Associate Director

Special Instructions to Applicants: 

Please attach a cover letter and a resume in the Supporting Documents section of the application.

About Rice: 

Boasting a 300-acre tree-lined campus in Houston, Texas, Rice University is ranked among the nation’s top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6-to-1 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio and a residential college system, which supports students intellectually, emotionally, and culturally through social events, intramural sports, student plays, lecture series, courses, and student government. Developing close-knit, diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition, which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among private universities.  

Rice is also a wonderful place to work. Rice faculty, staff, and students share values that are essential to our success as a healthy community. Those values guide our decisions and behaviors and shape Rice’s culture. They come through in the way we treat each other and the welcome we extend to our visitors. These values can be recalled simply by our name — RICE — Responsibility, Integrity, Community, and Excellence. 

Position Summary:

The associate director is an experienced admission officer at Rice University, a highly selective research institution in the heart of Houston, Texas. Reporting to a deputy director of admission, this individual will manage projects that have a high degree of complexity, scope, and visibility.

The associate director will manage advanced functions that correlate with their supervisor’s content area. Such functions may include but are not limited to, managing major programs and outreach, international student recruitment, staff training, and development, coordinating the file review process, etc. These functional areas may require delegating responsibilities and monitoring the work of other team members. The associate director will interact with senior leadership to influence strategic decisions related to their work.

Ideal Candidate Statement: 

The ideal candidate will have knowledge of Rice University and/or experience in a higher education environment. 

Workplace Requirements:

This position is offered as a hybrid role, combining both in-office and remote work to provide flexibility and support collaboration, with a minimum of 3 days on campus after the six month probationary period.  Per Rice policy 440, work arrangements may be subject to change.

Proposed Hiring Range:

$65,000 - $69,000, dependent on experience and qualifications.  This is a full-time, exempt position. *Exempt (salaried) positions under FLSA are not eligible for overtime.

Minimum Requirements: 

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3 years of experience
• Type of experience: related experience working in a college or university admission office, or as a high school college counselor or teacher.
• Travel required
• No substitutions for education or experience allowed

Skills: 

• Interpersonal skills that demonstrate professionalism, relatability, and collegiality
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively on high-level, complex projects
• Familiarity with the multiple work areas of a modern admissions office including CRM systems, reporting and analytics, recruitment, evaluation and selection, marketing and communications, access and inclusion, on-campus programming, staff training, budget management, and staff development
• Proficient in using admission and enrollment data to make data-informed decisions, measure and assess progress toward strategic goals, present data, and revise practices as needed
• Strong verbal and written communication, presentation and customer service skills
• Strong reading comprehension and ability to make distinctions among competitive applicants
• High level of proficiency in MS Office suite including Excel and Access
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Ability to present meaningful information that helps to inform decision making
• Familiarity with whole-file application evaluation (experience with committee-based-evaluation desirable)

Preferences:

• 5 years of experience
• Experience in a highly selective university or college admission office.
• Experience with event management and managing student volunteers/campus programs.

Essential Functions:

• Works with other members of the admission staff on projects related to recruitment, evaluation and selection, marketing and communications, access and inclusion, on-campus programming, alumni engagement, staff training, budget management, and staff development as assigned
• Collaboratively works with supervisor on year-over-year planning, process, and project management
• Independently and collaboratively manages projects with a high-degree of complexity, scope, and visibility
• Utilizes data to measure team success and help articulate the team’s effectiveness
• Manages a specific recruitment territory and engage in all aspects of recruitment, evaluation, selection, yield, measurement and planning to ensure the development of a geographic pipeline to Rice
• Responsible for effectively planning travel in a timely manner which includes trip planning and fiscal management of travel expenses while adhering to department and university policies
• Conducts virtual and in-person informational sessions and workshops
• Establishes, maintains, and strengthens  strong relationships with high school counselors and representatives from community based organizations
• Demonstrates an exceptional level of professionalism in engagements with all internal and external constituent groups. 
• Evaluates applications and makes recommendations on selection utilizing the committee-based-evaluation process
• Ensures compliance with federal and state laws concerning college admission, FERPA, and affirmative action
• Responds to inquiries, timely providing accurate information
• Performs all other duties as assigned

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Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please contact Rice University’s Disability Resource Center at 713-348-5841 or adarice@rice.edu for support.

If you have any questions, please email us at jobs@rice.edu. Thank you for your interest in employment with Rice University. 

Salary : $65,000 - $69,000