Pay Grade/Pay Range: Minimum: $56,600 - Midpoint: $73,600 (Salaried E9)
Department/Organization: 200603 - Admissions
Normal Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm
Note to Applicants: Position is eligible for hybrid work subject to University policy.
Job Summary: The Assistant Director of Specialized Recruitment provides leadership, direction, and supervision over the team that handles student recruitment efforts. Creates training and professional development programs. Contributes to and participates in the creation of recruitment plans for specialized recruitment groups.
Additional Department Summary: Works with admission officers and other key campus partners within the University of Alabama to develop and implement a strategic and comprehensive plan to enroll students within specialized recruitment groups and primary oversight of Vision Days and Small Town and Rural Students (STARS). Serves as the lead for all in-office and regional, in-state and out-of-state specialized recruitment plans, initiatives, and staff. Provides mentorship to all recruiters and counselors by maintaining constant communications to achieve recruitment enrollment goals. Ensures that through training and daily updates that the recruitment team are well versed with the specialized recruitment initiatives, academic programs and co-curricular opportunities in order to provide excellent customer service to prospective incoming freshman and their parents. Assists in the management of recruitment specific groups, email campaigns, social media, event software applications and other forms of media for prospective students and their parents. Assists with developing, managing, and executing innovative and results-oriented specialized recruitment strategies to ensure the student enrollment goal is met.
Required Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree and six (6) years of recruitment, university admissions, public relations, marketing, sales, or communications experience; OR master's degree and four (4) years of recruitment, university admissions, public relations, marketing, sales, or communications experience.
Additional Required Department Minimum Qualifications: Must have valid U.S. driver's license. Must be at least 19 years of age at time of hire and have an acceptable Motor Vehicle Report that is in compliance with University policies. Applicants under the age of 21 will have some driving restrictions.
Skills and Knowledge: Excellent verbal and written communications skills. High organization skills for strategic planning purposes. Interest in working with prospective students and their families. Ability to be a leader and utilize a customer oriented philosophy. Ability to multi task effectively.
Preferred Qualifications: Master's degree in a related field and three (3) years of recruitment experience in a complex higher education institution.
Background Investigation Statement: Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.
Equal Employment Opportunity: The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment or volunteer status without regard to any legally protected basis and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status. Applicants and employees of this institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on several bases. More information is available in the EEOC’s Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal poster.
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