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Founded in 1863, Saint Mary's is a residential campus nestled 20 miles east of San Francisco in the picturesque Moraga Valley. Based in the Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts traditions, Saint Mary's currently enrolls more than 4,500 students from diverse backgrounds in undergraduate and graduate programs. The De La Salle Christian Brothers, the largest teaching order of the Roman Catholic Church, guide the spiritual and academic character of the College.

As a comprehensive and independent institution, Saint Mary’s offers undergraduate and graduate programs integrating liberal and professional education. Saint Mary’s reputation for excellence, innovation and responsiveness in education stems from its vibrant heritage as a Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts institution. An outstanding, committed faculty and staff that value shared inquiry, integrative learning and student interaction bring these traditions to life in the 21st century. The College is committed to the educational benefits of diversity.

Dean of Admissions
Recruitment #: 2009-6587
Opening date:  4/8/2009
Open until filled
Job Title: Dean of Admissions
Salary:
  • Salary is competitive with other non-profit higher education institutions and commensurate with qualifications, experience, internal equity considerations and subject to the availability of funding sources. 
  • Competitive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance; tuition remission available to eligible employees and their dependents; generous vacation, holiday and leave programs and a TIAA/CREF retirement program.

Position Responsibilities:
  • Saint Mary’s College invites applications and nominations for the Dean of Admissions to establish and implement strategies to recruit and enroll undergraduate students who meet the institution's enrollment goals and further the mission of the College. 
  • Work in a highly collaborative and culturally diverse campus environment.  Effectively communicate with a diverse community of faculty, staff, students, alumni and donors.  The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the mission of the College, which is informed, animated and expressed through its Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts traditions.
  • Reporting to the Vice Provost for Enrollment, the Dean of Admissions will provide leadership and direction to the admissions staff, develop and implement innovative and creative recruitment strategies, oversee the application process as well as make final admission determinations and develop, implement and manage the department budget.  
  • Establish direction of recruitment efforts, initiate and establish strategies that will enable the College to reach enrollment goals.  Analyze data and make enrollment projections. 
  •  Analyze return on investment of various efforts.  Provide data and analysis to the Vice Provost of Enrollment. 
  • Review tactics that are employed in the recruitment effort.  Collaborate with Vice Provost of Enrollment and Director of Financial Aid in determining packaging models.  Ensure recruitment messaging is in line with institutional identity and enrollment goals. 
  • Stay current on new innovations and best practices and incorporate new initiatives.  
  • Work with College leaders, deans, faculty members, students and alumni to ensure that recruitment and admission efforts are coordinated and consistent with other institutional goals and objectives.  
  •  Provide ongoing leadership to the department to maintain morale and focus on departmental objectives, empower staff to work effectively and coach staff on performance, perform reviews and provide ongoing feedback to staff. 
  • Create job descriptions for positions within Admissions, screen, interview and select qualified candidates for open positions.  Manage department budget, determine where to allocate fiscal resources and approve expenditures.  
  • Conduct compelling presentations about SMC to prospective students and parents.  Interview and advise prospective students.
  • Create copy for letters and brochures. Approve messaging and copy of all marketing materials. 
  • Serve on numerous campus committees to represent the Admissions/Enrollment area, to share information, advise and make recommendations relating to enrollment, marketing and communications.
Deadline:
  • Review of application materials and applications will begin immediately. 
  • Open until filled. 
  • All applications, nominations and inquiries will be held in strictest confidence.
Qualifications:
  • Masters degree required and a minimum of eight (8) years of admissions and/or admissions related experience in higher education or in similar settings, which includes increasingly responsible duties. 
  • Demonstrated record of success in expanding the size, quality and diversity of an institution’s applicant pool. 
  • Thorough knowledge of admissions policies, procedures and trends and ability to work collaboratively with faculty, staff and students. 
  • Proven administrative and organizational skills, supervisory experience required, along with outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Ability to interact effectively with a range of diverse constituents, colleagues and personalities, highly developed organization skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously. 
  • Demonstrated self-confidence, including the ability to lead and direct the efforts of others. 
  • Ability to communicate the Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts mission and character of the College. 
  • Demonstrated creativity to produce effective programming for a variety of audiences is essential. 
  • Proficient in Windows operating systems, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), internet and email usage. 
  • Travel; work many evenings and weekends.   
Application Instructions and Requested Documents:
  • Apply on line: letter of interest, resume, application and the name and contact information for three (3) professional references. 
  • Candidates who submit names of references should expect that the College will contact references, in confidence, and that credentials will be confirmed prior to hire. 
  • Candidates who become finalists will be expected to sign a consent authorizing a broader inquiry.
Other Information:
  • If hired, must be able to provide documentation verifying identity and legal right to work in the United States. 
  • Position will be subject to a background screening.
  • For more information about Saint Mary’s mission and history go to: www.stmarys-ca.edu

 

For more information about Saint Mary’s mission and history go to: http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/lasallian-approach

Saint Mary’s College of California is an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. In compliance with applicable law and its own policy, Saint Mary’s College of California is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty, staff and student population and does not discriminate in its admission of students, hiring of faculty and staff, or in the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and staff and its educational programs, activities, benefits and services to its students, including but not limited to scholarship and loan programs, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex/gender, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, medical condition or physical or mental disability.

Notification with regard to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998, and the Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act.

As provided by the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act of 1998, Saint Mary's College of California through its Department of Public Safety, annually provides notice and makes available copies of the Annual Security Report, to the campus community, prospective students, employees and the public. Each Security Report includes statistics for the past three years concerning crimes and incidents (whether they occurred on campus, in off-campus building and property owned or controlled by the College, or on public property adjacent to campus) reported to campus security authorities. Each Security Report also provides campus policies and practices concerning security - how to report sexual assaults and other crimes, crime prevention efforts, policies/laws governing alcohol and drugs, victims' assistance programs, student discipline, college resources, and other matters. The Security Report is publicly available electronically or hard copy in the following ways: electronically: http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/about/safety/02report.pdf; in person: Department of Public Safety, Administrative Office, Siena Hall: or by or by Mail or Telephone Request: Department of Public Safety, P.O. Box 3111, Moraga, CA 94575-3111 (925) 631-4052.

In addition, as provided by the Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act, the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office maintains a Megan's Law database of sex crime offenders, which information may be obtained from the Sheriff's office located at 500 Court Street, Martinez, Monday-Friday, 9 am to 4 pm.

 

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