Associate Director (Student Programming Leader), Transfer Recruitment and Initiatives, Office of

Indiana University Bloomington; Bloomington (IN); Hybrid; USD 51,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition subsidy

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Indiana University Bloomington is seeking a senior staff member to lead transfer student programs within the Office of Admissions and to supervise a team of student programming staff. The role includes budget oversight, performance evaluations, and coordinating the Hoosier Link transition program with Ivy Tech campuses.

You will plan targeted undergraduate recruitment initiatives, engage in yield strategies, and monitor engagement trends for program assessment, ensuring high-quality services

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in student programs, social work, or related field.
• Master's degree in higher education student affairs preferred.
• 2 years in student programs, higher education student affairs, or related field required; 4 years preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads transfer student programs and supervises student programming staff.
• Oversees operations management and budget for transfer initiatives.
• Analyses performance and conducts performance reviews.
• Coordinates Hoosier Link transition program with IU Bloomington and Ivy Tech campuses.
• Plans recruitment initiatives including campus presentations and travel.

Skills

Communication skills

Professionalism

Time management

Quality focus

Organizational skills

Collaboration

Feedback delivery

Influence stakeholders

Judgment

Confidentiality

Conflict management

Customer service

Adaptability

Policy compliance

Partnership building

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in higher education

Job description

Department

ADMISSIONS ORG (BL-ADMS-IUBLA)

Department Information

The Office of Enrollment Management serves Indiana University (IU) Bloomington by recruiting, enrolling, and serving the undergraduate population. We are deeply committed to transforming students live through access, engagement, and success while becoming the most innovative, strategic, and visionary enrollment management team in the nation. With a strong focus on diversity and excellent service, OEM works with campus partners to make IU Bloomington the best university possible.

Job Summary

Department Specific Responsibilities

• Contributes to the leadership, directs and evaluates the transfer student programs offered through the Office of Admissions.
• Provides operational management and oversight to a team of student programming staff.
• Analyzes, monitors, and evaluates performance of assigned staff, including professional and student staff; establishes work priorities, conducts performance reviews, and provides corrective action as needed.
• Provides leadership, direction, budget oversight, and project management of programs specifically serving transfer students, including early transition programming and continued programs focused on supporting and retaining students.
• Coordinates the Hoosier Link program, providing leadership for this collaborative transition program for the Bloomington campus and the Ivy Tech campuses. Develops and integrates the goals, operational policies and procedures with other university stakeholders. Coordinates programming on the IU campus to prepare students for the transition from Ivy Tech to IU Bloomington.
• Plans, executes, participates in targeted undergraduate student recruitment initiatives, including the freshmen and IU transfer pathways, through campus presentations, events, and prospective student meetings. Some of these initiatives will include travel off campus and around the state.
• Engages in recruitment efforts, including outreach, file review, yield strategies, and pathway clarity, while providing feedback on transfer student trends.
• Tracks participation and engagement trends to summarize aggregate academic metrics for program assessment and high-level outcomes.
• Evaluates and ensures quality and effectiveness of all programming and services falling under the individual's oversight; makes hiring decisions and determines and evaluates budgets.

General Responsibilities

• Provides day-to-day operational management of student programming staff.
• Establishes short-term operational objectives.
• Identifies operational issues and/or areas of improvement and implements solutions to improve processes and/or operational efficiency.
• Analyzes, monitors, and evaluates performance of assigned staff; establishes work priorities, conducts performance reviews, and provides corrective action as needed.
• Ensures adequate staffing and effective scheduling; participates and informs employment decisions for assigned staff.
• Provides direct supervision and oversight of assigned staff and activities; impacts, and is held accountable for, the performance of team and/or assigned staff.
• Ensures and provides training to assigned staff to improve student programming operations; researches and identifies development opportunities for assigned staff.
• Researches and stays up to date on new industry student programming standards, best practices, and emerging technology; keeps next-level leader(s) informed of trends as well as assignificant problems.

Qualifications

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree in student programs, social work, or related field.

Preferred

• Master's degree in higher education student affairs or related field.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 years in student programs, higher education student affairs, or related field.

Preferred

• 4 years in student programs, higher education student affairs, 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.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent collaboration and team building skills.
• Effectively coaches and delivers constructive feedback.
• Instills commitment to organizational goals.
• Ability to influence internal and/or external constituents.
• Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrates ability to maintain confidential information.
• Effective conflict management skills.
• Demonstrates customer service skills.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to interpret federal, state, and institutional rules and regulations and required procedures associated with compliance.
• Ability to build strong partnerships with students and other university departments.

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 role requires some travel managing a 1st year recruitment territory. This role will also require attendance to some night and weekend events as needed.

Work Location

Bloomington, Indiana

This position is eligible to work a hybrid schedule (mix between 1 day remote work day and 4 days in-person workdays), subject to change in the future based on university policy and business needs.

Advertised Salary

$60,000 annually

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• 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, critical illness, 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: Operational

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Student Services

Job Family: Student Programming

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