Associate Director of International Student Recruitment

Title:
Associate Director of International Student Recruitment

Department:
University Admissions

Reports To:
Director of Student Recruitment

Position Type:
Staff

Position Summary:
Reporting to the Director of Student Recruitment, the Associate Director
works as part of a team to enable the Office of University Admissions to meet
its enrollment goals. The incumbent is responsible for the development and
execution of strategic outreach to international students, including
implementation of recruitment and marketing initiatives, communication
campaigns to prospective international students, interacting with agents and
other external vendors, and ensuring the timely processing of applications from
international students. The Associate Director is primarily responsible for
serving international students (undergraduate and graduate); however, all
members of the admissions team are expected to be generalists and have the
ability to recruit and serve both domestic and international students. This
position requires regular, weekend, and evening hours.

Essential Functions:
- Strategize with the Executive
Director of University Admissions and the Director of Student Recruitment to
devise and implement an annual international student recruitment plan and
yield activities.
- Manage a comprehensive schedule
for in-person and/or virtual international student recruitment activities.
- Build and maintain
relationships with third-party international student recruitment agents.
- Serve as a liaison to various
on-campus departments, and provide support to academic deans, faculty and
staff members regarding their international recruitment and admissions
efforts.
- Serve as the primary liaison to
the Office of Global Initiatives to ensure all processes and procedures are
adhered to.
- Represent the university at
international recruitment events (in-person or virtual). Prepare and deliver
presentations about the university and provide prospective students with
information about academic programs, admission procedures, and policy.
- Manage and maintain content on
international social media (Facebook, WeChat, etc.) and NJIT international
admission webpages.
- Counsel prospective
international students and their families on admission policies and
procedures and other enrollment-related information.
- Provide appropriate follow-up
to all students in attendance at recruitment events.
- Review applications and make
admission decisions in compliance with the university's admission policies.
- Maintain tracking information
on students in all stages, from inquiry through enrollment.
- Prepare regular year-to-date
and final progress reports for the Director of Student Recruitment to monitor
status of applicants, activities and projects.

Additional Functions:
- Assist
the University Admissions leadership team with improving international student
operational procedures and admission related policies, international student
recruitment publication materials, as well as collaborations with external
groups regarding international student recruitment.
- Contribute to the
success of the Office of University Admissions by advising and assisting the
Director of Student Recruitment in all aspects relating to the recruitment and
admission of students and by performing all other essential duties as assigned.

Prerequisite Qualifications:
- Bachelor's
degree in a related field.
- Minimum
of five years of recruitment/admissions experience in higher education.
- Minimum
of four years of international recruitment experience in higher education.
- Possess
strong marketing, recruitment, project management and relationship building
experience;
- Strong
analytical skills for reading applications, answering questions, and
strategizing recruitment territory and travel schedule.
- Excellent written, verbal and public speaking skills to support relationship
building with prospective students and other constituents.
- Valid
driver's license, passport and personal vehicle are required to perform job
functions;
- Availability to work regular weekend and evenings to participate in recruitment
events.
- Extensive year-round travel is required.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suites (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and
experience with websites and social media sites.
- At
the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be
exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically
preparing the candidate for success in the position.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's
degree.
- Knowledge of immigration regulations and demonstrated working knowledge of the
policies and guideline for SEVIS pertaining to international students on F-1
and J-1 visas.
- Experience working in a STEM-based, public university or school with large
number of international students.
- Familiarity with Slate, Banner, ISSM, and SEVIS.
- Strong interpersonal skills
and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a
diverse community.
- Ability
to analyze and interpret the needs of the students and offer appropriate
solutions.
- Ability
to work independently, exercise discretion, and assume responsibility.
- Ability
to present the University to individual students as well as large diverse
audiences in a positive manner.
- Fluency in a
foreign language.

Bargaining Unit:
PSA

Range/Band:
24

FLSA:
Exempt
Full-Time