Senior Director of Admissions

Position Summary

The Admissions Department at The Chicago School is responsible for recruiting students for academic programs across the university's campus locations and online. The Senior Director of Admissions leads the team in meeting enrollment goals and managing the Office of Admissions activities to achieve these objectives.

Principal Duties

• Meet new student enrollment goals for the team(s).
• Implement the university's enrollment strategies and manage the Office of Admissions activities to meet enrollment objectives.
• Manage, coordinate, conduct and analyze all weekly, monthly and annual admission reports (including monthly and annual reports from admission events and recruitment efforts).
• Develop admissions related messaging and content for training and student facing purposes.
• Establish and maintain professional relationships with academic department chairs and other institution directors and leaders that aid admission in recruitment efforts such as financial services, student services, community partnerships, and alumni relations.
• Hire, mentor, manage, train, and assess Admissions Representatives and admissions managers for assigned team(s).
• Train Representatives on product knowledge, technology, best practices in the admissions process, and other areas to improve new student recruitment.
• Facilitate meetings and serve as admissions point of contact for the team(s).
• Facilitate meetings and serve as admissions point of contact for the team(s).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• A minimum of 6 years of experience in admissions with progressive growth in leadership roles, and a minimum of 2 years of experience in admissions leadership/management.
• Strong communication and listening skills.
• Computer skills including experience using customer relationship management systems and the ability to learn new systems quickly.

Preferred Qualifications

• A Master's degree from an accredited college or university.

Company Benefits

The Chicago School offers a generous compensation and benefits package, as well as the opportunity to work for a leader in the field of education. Some of our key benefits include: generous paid time-off, medical and dental coverage, company-paid life and disability insurance, retirement plan with employer contribution, multiple flexible spending accounts (FSA), tuition reimbursement, professional development, and regular employee appreciation events.

About the Role

The Chicago School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.