New York Institute of Technology

Director, Admissions

New York Institute of Technology$100K — $120K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Admissions or College Administration required
  • Expertise in professional school admissions and recruitment planning
  • Understanding of admissions processes for internationally trained students
  • Experience managing a staff and high-volume processes at a multi-campus institution
  • Strong decision-making and problem-solving abilities

Responsibilities

  • Direct and manage admissions operations for two campuses in New York and Arkansas
  • Oversee total enrollment process in coordination with the Admissions Committee
  • Maintain statistical reports to enhance recruitment strategies and operational efficiency
  • Upgrade technological processes to improve applicant data management and interview scheduling
  • Develop and implement a marketing plan to increase visibility and qualified applicant pools
  • Create and evaluate admissions processes for new programs and special initiatives
  • Participate in planning student events such as Orientation and the White Coat Ceremony

Benefits

  • Generous paid time off and holidays
  • Tuition remission for professional development
  • Retirement plans with employer contributions
  • Opportunities for personal and professional growth
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

Reporting to the Associate Dean of Student Administration, the Director, Admissions leads all recruitment, admissions, and enrollment activities for the College of Osteopathic Medicine. The Director develops and implements admissions strategies that support enrollment goals to identify, attract, and enroll highly qualified students who align with the College's mission and commitment to excellence while ensuring compliance with accreditation requirements and institutional standards.

 

 Responsibilities:

 

  • Direct/Manage the NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine Central Admissions Department for two campuses in New York and Arkansas. Develop and oversee implementation of the policies and procedures, oversee personnel, and develop/manage the annual budget.
  • Direct the total enrollment process of NYITCOM New York and Arkansas coordinating with the Admissions Committee to issue acceptances for both campuses.
  • Direct total enrollment process of Émigré Physicians Program (EPP).
  • Maintain statistical reports to enhance recruitment strategies, forecasting, yield management and operational efficiency.
  • Direct/Manage the NYITCOM application process. Upgrade technological processes utilized in the application process. Create an efficient management of applicant data reporting, interview scheduling, student correspondence for both campuses in New York and Arkansas and EPP Program.
  • Direct/Manage the medical school applicant interview process.
  • Chair the faculty interview committee.
  • Create an effective candidate interview process that presents a very positive view of the college by incorporating presentations, faculty interactions, campus tours, and student ambassadors.
  • Develop and implement a marketing plan with the purpose of promoting visibility to generate an annually increasing pool of qualified and diverse applicants.
  • Oversee Long Island on-campus recruitment programming, including Information Sessions/Campus Tours.
  • Establish and maintain partnerships and collaborations with key outside constituents that greatly improve the school's visibility (Pre-Professional Health Advisors, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine).
  • Continuously evaluate and restructure the admissions internal operations to substantially improve the workflow and effectiveness of a high volume, fast paced process coordinating all activities between New York and Arkansas.
  • Continually evaluate and upgrade the overall physical set up of the admissions offices in both locations to improve the COM image for students during visitations and interview process.
  • Lead the admissions effort in restructuring special programs to improve student and program quality (BS/DO, Émigré Physicians Program).
  • Create regional recruitment programs which specifically target these populations and develop electronic admissions processes as needed.
  • Create admissions processes for new master’s degrees and other special programs. Collaborate in the creation and implementation of numerous Articulation Agreements for New York and Arkansas.
  • Direct the team to develop and execute all department communication and promotional materials with applicants coordinating efforts with the NYIT Strategic Communication and External Marketing
  • Serve as a key member of the AACOM Council of Osteopathic Medicine Admissions Officers
  • Chair the campus-based admissions decision committees, serve on the medical school central admissions committee and the central enrollment services committee and central student administration management team.
  • Participate in planning of student events (Orientation, Hooding, White Coat Ceremony, and others).
  • Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
  • Required degree: Master’s degree
  • Required Field of Expertise: Admissions, College Administration
  • Knowledge and experience with professional school admissions. Knowledge of admissions recruitment planning. Knowledge of admissions process, educational systems, and requirements for internationally trained students.
  • Effectively manage staff and high-volume process at a multi campus college . Work collaboratively with administrators, faculty, alumni, and outside constituents. Work independently, effectively, and accurately. Strong decision making and problem-solving skills.

 

Other Information

 

New York Institute of Technology offers numerous opportunities to enhance personal and professional growth and provides employees with a competitive compensation and benefits program inclusive of  generous paid time off, holidays, tuition remission, and retirement plans with employer contributions.

 

 

In compliance with local legislation as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, the annual base salary range for this position is listed. New York Tech considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate experience/expertise, education/training, key skills, geographic location, internal peer equity as well as market, organizational considerations and/or applicable collective bargaining agreement when extending an offer.

 

Minimum SalaryUSD $100,000.00/Yr. Maximum SalaryUSD $120,000.00/Yr.

About New York Institute of Technology

New Jersey Institute of Technology is a public research university in Newark, New Jersey with a degree-granting satellite campus in Jersey City. Founded in 1881 with the support of local industrialists and inventors especially Edward Weston, NJIT opened as Newark Technical School in 1885 with 88 students. The school grew into a classic engineering college – Newark College of Engineering – and then, with the addition of a School of Architecture in 1973, into a polytechnic university that now hosts five colleges and one school. As of fall 2020, the university enrolls about 11,600 students, 2,000 of whom live on campus. NJIT offers 52 undergraduate majors and 67 graduate programs. Via its Honors College it also offers professional programs in Healthcare and Law in collaboration with nearby institutions including Rutgers Medical School and Seton Hall Law School. Cross-registration with Rutgers University-Newark which borders its campus is also available. NJIT is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". It operates the Big Bear Solar Observatory, the Owens Valley Radio Observatory and a suite of automated observatories across Antarctica, South America and the US. As of May 2021, the school's founders, faculty and alumni include a Turing Award winner, a Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics winner, 9 members of the National Academy of Engineering, 2 members of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, 1 member of the National Academy of Sciences, an astronaut, a National Medal of Technology and Innovation winner, a Congressional Gold Medal winner, a William Bowie Medal winner, multiple IEEE medalists, and 15 members of the National Academy of Inventors including 5 senior members. Over the past 20 years NJIT graduates have won fourteen Goldwaters, five Fulbrights, a Truman, a Boren, four Gilmans, three DAADs, a Tau Beta Pi graduate Fellowship, a Humanity in Action Fellowship, two Whitakers, and sixteen NSF Graduate Research Fellowships.
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