Assistant Director of International Admissions

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Job Description

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Student Recruitment - Partnership Engagement: serve as a contact for external international student recruitment partners (i.e. INTO, SACM); develop and maintain relationships.
• Student Recruitment - Direct Activity: conduct student recruitment activities including off-campus, on-campus, and virtual events/visits specific to the international student population; this may include international travel.

• Student Selection: review international credentials and documents of undergraduate and graduate applicants to calculate grade point averages and assess qualifications.

• Admitted/Deposited Student Outreach: conduct activity related to converting admitted and deposited students to enrolled students.

• Designated SEVIS Official: serve as a Designated SEVIS Official (DSO) of the University to issue I-20's to incoming students for VISA purposes

• Application Pool Management: monitor the enrollment funnel for international populations to ensure that students are converting and we achieve international student growth.

• International Student Pathway/Exchange Programs: work with University partners to ensure that international students entering the University through pathway, exchange, study away, etc. programs are issued I-20s; conduct direct activity related to issuing the I-20s.

• Key Collaborations: collaborate extensively with academic and administrative colleagues in the recruitment, selection, and yield of new students.

• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required):

All positions in Jefferson Enrollment Management require competency in the following areas:

• Communication skills

• Interpersonal skills

• Attention to detail

• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a high-volume and ever-changing environment

• Microsoft Office Suite, effective use of computers and related software

• Positive customer service orientation

This position requires competency in these additional areas:

• Knowledge of foreign educational systems
• International transcript evaluation
• Knowledge of US Dept of State and US Dept of Homeland Security systems and policies related to visa issuance

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree required

AND

Experience:

• 3+ years industry experience, 2+ years' experience w/international student admissions

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Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.