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Associate Director of Admissions-Recruitment
7713BR
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
NTID Enrollment Management

Detailed Job Description
This position reports to the Director of RIT/NTID Admissions and serves on the management team. Provides leadership and management of enrollment processes to achieve recruitment, application and new student enrollment goals among primarily deaf/hard of hearing (DHH) and sign language interpreter students to RIT/NTID.

Serve as liaison supporting recruitment activities pertaining to undergraduate, graduate, international and online/certificate enrollment. Supervise a team of five to six Admissions Counselors/Assistant Directors and the Travel Coordinator in their daily work responsibilities. The Associate Director oversees the application review process (from prospects to enrolled students), including responsibility for approving admissions and merit scholarship decisions recommended by admissions staff.

This position requires intimate knowledge of policy and procedures, including formulating new policies, for the consistent and equitable review of applications and scholarship awards. This position also requires strong relationship building with DHH communities and vested stakeholders on a national scale in various capacities - i.e., conferences, parent interactions and recruitment travel. The Associate Director will, in the admissions counselor role, be responsible for international students and a specific geographic region and criteria schools.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise the daily work of Admissions Counselors/Assistant Directors and the Travel Coordinator including 1:1 and weekly meetings. There will also be supervision of limited-term recruiters as needed to cover recruitment travel gaps. Complete annual performance appraisals and conduct new counselor observation trips.
• Oversee the application review process from identifying prospects to confirming enrollment, utilizing Slate/PeopleSoft. Approve admissions and merit scholarship decisions. Serve as liaison with RIT's Undergraduate Admissions Office to coordinate the admission efforts of NTID's bachelor degree students into the other colleges of RIT. Identify areas of need and act accordingly to satisfy enrollment targets.
• Initiate, develop, and execute recruitment initiatives pertaining to NTID's DHH, graduate and sign language interpreting programs. Partake in receptions, home visits, conferences/college fairs, summer camps, and individual meetings with prospective students. Work closely with NTID marketing liaisons to maximize appeal of recruitment materials.
• Carry out recruitment and application review work and assist students with admissions processes including travel to high schools, summer camps, and conferences. There will be an annual average of 40-45 days of recruitment travel.
• Develop queries and reports as needed. Monitor and act upon recruitment and enrollment data to ensure strategical and timely outcomes and fulfillment of enrollment targets.
• Serve as a member of the office's leadership team.
• Manage recruitment budgets and ensure responsible expenditure of finite resources.

Department/College Description
At RIT/NTID, deaf and hard-of-hearing students get a college experience unlike anywhere else. Students are part of a university with a national reputation for excellence, and get to learn, create and innovate with the very best. They are part of an inclusive community that supports and guides their journey in a way that enables them to fit in and be who you are. You can provide potential students unparalleled access and support services unmatched by any other university.

Minimum Qualifications

• Masters degree in business or human services
• 3-5 years experience in higher education, business sales and/or educational outreach
• 3-5 years supervision experience
• Fluency in American Sign Language and written English
• Strong presentation and relational skills to appeal to various constituencies
• Eye for detail to support consistency in application and scholarship decisions/outcomes and job-related details such as policy, travel planning and budget management

The individual hired for this position will be required to have a pre-employment Motor Vehicle check, and the Motor Vehicle Report must clear RIT's Safe Driving Policy. (see Page 4)


Professional Area:
Employment Category: Fulltime
Staff Job Function: Wage Band: 118A

How to Apply
In order to be considered for this position, you must apply for it at: http://careers.rit.edu/staff. Click the link for search openings and in the keyword search field, enter the title of the position or the BR number.
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Additional Details


Rochester Institute of Technology, the 10th largest private university in the U.S., is among the worlds leading technological universities. Its 18,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries are enrolled in over 200 academic programs, including 7 interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs. A pioneer in experiential education, RIT was the first to offer undergraduate degree programs in biotechnology, information technology, software engineering, and microelectronic engineering. As home to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the university offers unparalleled academic opportunities and services for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. Founded in 1829, RIT has 115,000 alumni throughout the United States and around the world. RIT has been named by the Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the 'Great Colleges to Work For.' RIT is a National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation site, and is responsive to the needs of dual-career couples through the Upstate NY Higher Education Recruitment Consortium. For more information, visit www.rit.edu/overview/rankings-and-recognition and www.rit.edu.

As a member of the RIT community employees receive a well-balanced benefits package that offers a variety of choices and access to additional employment advantages. These benefits, combined with an employees pay, provide a total compensation package that can be tailored to meet your needs. More on RITs Benefits, Health & Wellness program can be found at: https://www.rit.edu/fa/humanresources/content/benefits-health-and-wellness

RIT does not discriminate. RIT is an equal opportunity employer that promotes and values diversity, pluralism, and inclusion. For more information or inquiries, please visit RIT/TitleIX or the U.S. Department of Education at ED.Gov







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