Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions

Belmont Abbey College; Catawba Heights (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina seeks an Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions to lead recruitment strategy and enrollment operations. You will oversee the Visit & Event Coordinator, support the Director of Admissions, and represent the College at high school and community events.

Located near Charlotte, Belmont Abbey College is a Benedictine institution that values integrity, teamwork, and data-driven decision making to build a diverse, high-achieving class.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 5+ years in admissions preferred.
• Strong communication and leadership skills with data‑driven approach.
• Proficiency with MS Office; ability to learn TargetX, Salesforce, SIS.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic recruitment and enrollment operations.
• Supervise Visit & Event Coordinator and campus visit experiences.
• Partner with Director of Admissions on enrollment strategy.
• Represent the College at schools and recruitment events.
• Support Catholic Benedictine identity in enrollment work.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Public Speaking

Teamwork

Adaptability

Interpersonal Skills

Technology Familiarity

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

TargetX

Salesforce

SIS Database

Job description

Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions

Position Summary

Belmont Abbey College invites applications for the current position of Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions.

Job Responsibilities

The Associate Director of Undergraduate Admissions serves as a core leadership partner to the Director of Admissions, driving strategic recruitment, enrollment operations, and high-impact campus visit experiences. As the key support for the Director, this position assists in shaping overall enrollment strategy while providing direct supervision to the Visit & Event Coordinator. Grounded in the Catholic mission and values of the College, the Associate Director balances high-level territory management, data-driven yield strategy, and signature prospective student event execution to build a diverse, high-achieving incoming class. This position will provide leadership for the day-to-day operations of the Admissions Office, support assigned recruitment territory, represent the institution at schools and recruitment events, and oversee on-campus admissions events.

Qualifications

The incumbent must be an effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills, listening skills, public relations skills, polished oral and written communication skills. The incumbent must possess leadership qualities that embody integrity, adaptability, confidence, diplomacy, ethics, motivation, reliability, self-management, and teamwork. The incumbent must be energetic and creative with the ability to maintain organizational skills in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment.

In addition to the personal characteristics already described, the incumbent supports, embraces, and instills the habit of excellence and virtue to foster the vision of Belmont Abbey College as a Benedictine institution that finds glory in the true, the beautiful, and the good. The incumbent will consistently demonstrate skills, attitudes, and stable disposition of character to support the richness of our Catholic and Benedictine identity while fostering the development of mind, body, and spirit in our students, our staff, and the greater community.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelors Degree with a preferred minimum of 5 years of experience working in an admissions office or at a college campus. Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint are required. Desire to learn TargetX SalesForce and SIS database are required. A comfort level with public speaking and working in a team environment is required. The work environment is an office setting which requires the ability to work odd shifts, travel up to 50% of the time by air or car, sit continuously at a computer, and be able to lift up to 50 pounds.

Located ten minutes west of Charlotte, North Carolina, Belmont Abbey College is a Catholic, Benedictine school that educates a diverse student body in the liberal arts and sciences. The College, which is more than 130 years old, is known for its dedicated faculty, their excellent teaching, the personal attention that students receive, and a friendly atmosphere both inside and outside of the classroom. There is a Benedictine monastery on campus, as well as a minor basilica. In keeping with the monks’ age-old tradition of hospitality, the College community welcomes newcomers and works together for the benefit of our students–aiming to exemplify the aspiration that our College motto encapsulates: That in all things God may be glorified.

Experienced, passionate and dedicated to the Benedictine spirit, the leadership team of the Abbey focuses on the academic, professional and spiritual growth of all students.