Associate Director for Evaluation (Office of Undergraduate Admissions)

About the role

We are seeking an Associate Director for Evaluation who will balance core admissions officer responsibilities—recruitment and management of a regional territory—with leadership and management of staff and key programmatic or process areas across the office. In this role, you will provide oversight for the development and execution of all reading and selection processes for undergraduate admissions, handling more than 45,000 applications per year. The Associate Director will sit on the management team and partner with the Senior Director of Undergraduate Admissions to identify opportunities, improve workflow, and support staff development throughout the evaluation process.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and management of all evaluation and workflow across all admissions cycles (Early, Regular, and Transfer).
• Oversees staff growth and development throughout the reading process.
• Develops and executes training for staff on evaluation and selection.
• Oversees the reading and committee schedule and staff assignments for the entire cycle year.
• Develops and conducts quality control audits of the evaluation and selection process, including staff performance.
• Oversees communication with Homewood Student Affairs departments for incoming class information.
• Develops and executes training for Homewood Student Affairs departments on advising, orientation, and related topics.
• Recruits, hires, and trains a team of part-time readers to assist in the admissions application review process.
• Designs and executes periodic calibration exercises throughout the admissions cycle.
• Partners with the Associate Director for Information Technology and Director of Systems and Operations to identify and develop tools for analyzing and managing workflow.
• Serves as the direct manager for admissions staff members—providing supervision, mentorship, and professional development.
• Manages a regional territory—reading applications, planning recruitment strategies and initiatives, and managing constituent relationships.
• Oversees the regional management of direct reports—providing guidance for recruitment strategies and relationship management with secondary school constituents, as well as the review of applications and decisions.
• Represents JHU Admissions at public events and information sessions.
• Works collaboratively across teams and with other offices at JHU (e.g., Marketing, Operations, Visitors Center, Financial Aid).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Five years of related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
• Travel and occasional weekend and evening hours, including the ability to travel to events with occasional overnight stays, are required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Post-graduate Degree preferred.
• Five years of Admissions experience preferred.
• Experience as a college or university admissions officer, including recruitment, travel, and application review.

Skills

• Public speaking ability.
• Positive attitude.
• Ability to communicate effectively with prospective students, parents, and secondary school counselors.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Ability to represent the university to the public.

Pay

$66,215 - $116,130 annually ($91,000 - $111,000 targeted; commensurate with experience).

Schedule

Monday - Friday, 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM (some nights and weekends required). Hybrid role based at the Homewood Campus.