Assistant Director, Admissions

Northampton Community College • Bethlehem, PA

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About The Position

The staff and faculty of Northampton Community College share a single goal: to help students transform their lives through education. It's a goal that reaps rewards thousands of times over the course of a career. Employees at Northampton receive competitive compensation and an array of benefits while working on campuses located in a region with a very high quality of life. We invite you to consider to applying for one of our currently available positions. For more information on the College, please visit www.northampton.edu. For more information on life in the Lehigh Valley, please visit https://www.northampton.edu/about/working-at-ncc/life-in-the-area.html. NCC is strongly committed to increasing the diversity of the college community and the curriculum. Candidates who can contribute to that goal are encouraged to identify their strengths or experiences in this area. Please note that this position will remain open until filled. The College offers a generous benefits package to full-time employees. Just a few highlights of the benefits package include comprehensive medical plan options for you and your family (plus dental and vision), a College retirement contribution of 8% of your salary upon hire, NCC tuition waiver and an abundance of time off – up to 25 days’ vacation/floating, 10 sick days, four (4) day workweeks during Summer, paid holidays (including a week+ break between Christmas and New Year’s) – among other things! Please visit https://www.northampton.edu/about/working-at-ncc/employee-benefits/index.html for more details on the full array of benefits. Primary Function: To assist in development, planning, and coordination of the College’s Admissions Office and enrollment goals and to participate as a member of the Student Affairs and Enrollment team to achieve the goals of the division and the College.

Requirements

• Education: attainment of a bachelor’s degree from a Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) approved Institutional Accreditor college
• Skills, Knowledge, Abilities: (a) Bilingual (English, Spanish) required, (b) demonstrated organization, communication, and leadership skills; (c) effective presentation and public speaking skills, (d) comfortable working with small and large groups; (e) build strong relationships with students, families, and college personnel; (f) embrace and adapt to changes; (g) develop positive relationships with community constituencies and diverse populations; (h) experience working with data and data tools (excel, access, commercial reporting tools, and other software).
• Experience: 1-5 years in an educational environment or equivalent experience; community college enrollment preferred but not required

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned recruitment territory in Northampton County area high schools
• Represent NCC at events outside of the College’s sponsoring school districts
• Establish and maintain partnerships with community organizations within assigned recruitment territory; develop and execute recruitment strategies for non-traditional (adult learner) populations within the assigned recruitment territory
• Utilize Hubspot or equivalent CRM tool to make informed recruiting decisions
• Achieve assigned territory enrollment goals
• Track and manage communication with assigned territory and the school counselors within assigned territory
• Oversee and manage the application and review process of assigned selective programs and build strong collaboration with the Program Directors
• Schedule and conduct appointments with prospective students and their families to discuss the admissions and enrollment process, programs offered, and resources provided by NCC
• In collaboration with the Associate Director of Admissions, plan and oversee on-campus events, such as open houses, info sessions, campus tours, special group presentation, etc.
• Connect and relate with various community groups about NCC and its programs
• Oversee an assigned selective program/s process
• Serve on various committees
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• comprehensive medical plan options for you and your family (plus dental and vision)
• College retirement contribution of 8% of your salary upon hire
• NCC tuition waiver
• up to 25 days’ vacation/floating
• 10 sick days
• four (4) day workweeks during Summer
• paid holidays (including a week+ break between Christmas and New Year’s)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director