Associate Director of Admissions, YYGS & YYAS

About the role

The Associate Director of Admissions serves a key leadership role in the development of Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS) and Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS). This role includes managing two direct reports who are responsible for marketing, technology, operations, and data management. The Associate Director also provides the strategic vision for admissions from recruitment through enrollment, serves as a liaison with Yale Conference & Events for coordinating how enrolled students are served by peer departments, conceptualizes infrastructure to increase operational efficiencies, analyzes program data to help inform data-driven decision making, reads applications of high school students from around the world applying to YYGS & YYAS, supports efforts to recruit, hire and train a team of internal and external application readers, builds and maintains relationships with the admissions community at Yale, and maintains a critical and front-facing leadership role during the summer.

Responsibilities

• Develops a strategic plan to build a robust recruitment program that takes both selectivity and yield into account.
• Coordinates all recruitment efforts internationally, nationally, and locally.
• Implements marketing strategies to assist in building a strong applicant pool and in raising the yield percentage, which incorporates advertising through digital venues–including social networks–and partnerships with organizations like the Alumni Association.
• Stays open to new and creative venues.
• Oversees all admissions processes including reviewing applications, the admissions decision-making process, correspondence, special events, and decision notification.
• Oversees financial aid application and award procedures, including special scholarship and travel grant recipients.
• Develops special strategies to increase diversity among students attending YYGS.
• Develops and leads international recruiting strategies and events.
• Supervises and develops the staff.
• Cultivates ways to partner with other individuals or units to increase the program efficiency and effectiveness.
• Develops and manages the annual budget.
• Develops a series of metrics to measure the effectiveness of the admissions process and maintains all relevant data for the evaluation of the process.
• Represents YYGS at University and national meetings dealing with admissions or financial aid.
• Works collaboratively with other units in the University.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability in managing teams/programs and responding appropriately to stressful situations.
• Self-starter and entrepreneurial, with a demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team with flexibility and agility to adapt to changing work demands and balance many projects simultaneously.
• Ability to quickly learn and excel in new technology, including online systems and platforms such as Technolutions Slate, Cvent, and CampDoc; demonstrated experience and skill with systems such as Excel, SQL, and Python; comfort with managing and analyzing large amounts of information in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail.
• Ability to work long hours, evenings and weekends (on call rotation) during the summer and admissions cycles, including in summer walking across campus while program is in session (6-7 weeks).
• Strong interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to interact with a diverse range of individuals including high school and college-age students, parents/families, faculty members, and staff on a wide variety of academic and professionally related issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and five years of related work experience in admissions, registrar, placement, financial aid or student counseling or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Master's degree in education or a related field preferred.
• Experience with enrichment programs, such as the Yale Young Global Scholars Program.
• Experience working with young adults.
• Experience managing programs or teams.
• Willingness to travel for recruiting events.