Provides oversight of the national recruitment areas within the Admissions Office to include leadership and strategic management of the university's national recruitment operations and programs. Provides oversight over populations that can include but are not limited to graduate recruitment, transfer and adult recruitment, military recruitment, and those students outside of the Northeast Ohio recruitment market. Reports to Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management, Admissions. 

Work directly with the Associate Vice President on goal setting, strategic action plans and yield strategies to include providing advice on short-term and long-term strategic planning activities and financial and human resource allocations.

Develop and implement an annual recruitment plan for undergraduate and graduate student recruitment consistent with the university’s enrollment plan. Primary responsibilities relate to Kent State's national recruitment plan (those students outside of Northeast Ohio).

Model and utilize best practices of inclusion, equity and diversity exemplified in many ways including staff hiring and development, setting priorities, and daily long-term interactions with colleagues at the university and beyond.

Provide direct supervision of unclassified staff, to include admissions counselors, and other staff engaged in outreach and recruitment.

Assess the impact and success of recruitment strategies and tactics through collecting and analyzing various types of data and use data to recommend and implement improvements and changes to existing efforts of recruiting efforts.

Develop, implement, and evaluate the undergraduate travel and territory management plan for the Office of Admissions to support enrollment goals, in coordination with the Director, Regional Recruitment.

Master's degree in higher education or related field. Six years of progressively responsible experience in college admissions. 

About Kent State University

Kent State University is the highest-ranked public university in northern Ohio on the Top Public Schools and Best National Universities lists by U.S. News & World Report. The university also holds the esteemed distinction of being one of only five institutions in Ohio to be recognized as an R1 top-tier research university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Kent State is one of Ohio’s leading public universities and a major educational, economic and cultural resource far beyond the Northeast Ohio region it has served since 1910. The university has a global footprint with eight campuses throughout Northeast Ohio, a College of Podiatric Medicine, a Twinsburg Academic Center and academic sites around the world, including New York City; Florence, Italy; and Curitiba, Brazil. Kent State offers award-winning student support services that help students succeed. Its diverse student body comprises more than 33,500 students, including more than 2,000 international students from 101 countries, and the worldwide alumni family exceeds 273,500. Kent State provides transformational educational experiences and leads with its values, which include kindness, respect and freedom of expression.

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