Associate Director of Recruitment and Outreach
7178BR
College of Liberal Arts
CLA-Dean's Office
Detailed Job Description
Strategic Planning:
Manages strategy, directs activities, and evaluates outcomes of recruitment and outreach efforts; and manages the recruitment budget. Collaborate and strategize with program directors to recruit undergraduate and graduate students. The Associate Director develops innovative recruiting strategies for prospects and maintains a recruitment plan that reflects the college-wide priorities of student outreach and engagement. This position prepares and submits reports to document recruitment goals, activities, and outcomes.
Community Partnerships: Responsible for campus and community recruitment partnerships. Develop and maintain relationships with program directors and other internal stakeholders to increase COLA admissions and enrollments. Develop and maintain relationships with local schools, colleges, businesses and community organizations to promote the educational opportunities, campus events, and scholarship opportunities at RIT and the College of Liberal Arts. Facilitate articulation agreements and enrollment pathways with community college partners. The associate director supports efforts of the K-12 University Center on K-12 outreach and enrichment activities; and supports the college deans and the Vice President of Enrollment Management with meeting the college's enrollment goals.
Recruitment:
Represent the college by engaging and participating at internal and external recruiting events and meetings delivering promotional presentations to diverse audiences. Coordinate with Enrollment Management, Undergraduate Admissions, Graduate Enrollment Services, alumni and student ambassadors to deliver and present events such as online and virtual open houses, accepted student open houses, and on campus visit programs for prospective students and their families. This position assists COLA departments with planning and organizing recruitment and outreach events on and off campus.
Communications:
Employ effective and professional marketing and communications skills; generate and respond to inquiries in a timely manner. Collaborate with the Director of Marketing and program directors to develop promotional materials for the college and create recruitment-related web content and social media. Assist with the creation and maintenance of a social media presence aimed at prospective students and families.
Department/College Description
The College of Liberal Arts encourages the creation, development, dissemination, and application of human knowledge in the arts, humanities, and social sciences by promoting innovative teaching, scholarship, and research, thus providing a comprehensive education for all RIT students.
We strive to prepare students for a lifetime of personal growth and responsible citizenship in an increasingly technological and rapidly changing society by maintaining and promoting the intellectual climate on campus, contributing to students awareness and understanding of diversity, and enhancing students abilities to reason critically and communicate effectively.
We value a rigorous liberal arts education that encourages innovative experiential learning and active scholarship, the highest ethical standards, the educational and social benefits of diversity and global awareness, an interdisciplinary and collaborative environment of openness and academic freedom, a working environment in which all staff and faculty enjoy respect and recognition, and the active and meaningful participation of all members of the College community.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor's degree
Experience:
Minimum of 2 years experience in:

• Working with culturally and racially diverse populations and first generation students.
• Admissions counseling, recruitment or related experience in higher education.
• Event planning and implementation experience.
• Managing budgets.
• Student information systems and/or CRM systems.

Skills:

• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Strong presentation and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent organizational ability to manage multiple projects and to work independently and in a team.
• Strong computer skills, especially Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to utilize data to set goals, progress to goals and report development.

Professional Area:
Employment Category: Fulltime
Staff Job Function: Wage Band: 118A
How to Apply
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Additional Details
Rochester Institute of Technology, the 10th largest private university in the U.S., is among the worlds leading technological universities. Its 18,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries are enrolled in over 200 academic programs, including 7 interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs. A pioneer in experiential education, RIT was the first to offer undergraduate degree programs in biotechnology, information technology, software engineering, and microelectronic engineering. As home to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the university offers unparalleled academic opportunities and services for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. Founded in 1829, RIT has 115,000 alumni throughout the United States and around the world. RIT has been named by the Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the "Great Colleges to Work For." RIT is a National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation site, and is responsive to the needs of dual-career couples through the Upstate NY Higher Education Recruitment Consortium. For more information, visit www.rit.edu/overview/rankings-and-recognition and www.rit.edu.
As a member of the RIT community employees receive a well-balanced benefits package that offers a variety of choices and access to additional employment advantages. These benefits, combined with an employees pay, provide a total compensation package that can be tailored to meet your needs. More on RITs Benefits, Health & Wellness program can be found at: https://www.rit.edu/fa/humanresources/content/benefits-health-and-wellness
RIT does not discriminate. RIT is an equal opportunity employer that promotes and values diversity, pluralism, and inclusion. For more information or inquiries, please visit RIT/TitleIX or the U.S. Department of Education at ED.Gov
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