Associate Director For Multicultural Outreach & Recruitment

Job Summary:

Come join our team in the Office of Admissions and Recruitment (OAR) within the Division of Enrollment Management at UW Madison! We are admissions professionals dedicated to recruiting, admitting, and enrolling the next generation of UW Madison undergraduates.

UW Madison is strongly committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background. To support this commitment, OAR seeks an Associate Director for Multicultural Outreach and Recruitment who leads, coordinates, and supports institutional efforts to grow undergraduate applications from students with historically underrepresented backgrounds, including students of color, low-income, first-generation, and students from rural backgrounds in Wisconsin and across the country. They lead a team of one Multicultural Recruitment Manager and four Multicultural Recruitment Coordinators. They also serve as a member of OAR’s leadership team, working collaboratively with office and divisional leads to develop and implement sustainable and effective domestic recruitment plans as well as shape the overall direction of the Office of Admissions and Recruitment.

Responsibilities:

Directs strategy and execution of programs and procedures involved in the recruitment, evaluation, and selection of students seeking entrance to the assigned unit in support of achieving institutional, enrollment-related strategic goals.

• 20% Directs unit admissions strategic planning initiatives and establishes recruitment and enrollment goals
• 10% Develops unit admissions operating policies and procedures to comply with regulations, institutional policies, and unit objectives
• 5% Develops the unit admissions budget
• 25% Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
• 15% Serves as the school or college liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups providing admission information and representing the admissions interests of the school or college
• 5% Serves as liaison to central university admission unit to align academic program admission with university enrollment efforts
• 15% Reviews, evaluates, and makes admission decisions on student applications according to established policies and procedures
• 5% DEM is committed to the highest standard of service. This position will be a role model by practicing exemplary, respectful and inclusive behaviors in all interactions. Participation in unit and divisional diversity & inclusion plans are mandatory

Tasks:

• Supervise a core team of one Multicultural Recruitment Manager and four Multicultural Recruitment Coordinators; identify recruitment markets, schools, and educational programs.
• Facilitate team member development through setting clear job expectations, supporting growth in application review, recruitment, and yield work, encouraging ongoing professional development, and completing mid-point and annual reviews.
• Serve as a member of office leadership. Assist in the development of admissions and enrollment objectives, ensuring appropriate use of financial, administrative, and staffing resources, as well as alignment with the strategic plan.
• Oversee domestic multicultural outreach and recruitment. Support outreach, recruitment, and related processes; develop/train team members from across the office in responsibilities related to enrollment of a dynamic student body.
• Communicate information about UW-Madison’s academic and co-curricular opportunities to prospective students, their families, school counselors, Community Based Organizations (CBO), and College Transfer Advisors, among others.
• Identify strategic opportunities for CBO and other partnerships for strategic territories as defined by Senior Associate Director for Recruitment, Outreach and Communications.
• Conduct webinars, information sessions, and school visits, attend college fairs, and participate in other activities that support enrollment for prospective students and their families, school counselors and others.
• Collaborate with office communications, marketing, events and recruitment teams to develop communications, publications, events, and recruitment travel.
• Use data to inform recruitment strategies. Review, edit, and share key recruitment goals with office leadership on a quarterly basis.
• Manage a budget, including travel and on and off-campus outreach programming.
• Work closely with designated OAR leads to achieve proper unit alignment around the development of strategic engagement initiatives to achieve admissions and enrollment goals.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background – people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Required
Bachelor’s Degree

Qualifications:

Required:
-At least seven years of progressive experience in college admissions recruitment, outreach, and application review
-Experience attracting, recruiting, admitting, and enrolling undergraduate students from backgrounds underrepresented in higher education
-Experience supervising and developing team members
-Evening and weekend in-person and virtual work as well as limited travel required during peak times

Highly qualified applicants may have the following:
-Experience working with individuals from multicultural backgrounds
-Leadership ability, organizational problem-solving skills, and attention to detail
-In-depth knowledge of secondary institutions, the college admissions process, recruitment cycle, and/or financial aid process
-Experience evaluating applications in a selective admissions process, preferably at a four-year institution
-Project management experience
-Ability to leverage data and technology in support of application generation, file review, benchmarking, decision-making, and making strategic recommendations
-Excellent interpersonal, teamwork, collaboration, and public speaking skills
-Proficiency with Microsoft Office software (i.e., Word, Excel), Customer Relationship Management Systems (i.e., Salesforce), etc.

License/Certification:

Required
Drivers License – Valid and Meets UW Risk Management Standards
This position may involve travel. Incumbents must be able to meet the required criteria to become a UW Authorized Driver which allows employees to drive for business purposes. Required criteria can be seen here: https://businessservices.wisc.edu/managing-risk/driver-authorization-and-insurance/driver-authorization/#become?

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location. A minimum of 60% or 3 days per week is to be worked onsite.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $99,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. For a summary of benefits, please see https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/fasl.pdf

Additional Information:

The mission of the Division of Enrollment Management (DEM) (https://em.wisc.edu) is to achieve the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s enrollment goals strategically and provide information and services in collaboration with campus partners to enhance student success. DEM includes the following offices: Admissions and Recruitment, Student Financial Aid, Registrar, the Student Success Through Applied Research (SSTAR) Lab, and the Vice Provost for Enrollment Management. Together, these units collectively provide the foundation of support and services for the academic infrastructure throughout the student lifecycle.

The division invests in the professional growth of their team members (https://em.wisc.edu/careers/) and is committed to the highest standard of service for students, colleagues, visitors and other stakeholders. Team members will serve as role models by practicing and contributing to a culture of respect and inclusivity.

How to Apply:

To apply for this position, click on the “Apply Now” button to start the application process. Applicants will be asked to upload a resume and cover letter outlining qualifications and experiences in or transferable to the qualifications and duties in this job description. If selected for a finalist interview, applicants are required to supply 3 references, including a current or most recent supervisor. No references will be contacted without advance notice. PDF documents preferred but not required.

For fullest consideration, applications should be received by Monday, July 24, 2023. Applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.

A criminal background check and sexual harassment/sexual violence questions will be conducted on all finalists.

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the
United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment and must be able to sustain eligibility, without sponsorship, throughout the duration of their employment.

Contact:

Heidi Updegrove
heidi.updegrove@wisc.edu
608-265-2068
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Admissions Director(AE028)

Department(s):

A05-ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT/ADMISSIONS

Employment Class:

Limited

Job Number:

281692-LI

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

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