Associate Director of Admissions, Pembroke Pines, FL

Role Overview

Excelon Associates is conducting a search on behalf of a private university in Pembroke Pines, 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 Pembroke Pines, in Broward County.

The client wants an achievement-oriented, idea-generating enrollment professional who can mentor and inspire a talented staff to meet performance goals while meeting their own goals as an ADOA. 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. Extended hours, including evenings and weekends, are part of the role.

What Does an Associate Director of Admissions Do?

An Associate Director of Admissions is the second leadership seat in a campus admissions office. The role manages the admissions representatives day to day, implements the recruitment and enrollment strategy agreed with the Director of Admissions, reads the metrics and trend data that show whether the campus is on pace for its enrollment goals, and, at this client, also carries a personal enrollment target. At a career-focused university the seat is a management job and a production job at the same time, and it is the usual path to a Director of Admissions role.

Private postsecondary institutions in Florida are licensed by the Commission for Independent Education within the Florida Department of Education, and any campus that participates in federal student aid recruits under the Title IV rules set by Federal Student Aid, including the ban on incentive compensation for admissions staff. The ADOA keeps the admissions team productive inside those rules while meeting the service levels prospective students expect. The enrollment management systems the client refers to are the CRM and student information system that track every inquiry from first contact to start date; they are the ADOA's main instruments for measuring and coaching the team.

Pembroke Pines is one of the largest cities in Broward County, the second most populous county in Florida, and sits in the western part of the Miami metropolitan area. The campus draws prospective students from across Broward and neighboring Miami-Dade County, so the ADOA works a large, competitive South Florida market where several proprietary and nonprofit institutions recruit for the same healthcare and business programs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Enrollment Strategy and Analysis

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

Admissions Office Operations

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

Staff Leadership and Development

• 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

Minimum Requirements

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

What the Ideal Candidate Brings

• Strong understanding of contemporary enrollment management systems.
• An achievement-oriented, idea-generating approach to enrollment.
• The ability to mentor and inspire a talented staff to meet performance goals while meeting individual goals as an ADOA.
• Comfort in a fast-paced environment and a willingness to embrace complexity.

Compensation and Benefits

The client has not published a salary range for the Associate Director of Admissions position in Pembroke Pines. Compensation is discussed with qualified candidates during the recruiting process and reflects the candidate's experience and the scope of the role. The benefits below are offered to full-time employees.

Associate director positions in campus admissions are typically benchmarked against the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics category for postsecondary education administrators (SOC 11-9033). Pay sits below the campus Director of Admissions and above senior admissions representatives, and at proprietary institutions it is often structured with a performance component that stays within the Title IV incentive compensation rules.

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.
• Talent referral program.
• TicketsatWork discount entertainment program.
• Paid day off on your birthday for full-time employees after two years.

Who Thrives in This Role?

This role suits an admissions leader who still likes to enroll students. The ADOA is measured on team results and personal results in the same week, so the strongest candidates have run a weekly-metrics admissions floor at a proprietary college or a healthcare or nursing education program and know how to coach a representative through a slow month without losing their own pipeline.

It is also the right seat for someone preparing to become a Director of Admissions. The ADOA sits in the hiring, mentoring, and accountability conversations with the Director, works from the Admissions Strategic Plan rather than around it, and learns how the campus sets and tracks its enrollment goals from the inside.

Start dates, open houses, and prospective student appointments put evenings and weekends on the calendar. The client describes a culture built on teamwork, respect, and ongoing learning, and wants a leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and embraces complexity instead of waiting for it to settle.

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 fills admissions, enrollment, academic, and campus leadership roles for colleges and universities. This search is being conducted by Excelon Associates on behalf of a private university in Pembroke Pines, Florida, and the firm publishes its search fees and engagement terms so clients and candidates know how it works. Employers building an admissions team can also use Excelon's Director of Admissions sample job description.

The client is a private university with campuses across Florida that fosters a community devoted to academic excellence, innovation, and human development. Every employee plays a key role in advancing student growth while enhancing their own professional journey, supported by a culture of teamwork, respect, and ongoing learning, with professional growth opportunities and career stability. 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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