Associate Director of Admissions and Financial Aid (Admissions Counselor)

Indiana University Bloomington; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

HSA

Tuition subsidy

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Indiana University Bloomington is seeking an Admissions and Recruitment professional to oversee a holistic recruitment yield plan and develop programs and events for targeted student recruitment. You will collaborate to shape a strategic communications plan aligned with majors, career interests, and geographic factors.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree with at least 2 years in admissions or related fields, strong communication skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 2 years in admissions, higher education, marketing, or related field.
• Proficient written and verbal communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.
• Possesses excellent presentation skills.
• Demonstrates excellent judgment, tact, and diplomacy.
• Highly developed customer relations skills.
• Ability to interpret federal, state, and institutional rules and regulations and required procedures associated with compliance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a holistic recruitment yield tactical plan for recruitment.
• Develop, implement, and administer plans, programs, and events for general and targeted student recruitment.
• Integrate a diverse communications strategy geared toward specific majors, career interests, and geography.
• Identify and develop partnerships for outreach to prospective students and influencers.
• Interpret academic policies and exercise independent judgment.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate programs and processes; use data to identify effective marketing plans and strategies for specific populations.
• Attend meetings or serve on committees with admissions stakeholders; provide guidance to other admissions counselors.

Skills

Communication skills

Professionalism

Time management

Quality focus

Adaptability

Continuous learning

Reliability

Attention to detail

Presentation skills

Judgment and diplomacy

Customer relations

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Department

JACOBS SCHOOL OF MUSIC (BL-MUS-IUBLA)

Job Summary

• Maintains, implements and oversees a holistic recruitment yield tactical plan for recruitment.
• Develops, implements, and administers plans, programs, and events for general and targeted student recruitment in support of organizational goals.
• Integrates a diverse and strategic communications strategy in collaboration with other departments, geared toward specific student declared academic major, career interests, and geographic factors.
• Identifies and develops partnerships for outreach to prospective students and influencers.
• Interprets academic policies and exercises authority and independent judgment.
• Plans, implements, and evaluates programs and processes and determines the effectiveness of markets and strategies. Exercises independent judgment and uses census data and modeling tools to identify effective marketing plans and strategies to address specific populations.
• May attend meetings or serve on committees with the admissions stakeholders, including all staff meetings, recruitment, and outreach team meetings, customer service lead meetings, and undergraduate recruitment council meetings; may provide guidance to other admissions counselors.

Qualifications

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

Education

Required

• Bachelor's degree

Work Experience

Required

• 2 years in admissions, higher education, marketing, or related field.

Skills

Required

• Proficient written and verbal communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.
• Possesses excellent presentation skills.
• Demonstrates excellent judgment, tact, and diplomacy.
• Highly developed customer relations skills.
• Ability to interpret federal, state, and institutional rules and regulations and required procedures associated with compliance.

Working Conditions / Demands

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

This position may require some overnight travel.

Additional Information

$52,500 salary per year.

Work Location

IU Bloomington Campus

This is an in-person position.

Benefits Overview

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, criticalillness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IUBenefit Programs Brochure.

Job Classification

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Student Services

Job Family: Admissions & Recruitment

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