Director of International Admissions

About This Role

Directing the recruitment, evaluation, and selection of international students, this role oversees all aspects of admissions operations including marketing and analysis. The Director establishes policies and procedures, manages staff, and evaluates international credentials, ensuring a diverse applicant pool and strong pathways to college for international students.

Responsibilities

• Implement marketing and outreach plans to recruit a highly diverse applicant pool across multiple dimensions
• Oversee efforts to improve pathways to college for international students
• Establish and monitor policies and procedures for the international admissions process, recruitment strategy, and alumni interviewing abroad
• Supervise two staff members
• Forecast and monitor budget
• Work with admissions officers to design cost-effective recruiting trips abroad
• Evaluate international credentials (e.g., applicants, potential student-athletes, advanced standing petitioners, etc.)
• Evaluate applications for first-year admissions
• Investigate possible cases of fraud
• Chair admissions subcommittees
• Serve on the transfer admission committee
• Train and guide admissions officers in the evaluation of international applications/credentials and other admissions-related tasks (including responding to inquiries, working with alumni, etc.)
• Advise and collaborate with other Harvard offices
• Represent Harvard College international admissions to a wide range of stakeholders, partners, and other professionals
• May travel abroad to present information about Harvard College, explain admissions criteria and procedures, interview and recruit students, cultivate alumni relations, train interviewers, and develop relationships with schools, NGOs (non-governmental organizations), CBOs (community-based organizations), and US State Department educational advisers

Requirements

• Bachelor
• Minimum of 8 years
• Supervisory experience
• Advanced knowledge of international recruitment strategies and programs preferred
• Ability to undertake extensive international travel when necessary
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including ability to build rapport across teammates, motivate others, foster genuine and meaningful collaboration with diverse constituencies, and share knowledge effectively
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal), including ability to make presentations to large groups
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate with a diverse set of internal and external constituencies
• Ability to work well under pressure, as well as strong time management and organizational skills to meet deadlines