Careers at Lehigh

Senior Assistant Director, Admissions

Staff in this professional position are responsible for carrying out recruitment, selection, and enrollment strategies directed by senior leadership within the Office of Admissions. Qualifications will include strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills, flexibility regarding assigned duties, and a commitment to working with both internal and external constituents that support annual recruitment priorities and goals.

About the Opportunity

Lehigh University's Office of Admissions shapes the future of one of the nation's leading research universities and the Senior Assistant Director plays a meaningful role in that work. If you bring a sharp strategic mind, a genuine commitment to students, and the organizational depth to execute complex recruitment cycles, this is a role where your contributions will be felt across every incoming class.

Position Number: S87330

This position is a Grade: 8 - 40 with an approximate salary range of $47,570 - $57,090 and is subject to change based on experience, skills and qualifications.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a designated domestic recruitment territory, actively cultivating relationships with prospective students, guidance counselors, local alumni, and community-based organizations.
• Develop and execute an annual 4–8 week fall travel plan, conducting 4–5 daily high school visits to promote key institutional signatures.
• Coordinate regional off-campus interviews and implement targeted follow-up communication strategies to maintain strong relationships with prospective students.
• Evaluate first-year and transfer applications using a holistic rubric that weights academic and non-academic variables against institutional values.
• Interpret a variety of domestic and international grading systems and school profiles to assess a student's academic strength and potential for success.
• Manage a high-volume workload during a dedicated 5-month application review period, consistently meeting daily, weekly, and monthly reading goals.
• Deliver dynamic public presentations and information sessions to large and small groups of campus visitors utilizing multimedia tools.
• Direct, organize, and participate in major on-campus recruitment events, open houses, and admitted student programs.
• Guide, schedule, and review the work of student employees and volunteers assisting with recruitment initiatives.
• Own the execution of specialized office tactics across areas such as diversity recruitment, marketing/communications, technology, and campus visitation.
• Maintain flexibility to support essential evening and weekend admissions initiatives, including fly-in programs and regional receptions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience
• Three to five years of related work experience
• Demonstrated organizational ability to manage competing priorities across a demanding recruitment calendar
• Flexibility to adapt responsibilities as institutional priorities shift throughout the enrollment cycle
• A collaborative approach to working with internal colleagues and external constituents toward shared enrollment goals
• Genuine commitment to equitable access, reflecting Lehigh's values around building a diverse and inclusive campus community

Why Lehigh

Lehigh sits at a compelling intersection of rigorous academics, active research, and close faculty-student collaboration and the Admissions team opens that story for every student who arrives in Bethlehem. Lehigh University offers a comprehensive and family friendly benefits package which includes but is not limited to Health Care, Retirement and Educational benefits. Information can be found on our website. You'll work alongside colleagues who take the mission seriously and support one another in delivering on it. Lehigh University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate. We are committed to a culturally and intellectually diverse community and we seek qualified candidates to contribute to the university’s mission. 

Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing an accommodation for any part of the interview or hiring process may contact Lehigh's Accommodations Specialist.

Special Considerations

• The duties of this position may allow the employee to work partially remote as deemed appropriate by their supervisor
• Variable shifts/schedule
• This position works with minors
• This position is responsible for driving University-owned vehicles as a routine function, therefore a valid Driver’s License and a good driving record is required

Successful completion of standard background checks including but not limited to: social security verification, education verification, national criminal background checks, motor vehicle checks, PATCH, FBI fingerprinting, Child Abuse Clearance and credit history based upon the requirements of the position.

Only complete applications will be considered therefore please complete the application in its entirety.  Once the posting is removed from the website applications may no longer be allowed to be completed.