• Job Description

  Req#: R_00029839

  Job Posting Title:

  Director, Houston Admissions Center - Office of Admissions

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  Hiring Department:

  Office of Admissions

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  Position Open To:

  All Applicants

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  Weekly Scheduled Hours:

  40

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  FLSA Status:

  Exempt

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  Earliest Start Date:

  Immediately

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  Position Duration:

  Expected to Continue

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  Location:

  HOUSTON, TX

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  Job Details:

  General Notes

  Must be eligible to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer.

  Purpose

  The Office of Admissions at The University of Texas at Austin seeks a dynamic recruitment professional to lead strategic and innovative recruitment in Houston. We are specifically looking for a partner who will build, stretch, and grow partnerships and outreach in the region, mentor staff, manage a small recruitment territory, and work with recruitment partners on and off campus.

  Responsibilities

  • Evaluate applicants for admission and oversee the file review activities of the Recruitment team. Facilitate Recruitment's contributions to the scholarship award process.

  • Hire, train, supervise and evaluate a staff of 8 direct reports who manage recruitment territories. Manage daily recruitment operations of the Houston Admissions Center. In consultation with the Director of Recruitment, oversee the planning/design of programs, activities, events, budgeting, purchasing, monitoring performance, reporting and assessment for all activities.

  • Implement, direct, coordinate and assist in the assessment activities of the Houston Admissions Center recruitment team. Review territory, program, event, prospect and service metric assessments from staff; synthesize, produce and distribute macro assessments to senior staff and other campus stakeholders.

  • Represent the university and support regional outreach by traveling to recruitment events, panels, meetings and other functions in the area. Drive a personal vehicle, rental car or university vehicle.

  • Set strategic, data-driven priorities to meet recruitment goals. Develop and implement office-wide and regional recruitment priorities, assign to staff members for implementation. Assign recruitment caseloads (including regions, high schools, community colleges, etc.) to recruitment staff. Supervise staff recruitment activities, including utilization of technological solutions, programming, visits and correspondence with prospective students and counselors.

  • Support university recruitment objectives by cultivating relationships with high school and community college counseling staff, community leaders and university alumni. Collaborate with university academic units to support strategic outreach and recruitment activities.

  • Use the university's customer relationship management (CRM) system, data, and enrollment analytics tools to conduct ongoing quantitative and qualitative analysis of recruitment, admissions and enrollment data. Synthesize findings to generate reports, strategic policy, and produce suggestions for the Director of Recruitment and other senior admissions staff.

  Required Qualifications

  3-4 years of experience in college admissions and recruitment, earned a Master's Degree in Higher Education, School Counseling, or equivalent from a regionally accredited college or university. Experience working with sensitive and confidential data and documents. Demonstrated success in collaborating with others in a team environment. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple overlapping projects. Demonstrated excellent written and verbal interpersonal communication skills and professional demeanor. Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced work environment under the pressure of deadlines. Ability to work on-site and remotely as needed.

  Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

  Preferred Qualifications

  Experience working in a competitive admissions environment, bilingual in Spanish and English, connections and network with school counselors in the greater Houston area.

  Driving Required

  This job requires a class "C" operator's driver's license. The applicant selected must provide a current three year driving record from the current state of residence. If not currently a Texas resident, a Texas driver's license must be obtained within 30 days of becoming a Texas resident. Employees who are required to have a CDL are subject to drug and alcohol testing (pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, random, return-to-duty, and follow-up drug and alcohol testing).

  Salary Range

  $65,000-$75,000; dependent on qualifications

  Working Conditions

  • May work around standard office conditions

  • Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation

  Required Materials

  • Resume/CV

  • 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

  • Letter of interest

  Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

  Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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  Employment Eligibility:

  Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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  Retirement Plan Eligibility:

  The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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  Background Checks:

  A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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  Equal Opportunity Employer:

  The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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  Pay Transparency:

  The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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  Employment Eligibility Verification:

  If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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  E-Verify:

  The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

  • E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
  • E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
  • Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
  • Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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  Compliance:

  Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

  The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.

• About the company

  The University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest public universities in the United States. Founded in 1883, the university has grown from a single building, eight teachers, two departments and 221 students to a 350-acre main campus with 21,000 faculty and staff, 16 colleges and schools and more than 50,000 students.

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