Assistant Director of Admissions

About the role

Plymouth State University’s Assistant Director of Admissions will serve as a part of a recruitment team that will work to increase brand awareness and recognition of PSU while recruiting prospective students to enroll at Plymouth State University.

Responsibilities

• Implement and manage innovative, data-driven student recruitment and admission activities.
• Provide admission counseling and information to prospective students, high school counselors, CBO’s, community college transfer advisors, as well as other community members.
• Attend Open House, Accepted Student Days, and other on campus recruitment events.
• Review, applications for admissions and make decisions on acceptance.
• Manage a pool of inquiries and applicants from various sources and follow up as needed to move and guide applicants through the process toward admission.
• Review and evaluate admission standards and regularly monitor student data to improve the student experience.
• Safeguard the confidentiality of student, staff and university information by exercising discretion in communicating information to faculty, staff, parents, alumni and current and potential students, and in handling departmental records and files and similar confidential materials.
• Attend recruitment events off-campus in a defined territory to include nights and weekends.
• Manage effective communications with prospective students, high school counselors, CBO’s and other community partners.
• Work closely with university and external partners selected by the Sr. Associate Director of Admissions, formulate and implement a strategic communication plan that follows the continuum from growing the undergraduate applicant funnel to prospective applicant inquiry, to application, to matriculation in support of overall admission and net revenue goals for the online and residential graduate student population.
• Cover daily information sessions as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Strong public speaking and presentation skills
• Computer skills as related to admission process and functions such as: CRM

Qualifications

• Aptitude to design and execute prospect territory management strategies to achieve individual and department recruitment, application, and enrollment goals
• Valid Driver’s license, a willingness to travel and work nights/weekends are required
• Familiarity with college, university or school admissions/graduation policies and/or student activities

Skills

• Effective communication skills
• Data analysis and evaluation skills
• Admission and recruitment strategy development
• Event planning and execution
• Confidentiality and data protection

Benefits

The University System of New Hampshire offers high-quality baccalaureate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs. Through research and innovative community partnerships, the University contributes to the economic, social, cultural, and environmental development of the North Country and Lakes Region of New Hampshire and beyond.

Pay

$43,710.00 - $77,920.00