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Assistant Director III - Graduate Admissions - 996889
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Job Number: 504122
Work Type: Full Time with Full Benefits
Location: Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida
Department: Law-Admin
Categories: Admissions / Financial Aid / Enrollment Management
| About Us: |
We are excited that you are considering joining Nova Southeastern University!
We appreciate your support in making NSU the preeminent place to live, work, study and grow. Thank you for your interest in a career with Nova Southeastern University. NSU considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status. |
| Job Title: | Assistant Director III - Graduate Admissions - 996889 |
| Location: | Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida |
| Work Type: | Full Time with Full Benefits |
| Job Category: | Exempt |
| Hiring Range: | Commensurate with experience |
| Pay Basis: |
Annually |
| Subject to Grant Funding?: | No |
| Essential Job Functions: | 1. Serves as trainer and mentor for junior employees. 2. Maintains current knowledge of program requirements, course requirements, and sequencing, and establishes and maintains relationships with program faculty. 3. Determines students' educational needs and prepares proposals to provide services that address these needs. 4. Provides assistance in completing application and enrollment documents. 5. Contacts prospective students to present information and explain available programs and services. Communicates with prospects about admission requirements, program offerings, curriculum, and basic financial aid information by telephone or email. 6. Develops prospects from current students, faculty, referral leads, conferences, educational fairs, career days, campus tours, or special events. 7. Develops and maintains a network of relationships that will serve to increase enrollment, such as alumni, students, the business community, professional organizations, and student groups. 8. Makes presentations on programs and admissions to groups to attract new students. 9. Coordinates or participates in promotional activities, including conferences, educational fairs, career days, campus tours, or special events to present programs to prospective students. 10. Provides feedback and recommendations to management regarding recruiting strategies, customer service, communication, and recruitment programs. 11. Gathers information on competitors and advises management on competitive activities; assists in identifying potential new markets; assists in enrollment forecasting. 12. Works with management on copy for program marketing, brochures, web content, schedules, and surveys. 13. Prepares reports of activities and tracking of prospects' and suspects' inquiries, applications, and student outcomes up to and including enrollment. 14. Completes special projects as assigned. 15. Performs other duties as assigned or required. |
| Marginal Job Functions: | |
| Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: | Knowledge: 1. Customer and Personal Service - Thorough knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. 2. English Language - Thorough knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. 3. Marketing - Thorough knowledge of principles and methods for describing, promoting and selling services. Skills: 1. Persuasion - Advanced skills in persuading others to change their minds or behavior. 2. Service Orientation - Advanced skills in actively looking for ways to help people. 3. Active Listening - Advanced skills in giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to under the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. 4. Critical Thinking - Advanced skills in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. 5. Speaking - Advanced skills in talking to others to convey information effectively. 6. Reading Comprehension – Advanced understanding of written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. 7. Social Perceptiveness - Advanced skills in being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. 8. Judgment and Decision Making - Advanced skills in considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the appropriate one. 9. Active Learning - Advanced skills in understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. 10. Complex Problem Solving – Proficient skills in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. Abilities: 1. Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. 2. Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. 3. Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). Physical Requirements: 1. Speech Recognition - Must be able to identify and understand the speech of another person. 2. Speech Clarity - Must be able to speak clearly so others can understand you. 3. May be required to work nights or weekends. 4. Must be able to travel on a daily and/or overnight basis. 5. May be exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties. 6. May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies, to include but not limited to pens, pencils, and computer keyboards. |
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| Required Certifications/Licensures: | |
| Required Education: | Bachelor's Degree |
| Major (if required): | |
| Required Experience: | 1. Bachelor’s degree and five (5) or more years of student advising experience in an academic environment. --OR— Master’s degree and three (3) years of student advising experience in an academic environment. 2. Demonstrated success in meeting enrollment targets. |
| Preferred Qualifications: | |
| Is this a safety sensitive position? | No |
| Background Screening Required? | No |
| Pre-Employment Conditions: |
To ensure a safe learning environment for students and staff, as a condition of employment the selected candidate will need to provide proof of a completed COVID-19 vaccination prior to commencement of employment or an approved exemption and reasonable accommodation.
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| Sensitivity Disclaimer: | Nova Southeastern University is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities, and will make reasonable accommodation when necessary. |
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