Assistant Director of Admissions

Overview

The UWC-USA program – a two-year experience that integrates our Academic, Co‑curricular, and Residential curricula – prepares students to serve as catalysts for greater unity, peace and sustainability in the world. We support students in the practice of our mission during their two years on campus and challenge them to live our mission for a lifetime.

The Admissions office at UWC-USA plays a critical role in the institution. The office selects students who coalesce into a diverse, talented group that, at its very best, brings excellence and vibrancy to the classroom and community.

Admissions in UWC is a unique enterprise, as students do not apply directly to the school, but rather through national selection committees in ~155 countries, or through a Global Selection Program. The admissions office at UWC-USA also supports the U.S. national committee, which selects more than 60 U.S. Davis Scholars each year to attend UWC-USA and the other 17 UWCs around the world.

As a result, the admissions office must be well‑versed in a range of skills, from creative marketing and targeted communications, to enrollment management and deep international and intercultural understanding.

The Assistant Director of Admissions supports the Director of Admissions in a variety of key areas. This is a demanding, fast‑paced role, with a high volume of paperwork, multiple requests from different constituents, and many critical deadlines that must be met on time. The role also requires serving as liaison between the school and the U.S. Government through the Student Exchange and Visitor Information System as a Designated School Official;

the role is quite often the first point of contact for students, applicants, parents, national committees, with UWC‑USA. This role also directly works with students, in support of their applications to UWC‑USA, I‑20 visa issues or questions. Another primary objective is to support the school's efforts to select a robust cohort of students with the US Selection Committee and requires significant attention to the organization of thousands of external documents electronically.

Under the leadership of the Director of Admissions

• Develop and maintain relationships with UWC national committees, Admissions Directors at other UWCs, and the International Office
• Coordinate recruitment of students in the US, especially among students from underrepresented areas
  • create recruitment and outreach plans
  • develop admissions partnerships
  • individual student and family follow‑up
  • individual student and family follow‑up
• Coordinate admissions marketing efforts, in collaboration with Advancement team
  • maintain an active social media presence geared toward recruitment on identified platforms (weekly or more)
  • coordinate organic student‑created content on social media
  • contribute to the creation of recruitment materials
  • identify markets for fee‑paying families
  • suggest strategies to identify and attract fee‑paying families
• Support with Global Selection Program selection process
  • Review applications and participate in online GSP interviews (usually on Sundays, 4‑5 times a year)
• Oversee and manage admissions office data
• Support overall admission of students nominated by UWC national committees
  • Review applications from NCs
  • Collaborate with Dean of Student Life and Dean of Teaching and Learning to ensure that all nominated students are a good fit for UWC‑USA
  • Support the individual onboarding process related to fees and financial aid for individual students
• Manage CRM (Final Site) for selection and data collection, requiring collaboration with the US selection committee
• Support reporting for students on specifically identified scholarship programs
  • coordinate and create onboarding/offboarding program for UWC‑USA students on scholarship
  • liaise with the UWC International Office on scholarship reporting
  • liaise with UWC‑USA Advancement team on scholarship reporting
• Serve as one of the school's Designated School Officials (DSO) through the Student Exchange and Visitor Information System (SEVIS) program, under the US Department of Homeland Security, creating I‑20 visas for incoming students as well as for current students…