The Director of First Time-in-College (FTIC) Admissions is responsible for developing new partnerships with high schools and strengthening existing relationships to enhance student recruitment efforts. The Director will coordinate school-specific visits and collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders to increase enrollment, promote the university, and streamline the admissions process for first-time college students. Additionally, the Director will lead strategic and tactical initiatives to attract, recruit, and enroll more FTIC students at UHD, ensuring a seamless transition from high school to higher education.

• Provides leadership in recruitment efforts to attract new students to the university. This includes visiting high schools, attending college fairs, and creating programs that inform students about the University's offerings
• Provides oversight of all FTIC communication efforts to promote the University to prospective students and to ensure that prospective students receive important information about how to apply, deadlines, etc
• Develops and cultivates new partnerships with high schools and early colleges while enhancing existing partnerships. Facilitates outreach activities, programs, and collaborations to enhance FTIC recruitment, enrollment and student success
• Provides oversight of the application process for new students, ensuring that applications are received and reviewed, and decisions are made fairly and timely
• Creates a welcoming and positive experience for all applicants, ensuring that students feel supported and encouraged throughout the process
• Work closely with other enrollment management departments, academic affairs , and student success and student life to ensure a smooth transition for new students
• Recruits, trains, and supervises joint advisors and staff; implements team-building strategies; and organizes ongoing professional development opportunities. Manages and coordinates the daily operations of the Transfer Student Center
• Monitors enrollment trends, analyzes data, and prepares reports to assess recruitment effectiveness and inform strategic planning

• Performs all other duties as assigned

Direct Reports:

• Full-time Employees

Delegation of Work:

• Regularly assigns work to subordinate(s)

Supervision Given:

• Has primary responsibility for conducting performance evaluations and making recommendations for hiring and dismissing employees

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of recruitment best practices, varied learning modalities, experience with marketing and communications, and working with students from various backgrounds
• Knowledge of computer operations/data processing systems

Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Abilities:

• Ability to exercise group leadership skills which emphasize collaboration, consensus building, conflict resolution, and problem solving
• Ability to work as part of a team dedicated to collaboration and the university goal of increasing enrollment

Primary Work Location:

• Works in an office environment

Physical Demands:

• Work is performed in a typical interior work environment, which does not subject the employee to any unpleasant elements
• The individual has discretion in relation to walking, standing, etc., and has minimal exposure to physical risks

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications