Job Details

Associate Director of Honors Recruitment and Admissions

Position Number: 6302290
Location: Kennesaw, GA
Position Type: Admissions/Enrollment

Associate Director of Honors Recruitment and Admissions

Job ID: 286599
Location: Kennesaw, Georgia
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular

About Us

Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower our 47,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens. Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision. Come Take Flight at KSU!

Location

(Primary Location for Job Responsibilities) Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144.

Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Job Summary

Supports the Keeping Sights Upward Journey Honors College and KSU by creating, managing, and overseeing all recruitment and admissions functions for honors. Assists recruitment by partnering with undergraduate admissions and academic colleges. Plans and implements all recruitment activities, including honors representation at open houses, honors spotlight tours, and honors cohort interview day. Creates, maintains, and manages all honors applications and review processes. Oversees the honors college website.

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Collaborates with undergraduate admissions to implement effective recruitment practices and support initiatives for recruiting traditional first-year students, transfers, international students, and dual-enrollment students into the honors program
2. Plans and executes the 'College of the Month' program with all nine academic colleges to recruit current KSU students into the honors program and create content for overall recruitment efforts
3. Partners with honors communications and marketing specialists to update and maintain The Honors College website
4. Develops and maintains a communications plan for prospective and admitted honors students
5. Manages development, updating, and review of honors applications
6. Collaborates with university departments to develop, lead, and implement recruitment related events, including Honors Spotlight Tours, Cohort Interview Day, and honors specific orientations
7. Collaborates with the honors Program Manager for Student Success and the honors advising team to provide onboarding for new honors students
8. Serves as the primary contact for faculty working with honors cohorts, including the WellStar Tom and Betty Phillips Elite Honors Nursing Cohort, President's Emerging Global Scholars Cohort, Coles Leadership Scholars Cohort, and Honors Ancient and Modern Classics Cohort, to support recruitment, selection, and retention efforts
9. Works with the Dean and other stakeholders to utilize honors scholarships for recruitment
10. Collects and analyzes recruitment and application data, creating dashboards to track progress toward enrollment goals and evaluate recruitment practices

11. Manages the Honors staff and student intern, and coordinates the Honors Ambassador program

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education

Other Required Qualifications
Current, valid, and unrestricted driver's license

Required Experience
Seven (7) years of related work experience

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Educational Qualifications
An advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education in a related field

Proposed Salary

The salary range for this position is $68,000 to $79,000 based on relevant experience. Comprehensive benefits to include Medical, Dental, Vision, 13 paid holidays, vacation, generous retirement plans, tuition waiver, wellness options, and much more! Visit hr.kennesaw.edu/benefits

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES
Ability to collect and analyze data and make data-driven decisions.
Demonstrated ability to think strategically and actively contribute to the creation and implementation of short and long-range department goals; the ability to manage multiple tasks and effectively prioritize competing needs
Able to creatively solve problems and independently initiate and develop action plans for addressing identified issues
Able to establish and maintain effective, collaborative working relationships with key campus stakeholders
Able to handle multiple tasks or projects at one time, meeting assigned deadlines

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of best practices in honors education.
Knowledge of best practices for and experience with student recruitment.

SKILLS
Excellent project management skills
Excellent interpersonal, initiative, teamwork, problem-solving, independent judgment, organization, communication (verbal and written), time management, project management, and presentation skills
Proficient with computer applications and programs associated with the position (i.e., Microsoft Office suite)
Strong attention to detail and follow-up skills
Strong customer service skills and phone and e-mail etiquette

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for living, work and study. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, the University prohibits harassment of or discrimination against any person because of race, color, sex (including sexual harassment, pregnancy, and medical conditions related to pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity or national origin, religion, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran or military status by any member of the KSU Community on campus, in connection with a University program or activity, or in a manner that creates a hostile environment for members of the KSU community.

For additional information on this policy, or to file a complaint under the provisions of this policy, students, employees, applicants for employment or admission or other third parties should contact the Office of Institutional Equity at English Building, Suite 225, eeo@kennesaw.edu.

Other Information

This is a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position may travel 1% - 24% of the time

Background Check

Standard Enhanced
Education
DMV

Per the University System of Georgia background check policy, all final candidates will be required to consent to a criminal background investigation. Final candidates may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment. Applicants for positions of trust with screening
results which confirm a disqualifying criminal history will be immediately disqualified from employment eligibility.

All applicants are required to include professional references as part of their application process. Some positions may require additional job-based screenings such as motor vehicle report, credit check, pre-employment drug screening and/or verification of academic credentials.

https://www.usg.edu/hr/assets/hr/hrap_manual/HRAP_Background_Investigation_Employment.pdf

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