Director of Admissions - School of Continuing Studies - Georgetown University

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Director of Admissions - School of Continuing Studies - Georgetown University

Job Overview

The Director of Admissions is responsible for Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies (SCS) recruitment efforts and management of the Office of Admissions. They oversee the successful planning and implementation of all efforts related to admissions and recruitment of all degree programs, graduate certificate programs, and summer programs for high school students. 

The work closely with various staff in programs and marketing areas to support the School’s academic mission, and to grow programs to meet or exceed their goals for qualified newly enrolled and registered students each semester; and work with the senior associate dean and director of marketing to align and optimize marketing and recruitment strategy and provides forecasts, analyses, strategic options, advice and recommendations regarding admissions strategy and enrollment planning.

As well, they manage and monitor admissions operations and the work performance of admissions staff and directs the workflow of the application process; and works with admissions advisors and admissions recruiters to ensure academic integrity in applicants and to ensure accuracy and efficiency in document and file processing.

Further, the Director manages the business process, feeds, application layout and functionality for software applications used by the Office of Admissions, including Salesforce/Target X (for prospect leads and application files). They apply their exceptional data and analytical processing skills in contributing to sophisticate data analysis of enrollment trends.

Additionally, the Director represents the School to campus administrative units; liaises with the registrar’s and financial aid office on integration with BANNER (student information system), serves on campus-level policy setting and advisory committees; and acts as liaison for SCS with central campus administrative units.

In a vital part of their role, the Director collaborates with SCS leadership, department and program heads to develop integrative approaches; and stays abreast of industry trends, issues, and other relevant areas to best prepare SCS to reach its goals at present and in the future.

Work Interactions

• Occasional interaction with the Dean of SCS
• Daily interaction with the Executive Director of Enrollment Management and other key leaders in programs and marketing areas
• Weekly interaction with all associate deans for the academic credit programs, as well as summer and special programs.
• Daily interaction with Admissions staff and students
• Interactions with SCS applicants if matters are escalated
• Interaction with vendors as needed
• Interaction with main campus departments as needed
• Face-to-face management
• Timesheet, leave approvals for Recruiters and advisors
• Internal and External Events
• Application maintenance and layout
• Management of Operations Manager

This position has been designated as Hybrid. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University.  Such review may necessitate a change to a position’s mode of work designation. Complete details about Georgetown University’s mode of work designations for staff positions can be found on the Department of Human Resources website: https://hr.georgetown.edu/mode-of-work-designation .

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree – preference for Master’s degree
• 5 years of recent experience in an admissions environment within higher education
• Excellent skills in analytical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, and prioritize – particularly during periods of high volume
• Strong ethical reasoning, integrity, interpersonal skills and detail-orientation
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills
• Demonstrated ability in providing very high levels of service
• Confidentiality, professionalism, and working well with details
• Strong supervisory and management skills
• Ability to utilize Microsoft Office - e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint - and ability to work effectively Utilizing computer systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to learn University software
• Knowledge of Banner and Salesforce/Target X
• Ability to run reports in excel with forecasting and other statistical formulas

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EEO Statement:

Georgetown University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer  fully dedicated to achieving a diverse faculty and staff.  All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation), disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law .

Benefits:

Georgetown University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, retirement savings, tuition assistance, work-life balance benefits, employee discounts and an array of voluntary insurance options. You can learn more about benefits and eligibility on the Department of Human Resources website .