Lafayette College, a highly selective, private liberal arts college of 2,700 undergraduates, located in the picturesque Lehigh Valley and the historic city of Easton, PA (just 75 minutes from both New York City and Philadelphia), plans to appoint an admissions professional to help facilitate the College’s effort to recruit, select and enroll new classes of students. Offering B.A. and B.S. degree programs in the liberal arts and engineering, Lafayette enjoys a distinctive reputation for having university-like resources within an intimate and increasingly dynamic and connected community. Lafayette is proud to be considered among the most compelling and successful colleges in the country.
The Senior Assistant Director of Admissions Operations & Technology performs a wide range of admissions operations duties including:
●Work in partnership with the Associate Director of Admissions Operations & Technology to serve as an administrator for Slate, responsible for configuration, maintenance, enhancement, and troubleshooting.
●Build and, equally important, maintain Slate including forms, fields, workflows, queries, rules, populations, permissions, realms, reader configurations, portals, etc.
●Stay current with new Slate features, enhancements, and best practice.
●Explore new and creative ideas to implement, improve, enhance, and/or streamline our Slate environment and business processes.
●Serve as a member of the Slate team. Set weekly meetings, agendas, action lists, and annual retreat.
●Provide day-to-day trouble-shooting, along with training and mentoring, for all Slate users.
●Perform regular audits for data integrity.
●Annually perform steps of cycle prep for each part of our cycle.
●Maintain current Slate documentation and create documentation for all new business processes.
●Support professional development and skill growth of all users in Slate.
●Participate in professional development opportunities, including virtual and in-person Slate community events and conferences.
●Work with territory managers to identify ways in which Slate can be better utilized with refining current recruitment strategies and travel.
●Collaborate with the coordinator of our application review to identify application loads for the staff, along with changes to Reader Assignments in Slate. In addition, keep abreast of reading progress and reallocate as necessary.
●Serve as back-up for all integration and data upload processes.
●Serve as back-up for Decision Confirmation and Release processes.
●Support Associate Director of Admissions Operations & Technology with duties as assigned.
●Support Director of Enrollment Data Analytics with duties as assigned.
●Bachelor’s Degree
●Experience as a key member of a Slate team for 3-5 years
●In addition, the individual has competency with working in Google suite, Word, Access, and Excel as well as other technology tools as needed for specific responsibilities. Knowledge of Banner and Constituo, or similar products is also helpful.
For more information about Lafayette’s generous package of employee benefits, you may visit this website: https://hr.lafayette.edu/benefits-available-to-you/ To apply for this opportunity, please submit a resume and cover letter that clarifies your interest in this opportunity. Please note that up to three references are required from candidates who reach the finalist stage of the search.
Lafayette College does not discriminate, or permit discrimination, on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, disability, religion, age, military or veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or familial status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law in any educational programs and activities it operates, including admissions or employment, as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 (which requires that the College not discriminate on the basis of sex); the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (which require that the College not discriminate on the basis of disability); Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (which requires that the College not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national origin); Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (which requires that the College not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin); the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (which requires that the College not discriminate on the basis of age);and other applicable laws and College policies. Individuals may report concerns or questions to the Director of Educational Equity/Title IX Coordinator. Copies of relevant policies and procedures can be found at https://sash.lafayette.edu/policies-laws/
