Vice Dean of Admissions
About the role
The Vice Dean of Admissions serves as a senior member of the Admissions leadership team and is expected to influence strategy, mentor colleagues, lead major operational initiatives, and serve as a trusted advisor to the AVP & Dean of Admissions and Vice President for Enrollment Management.
Responsibilities
Exercise exceptional leadership abilities to support and engender a sense of camaraderie among an admissions team.
Foster collaboration, mentor colleagues, and contribute to the professional development of admissions staff through coaching, training, and sharing best practices.
Identify ways to manage and optimize the Admissions Office budget through resourcefulness and maximization of the individual and collective strengths of the staff.
Represent Union to internal and external audiences through panels, conferences, and professional organizations.
Demonstrate a commitment to broad diversity and to promoting a sense of belonging on campus for all students regardless of their background.
Demonstrate experience in strategic recruitment and enrollment practices, including the management of admission recruitment, selection, and yield initiatives, market analysis efforts, and travel and outreach approaches.
Advise the office on vendor management and assessment, including identification of new student sources and opportunities.
Possess an innovative mindset and the ability to evaluate admission market and enrollment trends.
Collaborate with key partners throughout the Division of Enrollment Management, including but not limited to the Director of Financial Aid, Executive Director of Enrollment Systems & Operations, and the Senior Associate Deans of Admissions who have significant responsibilities over major initiatives within the division.
Play a pivotal role in fostering collaboration and building partnerships both on and off campus.
Represent Union’s Admissions Office to the college counseling community; strengthen relationships and ensure effective communication with college counselors; engage through forums, panels, and other outreach initiatives.
Serve as the primary admissions partner for Union’s athletics recruitment and admission processes, collaborating with coaches, faculty athletic representatives, and enrollment leaders to support institutional enrollment goals.
Through occasional committee work and a willingness to build relationships, reach out as a partner to faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
Ensure resources and prioritization are given to objective data reporting, analysis, and evaluation of admission initiatives.
Utilize data-driven analyses to inform recruitment activities.
Achieve alignment between technology and systems to ensure effective communication with constituencies and to evaluate processes.
Qualifications
Possess a bachelor’s degree, with an advanced degree strongly preferred.
Minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in selective college admissions, including significant experience recruiting students throughout California and the broader West Coast.
Experience managing a selective application review process and an athletics admission process for a successful athletics program.
Experience using Slate to support recruitment strategy, communication, and data-informed decision making.
Lead and mentor others with outstanding communication skills, innovative thinking, a data-driven mindset, and positive energy.
Benefits
Compensation: The annual salary range for this position is $140,000-$150,000. Except for roles with a set rate of pay, the wage/salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training.
To learn more about Union College’s outstanding benefits ranging from generous vacation policies to tuition assistance programs, visit: https://www.union.edu/human-resources/benefits.