Associate Director of International Student Recruitment

Title :

Associate Director of International Student Recruitment

Department :

University Admissions

Reports To :

Director of Student Recruitment

Position Type : Staff

Staff

Position Summary :

Reporting to the Director of Student Recruitment, the Associate Directorworks as part of a team to enable the Office of University Admissions to meetits enrollment goals.

The incumbent is responsible for the development andexecution of strategic outreach to international students, includingimplementation of recruitment and marketing initiatives, communicationcampaigns to prospective international students, interacting with agents andother external vendors, and ensuring the timely processing of applications frominternational students.

The Associate Director is primarily responsible forserving international students (undergraduate and graduate); however, allmembers of the admissions team are expected to be generalists and have theability to recruit and serve both domestic and international students.

Thisposition requires regular, weekend, and evening hours.

Essential Functions :

• Strategize with the Executive Director of University Admissions and the Director of Student Recruitment to devise and implement an annual international student recruitment plan and yield activities.
• Manage a comprehensive schedule for in-person and / or virtual international student recruitment activities.
• Build and maintain relationships with third-party international student recruitment agents.
• Serve as a liaison to various on-campus departments, and provide support to academic deans, faculty and staff members regarding their international recruitment and admissions efforts.
• Serve as the primary liaison to the Office of Global Initiatives to ensure all processes and procedures are adhered to.
• Represent the university at international recruitment events (in-person or virtual). Prepare and deliver presentations about the university and provide prospective students with information about academic programs, admission procedures, and policy.
• Manage and maintain content on international social media (Facebook, WeChat, etc.) and NJIT international admission webpages.
• Counsel prospective international students and their families on admission policies and procedures and other enrollment-related information.
• Provide appropriate follow-up to all students in attendance at recruitment events.
• Review applications and make admission decisions in compliance with the university's admission policies.
• Maintain tracking information on students in all stages, from inquiry through enrollment.
• Prepare regular year-to-date and final progress reports for the Director of Student Recruitment to monitor status of applicants, activities and projects.

Additional Functions :

• Assistthe University Admissions leadership team with improving international studentoperational procedures and admission related policies, international studentrecruitment publication materials, as well as collaborations with externalgroups regarding international student recruitment.
• Contribute to thesuccess of the Office of University Admissions by advising and assisting theDirector of Student Recruitment in all aspects relating to the recruitment andadmission of students and by performing all other essential duties as assigned.

Prerequisite Qualifications :

• Bachelor'sdegree in a related field.
• Minimumof five years of recruitment / admissions experience in higher education.
• Minimumof four years of international recruitment experience in higher education.
• Possessstrong marketing, recruitment, project management and relationship buildingexperience;
• Stronganalytical skills for reading applications, answering questions, andstrategizing recruitment territory and travel schedule.
• Excellent written, verbal and public speaking skills to support relationshipbuilding with prospective students and other constituents.
• Validdriver's license, passport and personal vehicle are required to perform jobfunctions;
• Availability to work regular weekend and evenings to participate in recruitmentevents.
• Extensive year-round travel is required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suites (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) andexperience with websites and social media sites.
• Atthe university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may beexempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of theuniversity, an equivalent combination of education and experience specificallypreparing the candidate for success in the position.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Master'sdegree.
• Knowledge of immigration regulations and demonstrated working knowledge of thepolicies and guideline for SEVIS pertaining to international students on F-1and J-1 visas.
• Experience working in a STEM-based, public university or school with largenumber of international students.
• Familiarity with Slate, Banner, ISSM, and SEVIS.
• Strong interpersonal skillsand the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in adiverse community.
• Abilityto analyze and interpret the needs of the students and offer appropriatesolutions.
• Abilityto work independently, exercise discretion, and assume responsibility.
• Abilityto present the University to individual students as well as large diverseaudiences in a positive manner.
• Fluency in aforeign language.

Bargaining Unit : Range / Band :

Range / Band : FLSA :

FLSA : Exempt

Exempt

Full-Time

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