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Estimated: $92,000 - $120,000 a year
Qualifications
- Administrative experience
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Excel
- Communication skills
- Microsoft Office
- Bachelor's degree
- Master of Business Administration
- Bachelor of Science
- Master's degree
Full Job Description
The Director of Admissions has primary responsibility for achieving the admissions goals for NDA by working with prospective students, their parents, and various school staff and administrators in the areas of recruitment, admissions, and direct marketing. This position evaluates the academic records of prospective students.
Essential Position Responsibilities
Create and execute an admissions and retention plan that will achieve the school admissions goals by:
Identifying feeder schools, calendaring recruitment presentations, and representing NDA at feeder school functions
Managing and personalizing the admissions process for prospective families
Coordinating and leading campus tours, shadow days, interviews, etc.
Organizing, overseeing and attending events, such as Open House, shadow days, practice HSPT and HSPT testing, on- and off-campus receptions, Gryphon Day, Girls Night In, etc.
Drafting, preparing, and mailing (or emailing) correspondence for the Admissions Office; responding to calls and emails quickly and effectively
Managing Admissions website pages, application database and application, including update of application, recommendations, and supplement forms
Training, organizing, and scheduling a student ambassador group
Preparing decision day materials, including screening applications, recommendations, and transcripts and preparing data for committee
Coordinating introductory events for accepted class, such as Girls Night In/ Parents Night Out
Preparing reports and statistics as required, and present to the board
Coordinate with social media to highlight admissions
Model the values of and support the teachings of the Catholic Church
Support building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all students, faculty and staff
Other duties as assigned
Skills
Superior administrative skills
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills, courtesy, diplomacy and tact with variety of stakeholders
Understands direct marketing practices, sales techniques, and systems to track leads
Able to drive self, students and materials to events
Able to train and direct staff and volunteers in marketing at various levels
Able to handle multiple priorities with a strategic focus
Proficient in MS Office products, especially Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel
Requirements
Education and Experience
BA/BS; MA/MBA preferred
5+ years’ experience in admissions preferred, preferably in an independent school, or previous experience directing marketing and sales programs