Associate Director of Admissions, South Miami, FL

Role Overview

Excelon Associates is conducting a search on behalf of a private university in South Miami, Florida for an Associate Director of Admissions (ADOA). The ADOA is responsible for the overall successful operation of the Admissions Office, including their own enrollment production, and for promoting all campus programs to prospective students with the objective of meeting enrollment goals and service levels. The position is full time and on campus in South Miami, in Miami-Dade County.

The job has two halves. One is leadership: giving the admissions staff direction day to day, setting measurable goals with the Director of Admissions, and sharing in hiring, mentoring, and accountability. The other is production: the ADOA enrolls students personally and is measured on that number as well as the team's. Candidates need a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or a related area, two years of supervisory experience, and at least three years in admissions or enrollment management, preferably in a healthcare or nursing education setting or at a for-profit college, university, or institute.

What Does an Associate Director of Admissions Do?

An Associate Director of Admissions is the second leadership seat in a campus admissions office. The position supervises admissions representatives, carries out the recruitment and enrollment plan agreed with the Director of Admissions, watches the weekly metrics that show whether the campus is on pace for its enrollment goals, and, at this client, keeps a personal enrollment target of its own. It sits between a senior admissions representative and the Director of Admissions, and it is the seat from which many campus admissions directors are promoted.

Private postsecondary institutions in Florida are licensed by the Commission for Independent Education, part of the Florida Department of Education, and campuses that participate in federal student aid recruit under the Title IV rules set by Federal Student Aid, including the ban on incentive compensation tied to enrollment numbers for admissions staff. The ADOA runs the South Miami admissions team inside those rules while keeping response times and service levels where prospective students expect them.

South Miami is a city in Miami-Dade County on the US 1 corridor, between Coral Gables and the Dadeland area, with Metrorail service at South Miami station. The campus draws students from across Miami-Dade, the most populous county in Florida, and the client offers programs on campus, in blended formats, and online.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Enrollment Strategy

• Provide input and assessment on recruitment strategies using metrics and trend data.
• Ensure enrollment strategies are coherently developed and implemented effectively across the department.
• Align enrollment services priorities with the Admissions Strategic Plan.
• Develop, review, and monitor recruitment and enrollment strategies and practices to meet campus enrollment goals.
• Analyze statistics and trends to determine enrollment outcomes.

Admissions Operations and Personal Production

• Oversee the management and operations of admissions, enrollment, and orientation services.
• Carry an individual enrollment goal and promote all campus programs to prospective students, meeting enrollment goals and service levels.

Team Leadership

• Provide direction and management for the admissions staff.
• Establish measurable goals and objectives for the admissions organization and collaborate with the Admissions Director in hiring, mentoring, and holding the admissions team accountable for meeting goals and expectations.
• Assist the Director of Admissions in recruiting, training, developing, and managing staff to achieve increased sales, leads, and business results.

Qualifications and Requirements

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or a related area.
• Two years of supervisory experience.
• At least three years of experience in admissions or enrollment management, preferably in a healthcare or nursing education setting or at for-profit colleges, universities, or institutes.

Skills

• Strong understanding of contemporary enrollment management systems, including the CRM and lead workflow the admissions team runs on.
• Achievement-oriented, idea-generating approach to enrollment, with the ability to mentor and inspire a team while meeting individual goals.
• Comfort reading metrics and trend data and turning them into changes to recruitment strategy.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and work through complexity.

Availability

• Ability to work extended hours, including evenings and weekends, to meet business objectives.

Compensation and Benefits

The client has not published a salary range for the Associate Director of Admissions position in South Miami. Pay is discussed with qualified candidates during the recruiting process and reflects experience and the scope of the role. The benefits below apply to full-time employees.

For context, associate director positions in campus admissions at career-focused universities in South Florida are usually benchmarked against the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics category for postsecondary education administrators (SOC 11-9033). On the pay scale they sit below the campus Director of Admissions and above senior admissions representatives, and any performance pay has to be structured around the Title IV incentive compensation rule, which bars payments based on the number of students enrolled.

Benefits

• Medical coverage, including HSA and FSA options for dependent and health care.
• Dental and vision insurance.
• 12 paid holidays, paid time off, and a paid volunteer day.
• 401(k) with 50% employer matching.
• Short-term disability and life insurance, with supplemental life insurance options.
• Growth opportunities, education assistance, and professional development benefits.
• No-cost benefits: group life insurance, long-term disability, a talent referral program, and the TicketsatWork discount entertainment program.
• Paid day off on your birthday for full-time employees after two years.

Who Thrives in This Role?

This role fits an admissions professional who wants to lead a team and keep producing at the same time. The strongest candidates have run a personal pipeline and a team pipeline side by side, and they have done it at a proprietary college or in a healthcare or nursing education program where admissions is managed on weekly numbers and frequent start dates.

It is also a proving ground for a Director of Admissions seat. The ADOA sits in the hiring, mentoring, and accountability conversations with the Director, learns the Admissions Strategic Plan from the inside, and is judged on team results and personal results together. The same client is also recruiting a Director of Admissions for the South Miami campus.

Evenings and weekends come with the territory around start dates, open houses, and community events in Miami-Dade. The client describes a culture built on teamwork, respect, and ongoing learning, and looks for an achievement-oriented, idea-generating leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and embraces complexity.

About Excelon Associates and the Client

Excelon Associates is a retained and contingency executive search firm founded in 2007, headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina, with offices in Boca Raton and Delray Beach, Florida, and a dedicated higher education recruitment practice that includes admissions and enrollment leadership searches. This search is being conducted by Excelon Associates on behalf of a private university in South Miami, Florida, and the firm publishes its search fees and engagement terms so clients and candidates know how it works.

The client is a private university with several campuses in Florida. In its own words, it fosters a community devoted to academic excellence, innovation, and human development, where every employee plays a key role in advancing student growth while enhancing their own professional journey. The culture rests on teamwork, respect, and ongoing learning, with professional growth opportunities and career stability for staff. The client's identity is shared with qualified candidates during the recruiting process. You can browse current open roles or review recent campaigns.

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