Regional Assistant Director, Nashville, Tennessee (Undergraduate Admissions)

This position is based in the Nashville, TN area and is responsible for recruiting and conducting application review for the greater Southeast region for first-year and transfer admission to the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and the Whiting School of Engineering.

About the role

The Admissions Officer serves as a public-facing ambassador for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Johns Hopkins University. The role involves in-person and virtual recruitment, as well as projects across the office, including working with student volunteer groups, assisting with office programs, responding to prospective students and families, and engaging university partners. This position requires up to eight to twelve weeks of off-campus travel per year, with some evening and weekend work.

Responsibilities

• Conduct recruitment and application review for an assigned region.
• Build relationships and host presentations in the market.
• Visit high schools and community organizations.
• Develop knowledge and familiarity with the secondary school landscape in the region.
• Leverage basic data analysis to manage decisions in a designated region(s) or area of study.
• Partner with senior leadership to expand recruitment in identified areas.
• Collaborate with internal and external university partner offices to assist in recruitment and yield activities.
• Pursue and cultivate partnerships with educators and organizations in the region.
• Develop regional events (counselor and student workshops, public presentations, etc.).
• Support programming and event staffing on and off campus as assigned.
• Manage internal and external relationships with faculty, counselors, prospective students and families, current students, university administrators, high school counselors, and alumni.
• Travel to Baltimore at various times to participate in training and staff events.
• Take on additional responsibilities, which may include:
  • Hiring and training student volunteers.
  • Developing materials for recruitment workshops and other events.
  • Assisting with messaging and presentation delivery.
  • Building international recruitment plans.
  • Furthering initiatives related to access and diversity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• One year 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.
• Ability to travel extensively and work nights and weekends as needed.

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively with prospective students, parents, secondary school counselors, faculty, and other university partners, and represent Johns Hopkins University to the public.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, both independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrates professionalism with both internal and external constituents.
• Knowledge of standard office software applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a college or university admissions officer, including recruitment and application review.

Pay

Starting salary range: $49,200 – $86,200 annually ($65,000 – $72,000 targeted; commensurate with experience).

Schedule

Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Required to be on campus in Baltimore a few times a year for training and events.