The Undergraduate Admissions Office is responsible for identifying, attracting and enrolling students in sufficient numbers to meet the University's enrollment projections while improving the quality of the student population. The office processes approximately 36,000 applications yearly, including freshmen, transfer, readmit, visitor, non-degree, pre-college, and auditor students. In order to generate and process applications from these prospective students, the office is involved in many public relations, marketing, customer service, and other outreach activities to cultivate inquiries for additional information about ECU/application materials. These inquiries are received via mail, phone, e-mail, and third party search sources and currently exceed will over 100,000 in quantity for one calendar year.

The Admissions Office's activities are performed by a staff which includes a substantial operations/processing staff, administrative support staff, technical support staff, as well as counselors, assistant directors, associate directors, and senior associate directors.

The Director for Undergraduate Admissions has overall responsibility for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, is delegated authority to make decisions in the evaluation of students for admission and serves in a senior leadership role in executing the University's strategic enrollment management plan. The Director for Undergraduate Admissions is responsible to ensuring accuracy of admissions decisions, meeting new freshmen and new transfer enrollment goals established by senior administration, and ensuring compliance with all related ECU and UNC System policies and procedures.

The Director for Undergraduate Admissions is responsible for:
-Effective and efficient operations in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
-Articulating the University's admissions policy and practices to a variety of constituents.
-Ensuring recruitment and related marketing plans align with institutional goals and leverage multi-channel communication strategies.
-Continuous improvement of admissions operations and processes to meet the undergraduate enrollment goals of the University and enhance the student experience.
-Precision in executing strategic enrollment action plans, including a reliance on data, market intelligence, and industry best practices.
-Articulating goals for recruiters, monitoring progress, and supporting related activities.
-Refinement of yield strategies based on statistical analysis.
-Management of personnel assigned to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, including access to appropriate professional development opportunities, direct and indirect supervision, and compliance with evaluation requirements.
-Execution and management of the budgets within the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
-Recommending resource investments to support achieving enrollment goals.
-Institutional collaboration in support of undergraduate student success goals.
-Providing the Provost and the Associate Provost of Learner Operations with regular funnel reports.
-Serving on various institutional committees.
-Other duties as assigned by the Provost or the Associate Provost of Learner Operations.

Leadership - 30%

Management - 40%

Coordination - 30%

This position is contingent upon available funding.

* Master's degree with 5 years of directly related experience in administration of an admissions office

* Experience developing, leading, and/or supporting recruitment events for middle, high school, and college-aged students

* Experience with integrated student information systems

* Current knowledge of enrollment landscape and best practices for communicating with potential students

* Demonstrated experience collecting, analyzing, and synthesizing quantitative and qualitative enrollment data for the purpose of developing and implementing strategic enrollment initiatives

* Demonstrated experience assessing programming activities as part of a strategic enrollment planning initiative

* Current knowledge of innovative uses of technology in the recruitment process, including a demonstrated ability to leverage multi-channel communication strategies

* Superior communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills

* Expertise in facilitating organizational development and change

* Experience working with diverse populations

Not Applicable

The Diversified Search Group is coordinating the search process for this position. In addition to completing the candidate profile online via the People Admin system, applicants should submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to . The position profile prepared by Diversified Search Group may be viewed at .

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

In order to be considered for this position, applicants must complete a candidate profile online via the PeopleAdmin system and submit any requested documents. Additionally, applicants that possess the preferred education and experience must also possess the minimum education/experience, if applicable.

East Carolina University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and seeks to create an environment that fosters the recruitment and retention of a more diverse student body, faculty, staff and administration. We encourage qualified applicants from women, minorities, veterans, individuals with a disability, and historically underrepresented groups. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race/ethnicity, color, genetic information, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, political affiliation, or veteran status.

Individuals requesting accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) should contact the Department of Human Resources at (252) 737-1018 (Voice/TTY) or .

Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. ECU participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

If you experience any problems accessing the system or have questions about the application process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at (252) 328-9847 or toll free at 1-866-489-1740 or send an email to employment@ecu.edu. Our office is available to provide assistance Monday-Friday from 8:00-5:00 EST.