Assistant Director of Admission - Los Angeles, United States - USC

USC

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Los Angeles, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

The USC School of Architecture is seeking an Assistant Director who will be responsible for managing all admission and communication processes for the school's graduate applicants.

This position will also manage one full time admission coordinator.

The Assistant Director is an exempt position. Work is conducted at the USC School of Architecture located on the USC campus in Los Angeles, California.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

USC SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
The USC School of Architecture is dedicated to educating the future leaders of the design professions.

It promotes cutting-edge research, design, and fabrication while emphasizing the importance of a strong commitment to social and ecological justice.

USC School of Architecture trains design professionals, scholars, and citizen architects who are deeply committed to making the world a more just and beautiful place.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
Recruitment and Outreach

Plan and execute graduate recruitment programs to include oncampus, offcampus and virtual outreach events. Manages the efforts of faculty members, volunteers, students and/or student groups and other admission staff to implement plans. Assesses effectiveness of efforts and modifies as needed.
Ability to travel locally and domestically for recruitment events, including weekends and evenings.
Serves as information resource for the university community. Identifies opportunities to increase program visibility.

Admission and Scholarship

Reviews student records, inputs data, and generates letters and/or lists utilizing the student database.
Prepares informational materials often enlisting input or contributions from others such as faculty.
Maintains currency on university policies affecting admissions and transfer credit evaluation.
Oversees and monitors the input of student financial awards into the University system and tracks progress toward the award requirement.
Oversees and monitors the progress of conditions of admissions of enrolled students and maintains tracking information regarding students' English Language requirements.

Yield and Conversion

Plan and execute inperson and virtual conversion events.
Oversees the work of one Admission Coordinator.
Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

BENEFITS:

USC has excellent benefits, including health benefits for employees and their families with access to the renowned university medical network; eligibility for retirement plans with employer contributions after six (6) months of employment; tuition benefits for employees and their families; access to professional development opportunities; central Los Angeles location with easy access to commuter trains, buses, and tram pick up services at no charge to employees; discounts to a wide variety of cultural, sporting, and other campus events.

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Experience in a university setting; either undergraduate, graduate enrollment management, admission, scholarships, admission services is required.
Possess a strategic understanding of graduate admission and scholarship operations.
Ability to use and analyze data, create reports, spreadsheets, electronic presentation software in order to make and communicate data driven decisions.
Must be able to work with various constituencies including prospective students, current students, alumni, faculty, and staff.
Strong interpersonal communication skills, the ability to maintain effective working relationships with students, faculty and staff and excellent decisionmaking, timemanagement, and planning skills.
Ability to work in a fastpaced work environment. Ability to learn quickly, thoroughly, and in detail. Must recognize and adjust to change.
Proven ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously; follow through and meet deadlines.
Ability to exercise independent judgment.
Strong computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Excel are required as well as cloudbased systems: Google Drive, One Drive, Microsoft Office Teams.

Minimum education:
Bachelor's degree

Minimum experience: 2 years; combined education/experience as substitute for minimum experience

Minimum field of experience:
Recruitment and admission experience

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
USC is an equal-opportunity educator and employer, proudly pluralistic and firmly committed to providing equal opportunity for outstanding persons of every race, gender, creed and

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Minimum Education:
Bachelor's degree, Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education
Minimum Experience: 2 years Minimum Field of Expertise: Recruitment and admissions experience with knowledge of transfer credit policies and financial aid programs Deft ability to gather, analyze, evaluate and assess large amounts of physical and digital data