Assistant Director of Admissions & Enrollment Management at American University of Nigeria (AUN)

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

The Assistant Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management receives directives from the Director. He/She will perform duties assigned to him by the Director of Admissions and also oversee and supervise the duties and roles of the Admissions Counselors as well as support the School of Graduate Studies in its recruitment drive as prescribed in the policies and procedures of the American University of Nigeria.

DETAILED LISTING OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develops and oversees networks of parents, former parents, alumni and community leaders to support the recruitment of qualified students in the admissions program as well the graduate school.
• Develops, directs and evaluates recruitment campaigns and strategies consistent with the policies and procedures of AUN.
• Directs program of admissions counseling and reviews exceptional admissions cases.
• Directs outreach and other pipeline activities to cultivate relationships with prospective parents and students in support of recruitment of AUN graduate programs.
• Confers with staff of other schools to explain the admission requirements and student transfer credit
• Attends meetings on behalf of the Director of Admissions in his absence.
• Evaluate courses offered by other schools to determine their equivalency to courses offered at AUN.
• Directs preparation of printed materials explaining admission requirements and transfer credit policies for dissemination to other schools.
• Counsels students having problems related to admissions.
• Assigns tasks to and supervises admissions staff, such as state representatives and coordinators.
• Participates in, or, conducts student recruitment programs with other members of faculty and staff.
• Works with the Admissions Consultants on the admissions budget and with the university Marketing and other relevant departments on admissions and marketing materials, ads, mailings, web pages and publications that interpret the university to prospective students, TV and Radio interviews and advertisements etc.
• Works and administers with the Director of Admissions, the scholarship program and the students who have applied and are worthy of the scholarship.
• Meets with prospective students and parents.
• Visits secondary schools to inform students and parents about AUN, represents AUN at Open Houses in various cities and venues.
• Directs and handles the process of testing and screening applicants.
• Develops and oversees systems to support and track prospective families and students including, but not limited live support online, admissions hotline, and Admissions Call Center.
• Engages current students to support recruitment.
• Develops relationships with organizations and maintains calendars of their key activities to host or visit them for recruitment purposes.
• Creates periodic reports of regional and campus recruitment.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned.

Requirements for the position:

• A Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Mass Communication, Sociology or any other Social Science discipline from a recognized tertiary institution.
• Masters in any of the above listed areas would be an added advantage.
• A minimum of five (5) years’ relevant experience, preferably in a secondary or post-secondary academic setting.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, organizational skills and computer knowledge (web base recruitment strategies will serve as a plus).
• Intermediate to expert level competence with MS Office and database applications.
• Work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions to enhance organizational effectiveness;
• Academic expertise, administrative experience and marketing skills.
• Excellent time management skills;
• Attention to detail when reviewing applicant’s transcripts;
• Ability to make clear, timely decisions.

Other requirements, abilities for the position:

• Good understanding of the challenge and significance of building a new higher education institution on the American model in a rural region of Nigeria.
• Should have the ability to interact effectively with student, parents, alumni, high school teachers and university staff.
• Dynamic and innovative personality.
• Mastering more than one language.

Description of Benefits:

Salary and benefits are commensurate with experience and job classification as approved by the University.