Assistant Director of Admissions

Title: Assistant Director of Admissions

State Role Title: Professional - Lecturer

Hiring Range: Based on qualifications & experience

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Virginia Military Institute

Location: Virginia Military Institute

Agency Website: www.vmi.edu

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Military Institute, located in Lexington, Virginia, invites applications for a full-time Assistant Directors of Admissions.

Virginia Military Institute is a state-supported four-year undergraduate military college of liberal arts, engineering, and the sciences. Located in the southern Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Lexington, Virginia (pop. 7,000), is also home to Washington & Lee University and offers a stimulating cultural atmosphere in a pleasant, rural setting. Staff wear uniforms, but no prior military experience is required. For more information about VMI, please visit our website at http://www.vmi.edu

Job Description:

The Assistant Director of Admissions helps to coordinate a comprehensive recruitment program designed to identify candidates and enroll applicants to VMI. The incumbent will coordinate these efforts with other staff members, faculty and alumni. Other duties include recruitment travel, personal interviews, project development and application evaluation.

• Specific duties include but are not limited to:
Communicate with prospective students, school administrators, guidance and/or college counselors and other vital decision makers in the college planning process in person, via phone calls, written and electronic communication, or through current technology to develop and nurture relationships to encourage enrollment and attendance at VMI.
• Develop new avenues to identify prospective cadets.
• Review applications and make admissions decisions
• Travel to recruit prospective cadets and talk with high school guidance counselors.
• Interview prospective cadets and parents on post.
• Coordinate projects as assigned by the Director of Admissions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Strong administrative and leadership skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with individuals and groups across post and in the community.
• Ability to effectively present information to groups, and/or other Institute employees.
• Self-motivated, cooperative, and flexible.

Additional Considerations

• Master’s Degree.
• Previous experience working in higher education.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Candidates, please provide a cover letter of interest, diversity statement, resume/cv, and the contact information for three professional references, in addition to the on-line application.

Contact Information

Name: Tamara Wade

Phone: 540-464-7322

Email: hroffice@vmi.edu

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.