Assistant Director of Admission - College of Nursing

Description :

Job Description Summary :

The Assistant Director of Admission is a key advisor / advocate on issues and initiatives regarding student recruitment and outreach, holistic admission, and the student experience in their initial contact with SMU.

The Assistant Director of Admission leads the divisional partnerships with students, faculty, staff, and community partners in the development and implementation of initiatives to recruit a diverse student population.

The Assistant Director of Admission demonstrates an understanding and commitment to diversity inclusion, and educational equity.

They will participate in developing the strategic vision for the Office of Admission.

Duties and Responsibilities :

Essential Job Functions :

• The Assistant Director of Admission serves as leader and subject matter expert for the Office of Admission and SMU Campus Constituents.
• Collaborates with Academic Program Leadership in the design, implementation, and assessment of Holistic admission practices.
• Collaborates with faculty and students to plan, develop, organize, and execute strategies for recruiting and admitting students, with a focus on the recruitment and retention of students from underrepresented backgrounds.
• Provides direction to faculty and professional admissions staff responsible for conducting admissions application reviews.
• Support / collaborate with university and community partners to create and support student pipeline programs.
• Manage and collaborate on programs that are essential to recruiting efforts.
• Assists in management of budgets allocated towards diversity recruitment.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of Holistic admission practices, advising, and makes changes to the program to provide better service to students, faculty, staff, and leadership.
• Participate in department and division meetings for project planning, policy development and direction setting.
• Represent SMU and the Office of Admission in a variety of forums on campus, off campus and virtually.
• Support / facilitate training and development for new hires and current staff.
• Supervise Admission Counselors and Student workers.
• Serve as leader for the Office of Admission in absence of Dean of Admission.

Requirements :

• Master’s Degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience working in a Higher Education (Admissions, Enrollment, Student Affairs) environment.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including some evenings and weekends
• Working knowledge of any / all Higher Education technology : CRM, SIS, LMS, and industry recruitment / marketing tools.

Knowledge of :

• Diversity training, and Holistic admission practices.
• Financial Management and Budgeting.
• Principles and practices of Higher education administration, supervision, and training.
• Diverse academic, socioeconomic, disability, linguistic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds of university students.
• Business Development and Outreach.
• Project Management and Process Improvement.

Skills / Abilities :

• Effective communication skills and Interpersonal skills.
• Budgetary management.
• Ability to present to large audiences and to communicate one-on-one compellingly and authentically.
• Ability to take appropriate steps to promote and sustain effective working relationships within diverse multiethnic communities.
• Ability to understand the needs of a diverse population, including students of color.
• Ability to engage and work in collaboration.
• Supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned staff.

Benefits of Working at SMU

Health, Dental, Vision Care

SMU offers a broad range of employee benefits including health, vision, and dental care; sick leave, vacation and holiday leave, 403(b) retirement plan, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, voluntary tax-deferred annuities, educational leaves, sabbatical leaves, tuition reimbursement, tuition remission on SMU courses, disability insurance, and more.

SMU offers HMO, EPO and PPO health insurance plans, Delta Dental coverage, and VSP vision coverage.

Healthcare Flexible Spending Account

A Healthcare Flexible Spending Account (FSA) is a pre-tax benefit account used to pay for eligible medical, dental, and vision care expenses that aren’t covered by your insurance plan or elsewhere.

It’s a smart, simple way to save money while keeping you and your family healthy and protected.

Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

A Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DCFSA) is a pre-tax benefit account used to pay for dependent care services, such as preschool, summer day camp, before or after school programs, and child or elder daycare.

A DCFSA is a smart, simple way to save money while taking care of your loved ones so that you can continue to work.

Life Insurance

As a means of financial protection, basic life insurance is provided for employees. Insurance may be purchased to benefit-eligible employees in order to supplement additional basic life insurance coverage.

Employees that purchase supplemental life insurance may also purchase coverage for dependents.

Retirement 403(b)

A retirement plan that includes investment alternative and a matching contribution plan is available to all benefit-eligible employees.

The retirement plan rewards special contributions of the long-service employee by providing a measure of financial security during retirement.

You Are Welcome Here

SMU does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, ethnicity, national origin (including ancestry), citizenship status, familial status, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, veteran or military status, predisposing genetic characteristics, or any other protected category under applicable local, state, or federal law including protections for those opposing discrimination or participating in any resolution process within the University or within the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or other human rights agencies.

Nondiscrimination is consistent with the principles and practice of the University and is in compliance with Title VII of The Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IX of The Education Amendments of 1972, and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.