Assistant Dean of Admission
Job no: 492831
Work type: Staff Full Time - Full Year
Location: Lewiston, ME
Categories: Admission & Student Financial Services
Title: Assistant Dean of Admission
Position Purpose:
Guided by the tenets of the Bates Mission Statement, the Assistant Dean serves as a member of the Admission team to recruit and enroll an academically talented and diverse class of students. The position will assist with various projects, including but not limited to athletic recruitment, international recruitment, and transfer review coordination. The Assistant Dean will work closely with multiple teams within the office as well as campus partners and counselors from secondary schools and community-based organizations.
Job Duties:

• Manage geographic territories as assigned; coordinate 4 to 6 weeks of in-person and virtual travel per year; develop an annual recruitment plan and evaluate effectiveness of each activity; recommend improvements and changes in strategy as appropriate
• Represent Bates at high school visits, college fairs, and other off- and on-campus recruiting events.
• Lead on-campus and virtual information sessions and counsel families through the admission and financial aid process.
• Engage with key constituents such as alumni, current students, high school counselors, and community-based organizations and respond to concerns or inquiries from prospective students, parents, college/guidance counselors, coaches, alumni/ae, and other constituents.
• Attend designated conferences and/or other professional development activities
• Work in pairs or as part of a team to evaluate first-year and transfer applications
• Athletic Liaison: Serve as one of four liaisons to the Athletics Department; complete athletic pre-reads on prospective student-athletes who are being recruited for several teams (specific teams TBD); partner with coaches to determine goals and needs for each team and to help them think strategically about their roster of recruits; provide admission committee with information from athletic department.
• Transfer Coordinator: Serve as point person for all transfer inquiries; partner with Senior Associate Dean of Admission & Director of Selection to update the transfer reading manual and conduct transfer reading training; ensure the completion of reading all transfer applications by all deans and counselors; work closely with Director of Admission and VP for Enrollment and Dean of Admission & Financial Aid to select 5-10 transfer students each year; work with Yield and Communications teams on yield efforts for transfers; ensure statistics, requirements, and deadlines are all up to date on our website and in publications; work with operations team and student financial services to complete applications; partner with Registrar's Office on transfer applicants' credit evaluations.
• International Recruitment Team: serve on the international team to assist in recruiting a globally diverse and talented cohort of international students.
• Counselor Advisory Board Coordinator: Work with the VP for Enrollment and Director of Admission to create, select, and manage this council of counselors from high schools and community-based organizations in order to get a pulse of the admission landscape from the perspective of the counselors, help us understand how we can improve or change our relationships with school and/or CBOs, think through new marketing messages and/or new policies again from the perspective of counselors and students, and spread all the great news about Bates to their communities and networks; schedule meetings, develop agendas, and organize accommodations and travel logistics for board members.
• Other duties as assigned by Director of Admission and/or Dean of Admission and Financial Aid.

Minimum Qualifications:
Education
Bachelor's degree required.
Experience

• 2-4 years of experience in admission or in a student/customer service, academic, and/or non-profit setting are preferred but not required.
• Familiarity with the academic environment and higher education, preferably the liberal arts.

Skills and Knowledge

• Commitment to equity and inclusion, and serving the needs of a culturally and educationally diverse community.
• Excellent communication (written, verbal and presentation), analytical, and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
• Impeccable organizational (time, task, project management) skills and ability to coordinate resources and staff within the college community.
• Strong interpersonal skills (a sense of humor is a plus) with ability to develop and maintain collegial relationships. Must be flexible, collaborative and have a positive attitude.
• Genuine curiosity about the world, particularly higher education and issues of diversity and access.
• Proficiency in basic data management systems (preferably Slate) and basic computer applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Willingness and ability to learn additional applications as needed.
• Ability and willingness to travel (by car, air, train or bus) domestically for four to six weeks, concentrated in the fall and spring.
• Ability and willingness to work weekends, evenings and other non-traditional schedules.
• Personal commitment to excellence and the mission of a top-tier small liberal arts college.

Benefits:
Bates College offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits (health, dental, sick leave, 24 days of vacation, 2 personal days, 13 paid holidays, dependent care subsidy, free parking, access to library and athletic facilities & more), and a supportive, collegial environment in a drug and smoke-free workplace.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students, in the administration of its education policies and programs, or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff. Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations. All college faculty, staff, students, contractors, visitors, and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.
Inquiries concerning the college's policies, compliance with applicable laws, statutes, and regulations (such as Title VII, Title IX, and ADA/Section 504), and complaints may be directed to Gwen Lexow, Title IX Officer, 207-786-6445 or via email at glexow@bates.edu.
About Bates:
Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.
Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion, or national origin.
Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces - intellectual trends, demographic changes, and technology - that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.
Bates has highly competitive admissions, graduates over 90 percent of its entering students, and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.
The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston/Auburn community, Maine's second-largest urban area with a population of approximately 65,000. Bates is located on a beautiful, 133-acre, traditional New England campus in Lewiston, an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate, a lively arts scene, and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland, 140 miles north of Boston, and 350 miles north of New York City.
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