Job Title: Director of Admissions
Location: Augusta University
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 15013
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The Office of Academic Admissions is part of the Division of Enrollment and Student Affairs and includes recruitment and admission/processing of all undergraduate students (including first-year students, transfers, and international students), as well as admission/processing of most graduate students. The Director of Academic Admissions will report to the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services and will manage an office that includes 22 full-time staff members. The successful candidate will provide evidence of collaborative leadership, exceptional communication skills, technological expertise, and a commitment to placing students and education at the forefront, as well as possess vision, recruitment and marketing ability, and significant strategic and analytical capacity.

The Division of Enrollment and Student Affairs includes Enrollment Services (admissions, student financial aid and military and veterans services); Student Services (wellness and recreation, housing and residence life, Student Health Services, and Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre); Student Life (student conduct, student life and engagement, Greek life and leadership, student engagement through service, and two student centers); and Student Advocacy (CARE team, food pantry and student advocacy programs, student counseling and psychological services, and testing and disability services).

Augusta, Georgia is the second-largest metro area in Georgia and is located on the southern bank of the Savannah River midway between the Great Smokey Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. It is a growing and thriving city with a metropolitan area and recently ranked the second most favorable place to live in Georgia.

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Make data-informed enrollment projections and strategic recruitment and admissions decisions by routinely analyzing data to shape strategic directions and make appropriate adjustments to an integrated marketing plan that clearly identifies and defines historical University enrollment patterns and forecasts trends in new-student markets; regularly reassess effectiveness of recruitment activities and make appropriate adjustments to continuously refine goals and strategies to reflect a proactive response to market forces and the University's needs.

Develop and direct the implementation of strategic recruitment plans to expand the recruitment and enrollment of high-achievers, underrepresented minority, and first-generation college students.

Promote frequent personal interactions with prospective students and their families by developing programs and creative initiatives to appropriately engage faculty, staff, students, alumni, trustees, and parents in the enrollment effort.

Collaborate with the Department of Communications and Marketing to develop brand marketing, promotional strategies, and recruitment tactics to meet targeted enrollment goals. Design and implement a comprehensive communication plan to articulate Augusta University's distinctive culture, academic programs, and the quality of student life to prospective students, applicants, high school counselors, parents, and other stakeholders.

Develop and manage an expedient and effective application processing plan. Understand technological innovations and lead the process of harnessing emerging technologies and leveraging technology investments that can support the processes within admissions and enrollment to attract, admit, enroll, and best serve a larger and more diverse applicant pool to identify "best fit" students for Augusta University.

Collaborate with all levels and departments of the University, including Academic and Faculty Affairs; Communications and Marketing; the Honors College; Academic Advising; Orientation; the Office of International Initiatives; Multicultural Student Engagement; The Graduate School; Institutional Effectiveness; Financial Aid; the Office of the Registrar; and, academic colleges and departments.

Serve as a key member of the University's Enrollment Management Council.

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Applications and letters of nomination should be submitted to:

Jan Greenwood or Betty Asher, Partners

Ann Bailey, Senior Executive Search Consultant

Greenwood/Asher & Associates, Inc.

42 Business Centre Drive, Suite 206

Miramar Beach, Florida 32550

Phone: 850-650-2277 / Fax: 850-650-2272

Email: jangreenwood@greenwoodsearch.com

Email: bettyasher@greenwoodsearch.com

Email: annbailey@greenwoodsearch.com

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The Human Resources Division will request a recent driver's history report from the selected candidate. This report must come from the Department of Motor Vehicles and the fee will be paid for by the candidate. This report will be required prior to an offer being extended by Human Resources and must be from the state(s) in which the candidate has lived in for the past three years.

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