Dean of Admissions

The Dean of Admission serves as a senior leader within the Enrollment Management Division and plays a critical role in shaping and executing a strategic recruitment and enrollment plan aligned with the institution's mission, goals, and financial sustainability. This position provides operational and visionary leadership to the Office of Admission and supports cross-functional initiatives across the enrollment funnel, including recruitment, yield, marketing, data analytics, and transfer and access pipelines. The Dean of Admissions reports directly to the Vice President of Enrollment Management.

1. →Bachelor's degree required; master's degree preferred.
2. →Provides direct supervision, coaching, and professional development to the admission team, with particular emphasis on admission counselors.
3. →Fosters a high-performance culture grounded in accountability, collaboration, inclusive excellence, and continuous improvement.
4. →Minimum of five years of progressive experience in a college/university admissions office with a record of increasing leadership responsibility.
5. →Proven supervisory experience developing and managing a high-performing, cohesive team.
6. →Demonstrated success in leading recruitment strategy and achieving enrollment goals in a competitive higher education environment.

1. Strong interpersonal, leadership, and change management skills with the ability to motivate and empower teams.
2. Advanced experience with Slate system use, data analytics, communication planning, and integrated enrollment marketing is preferred.
3. Strong acumen with technology, report writing, and slide deck presentations.
4. Capacity to interpret and present data clearly to stakeholders and use analytics to drive decision-making.
5. Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills tailored to diverse audiences (students, families, faculty, trustees).
6. Valid driver's license and willingness to travel regionally and nationally as needed.

The intent of this job description is to provide the general nature and level of work required of employees who are assigned to this classification and shall not be constructed as an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. Employees may be instructed to perform job-related duties and responsibilities other than those specifically presented in this description.