Assistant Director of Nursing for Recruitment and Retention

The Assistant Director of Nursing for Recruitment and Retention is a staff member responsible for leadership in ensuring the optimum student experience. The Assistant Director reports to the Director of Nursing and Associate Director of Nursing and is a member of the Nursing Leadership Committee. The Assistant Director is instrumental in recruiting new students for the various nursing programs and for implementing initiatives to retain existing students.

• Design programs and strategic initiatives to improve student retention after admission.
• Meet with students to design individualized student success plans.
• Coordinate test taking and other workshops to improve the student experience.
• Serve as first point of contact for prospective students about the nursing programs.
• Develop new relationships with external partners, high schools, and other institutions of higher education without nursing programs to recruit new student enrollment in the nursing programs.
• Advise prospective students regarding academic requirements and review transcripts, and related materials.
• Liaise with the Office of Admissions to facilitate onboarding of new students.
• Facilitate necessary testing and other requirements to onboard qualified prospective students.
• Assist admissions staff with implementing, maintaining, and using electronic student admissions systems to track prospective students' progress through the admissions process to onboarding.
• Oversee orientations, career fairs, Bootcamps, and other departmental events.
• Chairs select committee meetings of the faculty in the absence of the Director or as otherwise designated.
• Monitor and maintain policies and procedures.
• Ensure that the nursing programs are in alignment with the institutional, New York State Education Department, or CCNE standards related to student engagement, retention, and recruitment.
• Maintain active, responsive, and positive communication with faculty and staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education/Experience

• Baccalaureate degree preferred.
• 5 years' experience in admissions, advisement, or student affairs is strongly preferred.
• 2 years' experience leading and coordinating the work of others preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to develop positive and cooperative relationships with students, faculty and colleagues.
• Strong and effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to motivate and build consensus.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with faculty, staff, and leadership.

Travel

• The Assistant Director position is an administrative position which will require approximately 15% local travel within New York City during peak recruitment season with appropriate expense reimbursement per university procedures.

Working Conditions

• Occasional evening hours will be required to meet with students. The rare Sunday duty requirement may apply for special events such as Commencement, Pinning, or Orientation, etc. 
• Prolonged sitting and extensive computer use.