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Texas Oral History Association · 2 months ago

Director of International Admissions

Waco, TX, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

8+ years exp

The Texas Oral History Association is seeking a Director of International Admissions to lead the international admissions efforts for Baylor University. This role involves managing a team, collaborating with various departments, and developing strategies for recruiting international students while ensuring compliance with admissions policies.

Non-profit Organization Management

No H1B

Responsibilities

Manage and supervise the international admissions counseling and recruitment team, ~ 5 professional staff

Responsible for coordinating the hiring and continual training of the team on Baylor and its programs, admissions and financial aid information, and best practices in sales and recruitment

Collaborate closely with the Senior Director of Undergraduate Admissions and the Senior Director of Recruitment to ensure that teams are cross-trained as appropriate and that off campus and on campus recruitment strategies are aligned in meeting the enrollment goals

Collaborate closely with the Enrollment Management Marketing team to ensure accuracy and relevancy in communications

Develop a robust territory management plan to aid in recruitment efforts of international prospective students

Create and implement an off-campus recruitment strategy that includes significant international travel to feeder markets and the execution of high-quality recruitment events for prospective students that are differentiated from Baylor’s competitors

Oversee and monitor the budget related to off-campus recruitment and territory management initiatives, ensuring staff adhere to travel and expense policies

Develop and maintain strong relationships with secondary schools, community organizations, and other stakeholders to expand the institution's reach and reputation

Create and execute a holistic, multi-channel strategy to build brand awareness and affinity with high school counselors and other international education organizations

Ensure that Slate organizational records are updated regularly to ensure accurate information

Liaison with various government officials and agencies in key markets to identify recruitment and scholarship opportunities

Serve on the Admissions Committee

Assist in developing holistic file review process for international student applications

Audit admissions decisions

Ensure that all deadlines are met for admissions notifications

Work closely with Enrollment Management Operations team to ensure Slate processes that affect the counseling and recruitment team and/or the application process are updated yearly and running smoothly

Liaison with campus partners on ensuring that admitted students comply with all enrollment steps

Assist in collecting documents and ensuring that Undergraduate Admissions adheres to all SACSCOC guidelines

Work with EM leadership to develop yearly strategies to accomplish the university’s enrollment goals

Assist in executing the Strategic Enrollment Management plan as assigned (examples include working with the Graduate School on international recruitment efforts and partnering with Verto Education)

Collaborate with key enrollment and recruitment managers in the academic units to assist in their recruitment of international students

Work closely with CGE to ensure alignment on international recruitment and retention efforts

Provide input for and help coordinate scholarship strategies in conjunction with the Financial Aid Office

Work with operations and marketing on a yearly basis to establish the scholarship appeal process

Responsible for monitoring the scholarship budget, reviewing scholarship appeals and providing recommendations

Oversee management of international agency portfolio

Manage vetting process and contract process for new agents by working with Procurement

Work with the operations team to ensure agency application is well maintained

Ensure that agents are regularly trained on Baylor’s policies, procedures, and academic programs

Oversee yearly evaluation of agency results

Ensure that invoice and payment process is well documented and accurately executed

Perform all other duties as assigned to support Baylor’s mission

Ability to comply with University policies

Maintain regular and punctual attendance

Qualification

International admissions experienceRecruitment strategy developmentTeam managementSpanish fluencyAnalytical skillsBudget managementCommunication skillsRelationship building