Indiana Wesleyan University Hiring for Director of Admissions for Wesley Seminary at Marion, IN Full Time

Job no: 492924
Work type: Administrative (Full Time)
Location: Marion, IN
Categories: Admissions/Recruiting/Enrollment

Job Title: Director of Admissions for Wesley Seminary

Reporting Relationship: President, Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University

Unit: Wesley Seminary

Department: Seminary Administration

Campus Location: Wesley Seminary

Summary of Position: The Director of Admissions provides leadership and direction for the recruitment/enrollment/admissions team within Wesley Seminary. This position is responsible for the strategy, tactics, policy, and procedures related to recruiting and enrolling students in Wesley Seminary (WS) degree and non-degree programs. The Director collaborates closely with his/her peers and other leaders across Wesley Seminary to execute the admissions strategy.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Team and Culture
  • Develops a high-performance team and culture that models the posture and values of Wesley Seminary. Encourages creativity, strategic thinking, planning, execution, and leadership development across the admissions team
  • Encourages a loyal, honest, trustworthy, and hard-working atmosphere
• Admissions Strategies
  • In collaboration with the Seminary President, develops a goal-oriented admissions plan that aligns WS and program goals, lead generation tactics, and recruitment operations
  • Establishes admissions team and personnel goals that align with institutional objectives
  • Develops admissions plan to achieve admissions goals for WS programs, including start projections and admission strategies
• Admissions Operations
  • Oversees the recruitment process for WS programs, including related communications, contact strategies, implementation and design of recruitment policies and procedures, and other activities which support the recruitment of students into WS programs
  • Monitors and adjusts lead queues to effectively impact admissions outcomes
• Admissions Budget
  • Works with the Seminary President to develop the recruitment and admissions budget and provide budget oversight
  • Oversees conference/event sponsorship, attendance, travel arrangements, and team member assignment
• Marketing
  • Ensures a collaborative working relationship with the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) to align WS programs and initiatives
  • In consultation with the Seminary President engages regularly with university marketing team to design, implement, and assess marketing strategies and outcomes
  • Assesses the performance of lead flows and conversion rates by channel
  • Collaborates with the Seminary President and CMO to optimize and align marketing strategies with WS enrollment and partnership initiatives
• Performance Tracking
  • Leads a data-informed performance system to track progress toward goals and adjust recruitment strategies
  • Gives leadership to forecasting enrollment trends
  • Leads on the design and tracking of enrollment key performance indicators (KPIs) to include metrics which assess enrollment counselor and funnel performance
  • Monitors outcomes and KPIs on a consistent basis
  • Evaluates and reports on the performance of the admission team on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
• Technology
  • Oversees the team and strategy for admission/enrollment technologies, with specific attention to Salesforce and the associated tools and processes
  • Ensures the development and advancement of a comprehensive technology platform to provide an efficient and scalable admission/enrollment infrastructure
• Training & Development
  • Collaborates directly with training staff to design, enhance, and evaluate initial and ongoing training and development for the admissions staff
• Player/Coach
  • Sees self as both a player on the admissions team doing enrollment/admissions and over-seeing enrollment/admissions
• Partnership Development & Oversight
  • Provides leadership and oversight to the various recruitment/marketing partnerships that WS enjoys and seeks to increase partnerships through partnership development in collaboration with other members of the WS leadership team
• Collaboration within WS
  • Collaborates with other departments that support admission outcomes to design and enhance admission, enrollment, and related processes
  • Works with various departments to communicate and implement recruitment policies and procedures and resolve recruitment-related issues and challenges:
    • Academic Team
      • Communicates and collaborates with designated academic leaders across WS
      • Serves and actively participates on select committees or meetings as assigned
    • Director of Communications and Relations
      • Interfaces to align recruitment and enrollment strategies with seminary communication and alumni relations strategies
    • Director of Student Success and Operations
      • Interfaces to align recruitment and enrollment strategies with seminary student success and student account services strategies

Qualifications: According to Indiana Wesleyan University employment policy all employees must possess a strong Christian commitment and adhere to the standards outlined in the IWU Community Lifestyle Statement.

Education

• Master’s degree required

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of management experience preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of enrollment-related experience preferred

Required Skills

• Communication Skills
  • Proficiency in oral and written communication
  • Demonstrated ability to speak before audiences of all sizes and influences
• Interpersonal Skills
  • Exceptional interpersonal and customer service skills
  • Well-rounded problem solving and conflict resolution skills
  • Demonstrated ability to develop trust, nurture relationships, and demonstrate professional maturity in difficult situations
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse communities and cultures
  • Demonstrated ability to work with colleagues who represent a diversity of work and conflict resolution styles
• Executive Skills
  • Demonstrated analytical skill set to assess data and develop action plans
  • Demonstrated ability to execute strategies and initiatives as evidenced by project management skills
  • Demonstrated ability to initiate change and determine new opportunities
  • Demonstrated ability to bring different groups together to solve new problems

Diversity Statement

IWU commits to create a community that reflects kingdom diversity. We will foster an intentional environment that exhibits honor, respect, and dignity. Acknowledging visible or invisible differences, our community authentically values each member’s earthly and eternal worth. We refute ignorance and isolation and embrace deliberate and courageous engagement.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

As a religious educational institution operating under the auspices of The Wesleyan Church, Indiana Wesleyan University is permitted and reserves the right to prefer employees on the basis of religion (42 U.S.C., Sections 2000e-1 and 2000e-2).

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. Employees will be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Advertised: 19 Apr 2023 US Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 19 May 2023 US Eastern Daylight Time