Job Description

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Director of Admissions, School of Nursing – Georgetown University Medical Center
Georgetown University School of Nursing is a values-based organization that educates the health workforce and advances practice, research, and scholarship, with a strong focus on reducing health disparities and promoting health equity. The school houses academic degree programs at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels.
We seek a qualified professional to lead the admissions activities for all of its programs, both undergraduate and graduate, in-residence and online.
Job Overview
The Director of Admissions has main areas of responsibility that include but are not limited to:
Serve as main point of contact and strategic partner for online vendor responsible for graduate admissions
Monitor data analytics to ensure that the employed strategies are producing desired results
Oversee recruitment and admissions related activities for all of the SON online graduate nursing programs; complete a holistic review with faculty of all applications for online nursing programs, and manage admissions decisions process for all programs
Assist in the formulation and execution of the applicant yield plan, working closely with the Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Program Directors and the online vendor to coordinate relevant events and processes including online Webinars, and other targeted messaging campaigns
Manage and analyze admissions/enrollment data to ensure accuracy of the data and consistency of reporting to internal SON audiences, University stakeholders, and vender work teams
Interface closely with faculty to promote full understanding of the admissions review to ensure the yield of the most qualified applicants
Coordinate with the academic affairs teams to track retention data and serve as the feedback loop with the faculty admissions committee to identify and proactively rectify any negative retention trends
Communicate effectively with external and internal stakeholders, including prospective students, SON faculty and staff, and educational vendor
Work directly with vendor admissions leadership in developing materials
Provide oversight of external vendor and Admissions team training
Ensure ongoing messaging accuracy; troubleshoot prospect inquiries and data challenges
Work Interactions
Reporting to the Associate Dean for Student Affairs, the Director of Admissions engages with the BSN, CNL, and PhD populations, and works directly with the SON vendor who provides services to the MS in Nursing@Georgetown program, as well as with the BS to DNP product, MS to DNP product, the Post Graduate Certificate product, and potentially other future online programs with the external vendor - e.g., Psych NP.
They are also responsible for the oversight and optimization of the admissions strategy and process for in-residence and online programs, including application review, admissions data, communication and messaging to vendor admissions team, faculty reviewer and committee management, and other assorted admissions and recruitment duties relevant to the programs.
Additionally, they serve as primary liaison with the aforementioned vendor at both the admissions and the senior leadership level.
Qualifications
MS degree in Higher Education Leadership, Communications and/or Marketing or an MBA
At least 7 years working within Admissions and Marketing in a higher education environment - preferably with vigorous academic standards
Understanding of the admissions processes at both the undergraduate and graduate level
Familiar with the management and control of higher education data
Strong marketing, technical, analytical, and data management skills
Experienced ability to manage and foster relationships between faculty, staff, and external stakeholders
Familiar with working under tight deadlines and have experience developing systems to improve efficiency of data flow
Positive energy, a deep commitment to values-based liberal arts education, and strong communication skills
Ability to manage multiple complex tasks simultaneously and to respond to ever-changing environments comprised of a diverse group of stakeholders
Preferred qualifications
Experience working with competitive admissions processes and a firm understanding of the health care industry
Familiarity with Salesforce, Google Analytics, and other educational application systems that might be deployed by Georgetown University