Job Details

The Sr. Associate Director of Recruitment for the Jefferson College of Nursing (JCN) in the Lehigh Valley is responsible for developing, implementing, monitoring, and reporting on recruitment strategies and tactics that create pipelines into JCN’s undergraduate and graduate programs in the Lehigh Valley. This position is focused on direct recruitment, demand generation, and developing and nurturing partnerships and relationships that will support enrollment pathways; to that end, the Sr. Associate Director will collaborate extensively with colleagues within JCN, enrollment management, partner institutions and corporations, affinity and influencer groups, and our internal administrative and academic partners.

This position is located in the Lehigh Valley and the incumbent is expected to reside in reasonable proximity to campus.

Job Description

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Demand Generation Collaborations:  work with JCN, JEM’s Enrollment Strategy & Engagement team, and Marketing to develop and execute strategies that will create awareness and drive interest in the Jefferson College of Nursing programs in the Lehigh Valley.
• Direct Recruitment:  conduct activities that will generate interest and application to the Jefferson College of Nursing Programs in the Lehigh Valley including off-campus, on-campus, and virtual events & visits.

• Partnership Development: work with internal and external stakeholders to explore and establish formal partnerships and informal relationships that will create enrollment pathways between our partners (schools, institutions, corporations, community groups) and the University.

• Partnership Management: ensure the successful implementation of agreements and strategies by nurturing and maintaining relationships with our partners.

• Website: ensure that our website is optimized to promote our partnerships and pipeline opportunities and to feature and accurately reflect the JCN in Lehigh Valley programs.

• Asset Development & Management: work with internal teams to develop effective and compelling assets associated with recruitment efforts.

• Reporting & Analysis: produce reports and insights related to recruitment scope of work; adjust strategies and tactics in response to data.

• Staff Management: directly manage employees as assigned and/or support leadership in the oversight and mentorship of staff members within the team.

• Budget Management: manage funds allocated to area of responsibility.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required):

• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a high-volume and ever-changing environment
• Microsoft Office Suite, effective use of computers and related software
• Positive customer service orientation

This position requires competency in these additional areas:

• Strategic thinking
• Enrollment Management industry knowledge (specific to student selection & yield)

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree in Communications, MBA, Marketing, or Higher Education Leadership/Administration is preferred

AND

Experience:

• 5+ years of professional experience
• Experience in an undergraduate and/or graduate admissions office is strongly preferred
• Experience with Nursing program admission is preferred
• Experience using Slate by Technolutions experience is preferred

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

3900 Sierra Circle, Center Valley, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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