Primary Objective
Kalamazoo College is looking for a dynamic and visionary Director of Admission to join our team! We're searching for someone who can lead a passionate and customer-focused admissions team, developing creative strategies to attract a diverse and talented student body. Reporting to the Vice President of Admission and Financial Aid and as part of the enrollment leadership team, you'll work closely with the Dean of Financial Aid to help achieve the College's recruitment goals while fostering a positive work environment and a supportive environment for students to thrive.
As the director, you'll oversee a motivated team of professionals and will build relationships across departments and with external stakeholders to meet enrollment goals. The ideal candidate will be a creative and energetic leader with experience leading a multi-faceted recruitment program, who is dedicated to quality service, continuous improvement, and helping students succeed.
Responsibilities and Priorities
Strategic Leadership
Partnership and Collaboration
Supervision
Qualifications
The successful candidate must have outstanding interpersonal skills and experience, expertise in the administration and management of recruitment programs, demonstrated proficiencies in information technology appropriate to admissions offices, and a commitment to the core values of the College.
The successful candidate will have a minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in post-secondary admissions or enrollment, including management and supervisory roles. The director will also demonstrate many of the following skills, abilities, and characteristics:
Application Instructions
Applicants are asked to upload a resume and cover letter, in PDF format. A list of references will be requested of semi-finalist candidates. Completed applications received by June 7, 2024, will receive full consideration, with later applications reviewed as needed until the position is filled.The target start date for successful candidate will be determined by mutual agreement.
Benefits
Kalamazoo College is proud of offer a robust and reliable slate of benefits. A continued goal is to maximize our benefits while minimizing costs to employees, families, and the College.
About Kalamazoo College
Nationally renowned and globally oriented, Kalamazoo College is the home of the K-Plan, an individualized and integrated approach to the liberal arts and sciences. The K-Plan combines exceptional scholarship, study abroad, career development, civic engagement, and independent research in a flexible curriculum that allows students to make the most of their unique interests and gifts. At K, administrators and faculty embrace our motto-More in Four. More in a Lifetime.-by offering students more opportunities to explore, more faculty and staff mentorship and support, and more preparation for meaningful careers that make a positive impact on the world. Wherever students want to go in life, their K-Plans can take them there.
The campus of Kalamazoo College is located midway between Chicago and Detroit in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a metropolitan community of 261,000, which supports multiple college and university campuses along with numerous civic arts and cultural associations and sports teams. Thirty-five miles from Lake Michigan, the area offers many opportunities for outdoor recreation, a walkable downtown, outstanding restaurants, and plenty of family-friendly activities.
Kalamazoo College encourages candidates who will contribute to the cultural diversity of the College to apply and to identify themselves if they wish. An equal opportunity employer, Kalamazoo College is committed to equal rights, equal opportunities, and equal protection under the law. Please be invited to review our full EEO statement by visiting https://www.kzoo.edu/about/nondiscrimination-policy/. Kalamazoo College is an E-Verify participating employer. Please select Notice and Rights for more information.
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