Eagles in Flight Director

Title: Eagles in Flight Director

VP Area: Provost - UMW

Department: Admissions

Campus Location: Main Campus

Advertised Range: Commensurate with experience up to $75,000 

Job Summary/Basic Functions

Through a SCHEV awarded Pell Initiative Virginia grant, UMW is creating a small college-focused counseling and recruitment team to work closely with low-income students and families beginning in middle school to build college awareness and a college-going culture among students most at-risk for graduating and moving on to post-secondary education. The director will be focused on establishing the foundational elements of the program, identifying and building relationships with partner high schools and feeder middle schools, directing the activities of an advisor, and ultimately executing the program to plan. This individual will report to the Dean of Admissions but engage collaboratively with the first-year recruitment team, the Office of Financial Aid, the Center for Student Transition, Access, and Retention Services, and others across campus to provide informative and timely activities to build college awareness and affinity with UMW.

Required KSAs/Competencies/Qualifications

• Program development, with measurable goal achievement
  
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to present to small and large audiences
  
• Ability to identify barriers to college and solutions to removing them at both macro and micro levels
  
• Ability to travel to regional schools within 80 miles of campus in both day and evening hours and work not traditional hours including evenings and the occasional weekend.
  

Required Experience:

• Four or more years of experience working in higher education recruitment or related setting, ideally with limited income or first generation/first in family students and supporters

Additional Considerations:

• Ability to communicate in Spanish
  
• Knowledge of CRM systems to manage communication and interactions between program participants and activities
  
• Supervisory experience
  
• Experience recruiting or counseling students who are lower income, first gen or first in family or who are less likely to attend college following high school
  

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. To be considered for this position a state application must be received through the online employment system at https://jobs.umw.edu/.

Selected candidate(s) must successfully pass a criminal history background check. Employment verification will be conducted to include current/previous supervisory employment reference checks. Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions. For more information, please visit http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/.

The University of Mary Washington is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, parental status, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status. We promote access, inclusion and diversity for all students, faculty, staff, constituents and programs, believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.