Director of Residential Undergraduate Admission

The Director of Residential Undergraduate Admission provides strategic leadership and management for all aspects of a comprehensive admissions program to ensure achievement of Houghton College’s enrollment goals in a manner consistent with the college’s mission and strategic plan. The director employs strong skills in leadership, communication, budget management, and program development in the planning, implementations and assessment of the College's recruitment processes and policies.

Primary responsibilities include the development and supervision of admission personnel; management and employment of data to inform planning and strategy; input into communication strategies including print and electronic media; and management of a highly personalized application review process, including significant one-on -one contact with prospective students and their families.

CRITICAL RELATIONSHIPS

• Directly supervises: Associate Director of Visitation, the residential undergraduate admission team, indirectly oversight of student workers. Tasks included in this supervisory role are recruiting, hiring, training, developing, scheduling, and evaluating job performance.
• Contributes to: various enrollment and marketing initiatives.
• Collaborates with: marketing, ministry resources, financial aid, athletics, faculty, and other relevant offices.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Design, implement, and maintain a comprehensive multi-faceted residential student recruitment process in collaboration with the Chief Officer of Enrollment and Marketing.
• Provide regular and collaborative input into the development of printed and electronic student recruitment materials to ensure that they are effective, updated regularly, and cost efficient.
• Build and coordinate opportunities for faculty, staff, students, and alumni to participate in the student recruitment process.
• Collaborate with other offices to ensure a seamless transition from acceptance to enrollment.
• Ensure that the residential Admission Office operates with smooth efficiency, maintaining a student-centric atmosphere that is user-friendly, service-oriented, and welcoming.
• Recruit, develop, supervise, and evaluate salaried, hourly, and student staff members. Foster an environment in which employees function comfortably as a team; feel respected and valued; are encouraged and motivated to develop and expand their training and expertise, and we are held accountable for doing their part to achieve enrollment goals.
• Serve as Secretary to Admission Committee and ensure consistent development and adherence to admission policy. Chair the admission sub-committee.
• Engage in ongoing professional development by participating in relevant workshops, conferences, etc. Maintaining membership in relevant professional organizations.
• Develop and creatively manage the annual Admission budget, ensuring that expenses do not exceed established parameters and that all appropriate fiscal efficiencies are implemented and achieved.
• Provide oversight and direction for on-campus admission functions such as campus tours, tele-counseling, college fairs, open houses, acceptance days, and other recruitment events.
• Review admissions applications and make decisions based on the guidelines and entrance requirements established by the College.
• Interview and counsel prospective students and their parents.
• Maintain current knowledge of Houghton's curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular programming and student opportunities.
• Work closely with the faculty to promote the various degree programs and secure faculty support for recruitment activities.
• Serve on designated committees.
• Maintain roles and participation in key associations (Allegany County, Western New York, Regional Admissions Committees, NACCAP, CCCU, etc.)
• Oversee recruitment into the Honors program.
• Provide enrollment and other data-based reports to internal and external constituent groups and agencies for planning, accountability, and compliance purposes. Establishes key leading indicators and effectively monitors.
• Organize, plan, and execute fall and spring recruitment travel.
• Carry out additional reasonable and related responsibilities as assigned by the Chief Officer.

THE COLLEGE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ASSIGN REASONABLE AND RELATED ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND TO CHANGE OR REASSIGN JOB DUTIES.