Job Description

The Director of Admissions & Financial Assistance – Buffalo serves as the primary enrollment leader for the Buffalo Campus Center, overseeing all recruitment, engagement, and admissions decisions for new students in the region. This role directly supports the Institute’s key performance metrics of new student growth, persistence, and job security at graduation. As a visible representative of the Institute in the Buffalo business and education communities, the director also advances access and economic mobility for underrepresented candidates while contributing to reputation-building efforts across the region.

Reporting to the Executive Vice President & Buffalo Regional Director, the director is part of both the Buffalo leadership team and the broader admissions and financial support team serving Western New York. The role requires strong emotional intelligence, professional presence, the ability to lead outreach efforts independently, and a commitment to developing innovative practices that inspire prospective students from diverse educational backgrounds. Candidates must embody the Institute’s core values of entrepreneurial spirit, integrity, agility, perseverance, curiosity, and care.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and execute outreach programs for the purposes of awareness generation, recruiting students, educating influencers, and performing other outreach recruiting functions.
• Review applications and perform appropriate follow-up functions within the application process. This includes interviewing students.
• Collaborate with EVP & Buffalo Regional Director on additional market engagement activities that further reputation and market position in Buffalo.
• Coordinate with peers on the execution of BusinessReady programming, analysis focused on market development, persistence, and job security at graduation, and more.
• Other duties as assigned

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 7 years of higher education enrollment experience. Higher education experience can be swapped for applicable business/sales experience.

EXCEPTIONAL SKILLS

• Presentation skills
• Organization skills
• Customer-service mindset
• Agile and change-oriented
• Goal-oriented
• Knowledge of educational landscape and market
• Continuous learner

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Regular travel throughout Western New York, including community, campus, and employer sites.
• Ability to move between locations efficiently for recruitment and outreach activities.
• Physical capacity to set up, support, and break down materials for recruitment events, presentations, and community engagements.

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