the development and execution of admission processes and programming that advance diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) goals.

Senior Assistant Director will execute independent domestic travel for a minimum of 2-4 weeks per cycle, work nights and weekends as required; and exhibit successful management skills and leadership of others and/or execute complex processes and/or projects; and is an expert in a particular area of special program or population management.

Senior Assistant Directors are expected to attend at least one professional conference or opportunity annually. Senior Assistant Directors report to the Dean of Undergraduate Admission via their campus director who is the immediate supervisor.

Essential Functions

  • Manage a recruitment territory as measured by both qualitative and quantitative indicators such as relationship building, creativity with travel/recruitment strategies, independent management, volume, enrollment trends, employment of fiscal and time management efficiencies.
  • Possess a highly nuanced knowledge of university, mission, identity, academic programs, and admission related messaging. Execute one's own expression of the Fordham story that effectively communicates information about the University and the admission process that is personal yet consistent with office guidelines and adheres to standards.
  • Represent the University and/or Office of Undergraduate Admission at high level off-campus events.
  • Represent the Office of Undergraduate Admission at college panels and other special off campus events hosted by the high school counseling community.
  • Present at local, regional, or national conferences.
  • Execute in-office responsibilities with minimal supervision.
  • Develop collaborative relationships with team members, other members of the University community, students and families, counseling community
  • Participate in office wide programming and special projects as assigned
  • Assist the Dean and Sr. Assistant for DEIB (RH) admission processes and programming. Including but not exclusive to:
  • Serve as an active member of the DEI admission team and in wider Enrollment Group efforts
  • Host and attend DEIB programming
  • Support ambassador leads at both campuses to engage in inclusive recruitment, retention, and training.
  • Serve as an active member of the reading and application review team, as well as, on various scholarship review committees
  • Serve as head liaison with HEOP (LC) programs including the execution of a recruitment lifecycle for this population and an effective collaboration with department lead and their team.
  • Assist with management and training of part-time reader team, with a particular focus on cultivating readers' DEI lens.
  • Execute responsibilities related to the review and processing of admission applications including but not limited to:
  • meet reading benchmarks
  • adhere to holistic reading standards as set forth by the Dean
  • engage in positive and proactive customer service to families and students at all stages in the process
  • assist team in meeting goals through teamwork during critical periods
  • balance various and competing priorities during periods of high activity
  • possess solid critical thinking skills and decision making
  • understand nuanced university and admission goals with the context of the University and office wide strategic plans.
  • communicate effectively (verbal, written) both in individual settings and in group presentations (5-100+ people)
  • participate and contribute to staff meetings and retreats

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree.
  • 5-10 years of experience in Undergraduate Admission (less if experience is related to DEI or opportunity programs)..
  • Strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills are critical.
  • Adept at public speaking.
  • Adept at managing and coordinating the efforts of others.
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
  • Valid Driver's license.
  • Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's Degree
  • Familiarity with Technolutions SLATE or like Admission CRM.
  • Advanced quantitative and analytical acumen.
  • Possess skills to read and synthesize information within compressed time frames and for a high volume of application information.

Minimum Starting Salary: $68,000


Maximum Starting Salary: $72,000


Note: Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.

FLSA CATEGORY: Exempt

START DATE: ASAP

APPLY HERE: https://careers.fordham.edu/postings/3713

ABOUT FORDHAM

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its 9 colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.

Fordham is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories


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