What are the responsibilities and job description for the Regional Admissions Manager - East Tennessee Region (Remote) position at Berea College?
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Description:
Your Key Responsibilities:
Manage the assigned region so that an appropriate number of student advocates are recruited and/or retained to the network each year.
Plan and implement targeted area receptions and information sessions for recruitment ad yield purposes primarily with parents, school counselors, community based organizations, and alumni.
- Consistently follow up with the student’s application trust triad (family, school, community) to impact completion of application and yield
- Conduct the exploration and implementation of a focus strategy (e.g. career pathway connection).
- Ensure and inspire student nominations by student advocates for the premier nomination pathways.
- Execute strategic travel plan, including management of approved travel budget, created after annual data analysis and in collaboration with Associate Director of Admissions
- Conduct engaging and educational one-on-one and group presentations (both virtual and in-person) with student advocates within assigned region.
- Participate in and support the application assessment process (holistic review), including but not limited to the review of academic & financial credentials as well as the exploration of fit and likelihood to retain.
- Serve as member of the Admissions Selection Committee, including presentation of students and their alignment with Berea’s Great Commitments
- Collaborate with the Campus Visits Team to initiate, plan and support student advocate visits
- Routinely nominate alumni, school counselors or community-based organization contacts to serve on office advisory committees (PACE, APAC, etc)
- Identify and frequently meet with alumni networks within assigned region to create collaborative efforts for student identification and recruitment.
- Connect with community college support services within region to build pathways for transfer applicants.
- Provide guidance on creation and implementation of communication plan targeted to student advocates
- Independently review and analyze reports and dashboards to track current progress and develop plan of action to meet region targets for network growth
- As required, publicly represent the College at events scheduled throughout the region.
- Routinely monitor and improve personal strategies based upon national publications, journals and papers related to admissions and enrollment management
- Complete administrative tasks, duties and responsibilities (incoming phone queries, travel planning, expense reports, internal deadlines, etc.) in a timely manner while maintaining quality customer service
- Participate in required on-campus training, team building and information gathering sessions.
What You'll Bring:
Bachelor’s degree
3 years professional experience in education, non-profit or comparable work, with specific developed skills in relationship building
- Use independent judgment and discretion to render appropriate admissions decisions in an increasingly competitive market
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strategic relationships
- Affinity for people (willingness to engage with advocates and educate on the Berea mission)
- Excitement about conveying benefits of a liberal arts education in a diverse college community
- Statistical research, critical thinking and data analytical skills
- Collaborate within and across teams to convey the aims of a selective liberal arts college
- Familiarity with structures of government agencies, non-profit organizations, community support networks within assigned region
- Knowledge of generational mindsets, behaviors and tendencies
- Advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion issues and initiatives
Residence requirements
- The individual in this position must reside in or relocate to the designated region.
- The region for this position is made up of counties in eastern Tennessee with a primary focus on 20 counties vital to the College’s commitment to Appalachia.
- Preference given to candidates located within 50 miles of Knoxville, TN.
Founded in 1855, Berea College is nationally recognized as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls more than 1,500 students from 46 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them with a no-tuition promise, valued at more than $204,000. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only nine federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College is listed #20 in overall ranking in the U.S. by the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse college rankings, 2023. The Washington Monthly ranks Berea College #2 Best Liberal Arts College and #1 in Social Mobility, 2023. Money Magazine ranks Berea #20 Best Overall College and #10 for Best in the South, 2023. Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2023.
Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.
Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.
Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team.
Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.
Our Benefits:
Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program. The benefit package also includes access to the Child Development Laboratory for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Seabury Center Membership, Staff Development Funds and Tuition Reimbursement.
Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
Part-time employees who work an average of 24 hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.
Salary : $204,000
