Assoc. Director, Admissions (A)

University of Miami; Coral Gables, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Miami seeks an Assoc. Director of Admissions to lead a team of admission professionals, develop and implement recruitment strategies, and orchestrate a calendar of events including information sessions, school visits, interviews and webinars in a hybrid, Coral Gables-based setting.

The role involves analyzing enrollment data, evaluating strategy effectiveness, managing travel budgets, training staff, overseeing campus visit programs, counseling applicants, coordinating

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; JD or master’s degree preferred.
• Five (5) years of experience in admissions, student enrollment or a related field.
• Experience in a similar academic setting or marketing experience preferred.
• Unite/ACES2 law school CRM system expertise required.

Responsibilities

• Leads a team of admission professionals in developing recruitment strategies and planning.
• Creates calendar of events (information sessions, school visits, interviews, webinars).
• Assesses strategy effectiveness to determine impact on enrollment and recommends improvements.
• Oversees admissions programs and campus visit coordination (tours, open houses, events).
• Organizes counseling sessions and workshops on admissions procedures.
• Manages travel recruiting budget for targeted enrollment strategies.
• Analyzes enrollment reports and reports findings.
• Provides staff training and evaluations; supports publications and internal controls.

Skills

Leadership

Event planning

Data analysis

Counseling

Budget management

Training

Public speaking

Team collaboration

Communication

Travel planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree

JD or Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Unite/ACES2

Job description

## Assoc. Director, Admissions (A)Apply: Hybrid: Coral Gables, FL: Full time: Posted Today: R100101918**Current Employees:**If you are a current Staff, Faculty or Temporary employee at the University of Miami, please click here to log in to Workday to use the internal application process. To learn how to apply for a faculty or staff position, please review this tip sheet. **CORE Job Functions:**Leads a team of admission professionals in developing recruitment strategies and planning. Creates a calendar of events in support of the recruitment strategy, including, but not limited to, information sessions, school visits, interviews, and webinars. Assesses strategy effectiveness to determine impact on enrollment and makes recommendations for improvement. Oversees a team of admission professionals in charge of executing admission and recruitment related programs. Assists with planning and coordinating all campus visit programs including daily information sessions, campus tours, open houses, and additional special events. Organizes and leads counseling sessions and workshops on the application and admissions process. Plays a lead role in managing the travel recruiting budget that will be necessary to implement targeted enrollment strategies. Analyzes enrollment reports from a variety of sources and makes recommendations. Conducts training sessions for department staff to assist in developing and accessing recruitment and marketing efforts. Performs employee evaluations of direct reports as well as salary recommendations. Assists in developing and updating University of Miami admissions publications. Establishes and continuously assesses the effectiveness of the internal controls within the unit and compliance with University policies and procedures. Ensures employees are trained on controls within the function and on University policy and procedures. **Department Specific Functions:*** Assists in the preliminary review process of incoming applications.* Develops and implements recruitment and yield strategies to attract prospective students and meet the enrollment needs of the University.* Represents Miami Law at regional and national events and to a wide range of constituents and venues.* Addresses questions and responds to inquiries from prospective students and applicants through various mediums.* Seeks out opportunities to engage and meet prospective students and pre-law advisors by participating in local, state, and national school events, law fairs, and community organizations.* Supports Miami Law’s admissions and scholarship interview program.* Assists with diversity recruitment initiatives including coordinating outreach to minority-serving colleges and universities.* Evaluates the effectiveness of recruitment strategies and makes recommendations for program changes and enhancements.* Compiles, assesses, and interprets student data, event outcomes, recruitment trends, and market area trends, and reports findings as needed.* Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.* Provides individual counseling to prospective students and applicants regarding all aspects of the law school application process including admissions, financial aid, and scholarship processes.* Supports the development and implementation of the Office of Admissions’ mass communications and marketing strategies.* Compiles and evaluates regular reports of email analytics and web analytics.* Assists with special projects and other duties as assigned by Associate Dean of Admissions.* This position doesn’t have any supervisory functions. ***This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.*** **Education/Experience:*** Bachelor’s degree required; JD or master’s degree preferred.* Five (5) years of experience in admissions, student enrollment or a related field. Experience in a similar academic setting or marketing experience preferred.* Unite/ACES2 law school customer relationship management system expertise required.* Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. **Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:*** Ability and willingness to travel heavily during peak recruitment season and to incur travel expenses for reimbursement.* Ability and willingness to work on evenings and weekends as needed.* Ability to exercise sound judgment, discretion, tact, and diplomacy in highly confidential and professional setting.* Ability to identify and use data to make decisions about recruiting initiatives.* Ability to work both independently and as part of a team in office characterized by high volume of applications, visitors, and emails.* Ability to work effectively under deadlines and high expectations of productivity.* Ability to work effectively under deadlines and high expectations of productivity.* Demonstrated skill in representing Miami Law to prospective students, prelaw advisors, and parents.* Demonstrated success in event planning and programming.* Excellent computer skills and comfort level with technology and software.* Excellent oral and written communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.* Exceptional dedication to customer service.* Exercise of sound judgment in evaluating applications for admission.* Knowledge of best practices in law school admissions.* Knowledge of business and management principles.* Strong attention to detail, leadership skills, and team building skills.* Strong proficiency with Unite or ACES2 required. Must be willing to learn new software as required.Strong work ethic and interest in improving perform