Posted: January 31, 2024
Summary of Position
The Assistant Director of Admissions serves as one a point of contact for prospective students who call, visit, or apply to the NCCU School of Law. The Assistant Director gives advice undergraduate students, second career applicants, and prelaw advisors on admission to the NCCU School of Law. The Assistant Director will coordinate national recruitment schedules for the Office of Admissions, develop and implement innovative methods of recruiting talented applicants, and represent the School of Law at national law school recruitment events. The Assistant Director will work with the Office of Communications to create recruitment materials across media platforms. The Assistant Director will review applications for admission to the School of Law and make recommendations on applications to the Admissions Committee. The Assistant Director also complete other administrative duties for the Office of Admissions as assigned. This position reports directly to the Director of Admissions and work as part of a team to recruit a highly select and diverse class to the law school.
Additional Information
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Develops admissions organizational strategies by contributing information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction; establishing functional objectives in line with organizational objectives.
- Maintaining continuing flow of quality applicants and transfers to the university by analyzing trends in enrollment and marketing activities, leading activities to continue programs that are effective; modifying programs; presenting new strategies for recruitment and admission activities.
- Welcome prospective students to the campus by staging semi-annual open houses.
- Energetic student-oriented and mission-centered engagement with the NCCU-Law community and its technology programs.
- Excellent analytical, oral, and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Basic computer skills - proficient in the use of Microsoft Office and similar software.
- Experience with software related to legal education and research platforms.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively in a team setting.
- Ability and willingness to work with varied constituencies including students, faculty, administrative colleagues, and staff.
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters with discretion.
- Aptitude for learning and effectively using multiple platforms including proprietary databases.
- Dependability, professional demeanor and customer-service orientation.
How to Apply
Required Documents
- Resume/CV
- Letter of Recommendation 1
- Letter of Recommendation 2
Optional Documents
- Cover Letter
- Unofficial Transcripts (official required from selected candidate)
- List of References
- I-9 Page 1 Form