Assistant Dean of Recruiting and Admissions

lsu; United States; Sur place; USD 100 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

LSU is seeking an Assistant Dean of Recruiting and Admissions to provide strategic leadership for graduate recruitment, admissions, onboarding, and records management. You will oversee Slate, the Graduate School’s CRM, and manage staff to ensure timely processing of applications and communications.

Collaboration with academic units will be essential to meeting enrollment goals and upholding the Graduate School’s strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• Must lead and coordinate graduate recruitment and admissions with data-driven decision making.
• Experience overseeing CRM platforms and enrollment workflows is preferred.
• Strong collaboration with academic units to meet enrollment goals.

Responsabilités

• Establish a clear vision for student-centered recruitment, admission, and onboarding processes aligned with the Graduate School's Strategic Plan.
• Lead development and execution of comprehensive recruitment, admission, and onboarding programs for graduate students with data-driven strategies.
• Review and optimize recruitment and onboarding processes using metrics and feedback to improve efficiency and outcomes.
• Oversee CRM configuration (Slate) and related dashboards, ensuring data integrity and effective user support for admissions workflows.

Description du poste

Job Posting Title

Assistant Dean of Recruiting and Admissions

Position Type

Professional / Unclassified

Department

LSUAM AA - Grad - Office of Strategic Initiatives (Sibel Bargu Ates (00010050) (Inherited))

Work Location

William B. Hatcher Hall

Pay Grade

Professional

Job Description

Position provides strategic leadership and comprehensive oversight of the recruiting, admissions, onboarding, documents and records processes for the Graduate School. As the primary lead, this role collaborates closely with academic departments to set and achieve enrollment goals, ensuring alignment with the Graduate School's overall strategic objectives. The position provides leadership and oversight for Slate, the Graduate School's customer relationship management (CRM) and admissions platform, including its effective use to support recruitment, application processing, communications, admissions workflows, reporting, and enrollment management. The position plays a key role in ensuring Slate processes, functionality, and data support the operational and strategic needs of the Graduate School and its academic programs. The position manages full-time staff and graduate assistants by fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment focused on professional development and team cohesion. Provides clear direction and support to ensure the team effectively handles all aspects of recruiting, admissions, onboarding, documents and records, and related systems and processes.

Job Responsibilities

• Establish a clear vision for student-centered recruitment, admission, and onboarding processes, ensuring alignment with the Graduate School's Strategic Plan. Lead the development and execution of a comprehensive recruitment, admission, and onboarding program for graduate students, with a focus on data-driven strategies to optimize outcomes and enhance the student experience. Continuously review, analyze, and revamp the Graduate School's recruitment, admission, and onboarding processes using data-driven insights. Identify and implement improvements based on metrics and feedback to streamline operations and enhance effectiveness. Utilize data analytics to track and evaluate the success of recruitment campaigns, admission processes, and onboarding initiatives, making informed decisions to drive strategic adjustments and achieve enrollment goals. 25%
• Collaborate with academic colleges, departments, and campus partners to develop and refine programming that supports the recruitment, admission, and onboarding of graduate students. Create and implement new processes and programming as needed to ensure a seamless transition for admitted students from enrollment through to Graduate School's Orientation. Serve as the primary liaison between the Graduate School and various stakeholders, including applicants, academic departments, and related units. 20%
• The Assistant Dean of the Graduate Admissions is responsible for leading and managing a team of staff and graduate assistants who oversee the day-to-day operations of recruiting, admissions, and onboarding processes. This role involves supervising the team to ensure efficient handling of all inquiries from prospective students, managing the graduate application process for applicants, and addressing queries from admitted students during their transition to enrollment. Makes recommendations to Graduate School leadership on admissions and onboarding processes, policies, and practices, and ensures adherence to established admission policies, including residency requirements and application fee waiver and refund processes. Additionally, the position oversees necessary modifications to the TeamDynamix interface and the Slate interface and dashboards to optimize functionality and user experience. Provides guidance and support for application processing and credential evaluations, troubleshooting issues related to the online application system (CRM), and managing admission email and TeamDynamix tickets. 20%
• Oversee the configuration and support of all hardware and software solutions for the CRM used for managing graduate applicants, including advanced SQL coding to optimize data processing and system functionality. Implement new systems in collaboration with the Information Technology Services (ITS) and the broader campus community, ensuring that new technologies are seamlessly integrated and aligned with institutional needs. Maintain and enhance data integrity within the CRM system, applying rigorous data management practices to ensure accuracy, reliability, and security of applicant information. As the Data Steward for the Graduate School,