Assistant Director of Admissions - Transfer

Elmira College is a private liberal arts College located in the Finger Lakes region of New York. Elmira College was the first college to offer a comprehensive curriculum for women, and is home of the Center for Mark Twain Studies. We are seeking an Assistant Director of Admissions - Transfer to join the Admissions team.

The Assistant Director will recruit and advise prospective undergraduate students to Elmira College. This position includes extensive recruitment travel and the ability to interview prospective students, conduct presentations, and review and process applications for students from a specific geographic territory. The Assistant Director maintains responsibility for geographic territory, including oversight of inquiry and applicant statistics and cultivating relationships with students, parents, school counselors, faculty, staff, and alumni. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and organizational skills are necessary for success in this role. This position requires occasional evening and weekend responsibilities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Ability to conduct oral presentations about Elmira College to a variety of constituents, including prospective students and parents, school counselors, and college personnel.
• Maintain responsibility for geographic territory, including oversight of inquiry and applicant statistics and cultivating relationships with students, school counselors, faculty, staff, and alumni.
• Develop and maintain individual recruitment files/records.
• Participate in on-campus and regional college events.
• Application review and scholarship consideration.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Minimum 2 years direct Transfer Student Recruitment
• Transcript and Credit Evaluation experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to represent the college in a professional manner in interacting with students, parents, alumni, school counselors.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to learn new database administration software systems.
• Individualized travel at least 8-10 weeks per year, and ability to wok occasional evening and weekend hours

WORK LOCATION: On site, with travel requirement

COMPENSATION: $62,355 annually

This position is benefit eligible.

STATUS: Exempt

TO APPLY: Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest and resume to hr@elmira.edu.

If you require alternative methods of application or screening, please contact the Office of Human Resources directly by emailing hr@elmira.edu, or by calling 607-735-1810.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until filled

Elmira College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability and genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization or other non-merit factors.