University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Executive Director of Admissions
🇺🇸 Lincoln, NE
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $130K
💻 Enrollment
🗓️ June 25th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
University of Nebraska-Lincoln is hiring an Executive Director of Admissions. This role leads undergraduate admissions and recruitment to attract and enroll a diverse student population, oversees a $4.5 million budget, and serves as both an internal leader on admissions decisions and an external voice promoting the university's degree value. The Executive Director collaborates with Academic Services and Enrollment Management leadership and participates in key campus committees.
Highlights
- Lead undergraduate admissions and recruitment efforts to attract diverse, talented students.
- Manage a departmental budget of approximately $4.5 million.
- Serve as the authority on all admissions decisions and processing.
- Collaborate with Office of Admissions staff and academic units across campus.
- Represent the division on university and public committees as a key member of ASEM leadership.
- Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree, seven years of undergraduate admissions or related experience, leadership and critical thinking skills, proficiency with modern recruitment and office technologies.
- Preferred qualifications: Master's degree in education, marketing, business, or related field, five years in admissions leadership, experience in large, decentralized institutions, knowledge of Nebraska recruitment challenges.
- Criminal background check required; no CDL or pre-placement driving review.
- Starting salary minimum of $130,000 per year.
- Work with peers including directors of outreach, enrollment marketing, international recruitment, new student enrollment, scholarships and financial aid, and the university registrar.
Executive Director of Admissions Full Description
Executive Director of Admissions
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Working Title | Executive Director of Admissions
Department | Admissions-0959
Requisition Number | S_250423
Posting Open Date | 06/02/2025
Application Review Date: (To ensure consideration, please submit all application materials before review date) | 06/30/2025
Posting Close Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Description of Work
The Executive Director of Admissions is responsible for the leadership of undergraduate admissions and recruitment designed to attract and enroll a talented, diverse student population to Nebraska. This individual will guide the work of those within the Office of Admissions and those embedded in the academic units – and will oversee a budget of approximately $4.5 million dollars. The successful candidate will be collaborative, transparent, innovative, and entrepreneurial, with the vision and confidence to serve as a campus leader and a willingness to take calculated risks to engage students and families in new ways.
The Executive Director of Admissions will serve as an internal leader and the authority on all admissions decisions and processing for the Office of Admissions and external voice for the value of a Nebraska degree.
Reporting to the associate vice chancellor of academic services and enrollment management (ASEM), the Executive Director will be a key member of ASEM’s leadership team and other academic and student affairs committees on-campus, representing the division to the university and the public.
The Executive Director’s peers in ASEM include:· Director of educational outreach and student services· Director of enrollment marketing and strategic enrollment initiatives· Director of international recruitment and admissions
· Director of new student enrollment· Senior director of scholarships and financial aid & husker hub· University registrar
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks to attract and retain a high performing and collaborative workforce. UNL is committed to providing a work environment and culture that fosters personal and professional success where every person and every interaction matters. The University is proud to be one of Nebraska’s preferred and largest employers where individuals are able to participate and contribute to their full potential.
As an EO/AA employer, qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. See: http://www.unl.edu/equity/notice-nondiscrimination
Minimum Required Qualifications | A Bachelor’s degree and seven years of experience in undergraduate admission or a related field. Knowledge of higher education undergraduate admissions strategies and tactics. Facility with modern recruitment and office technologies and best practices regarding their use. Proficiency at navigating challenges and making decisions. Proven team leadership, planning and management skills. Critical Thinking and analytical skills necessary to lead and develop a dynamic, enthusiastic, and high-achieving team. Experience building strong professional relationships with diverse groups of constituents. Readiness to manage newcomers and experienced professionals in the admissions field; capable of developing employees from different generations and backgrounds. Ability to manage and deliver sensitive information, tactfully and professionally. Ability to understand data and potential impacts of decisions on recruitment cycle and overall yield with the ability to communicate related data to diverse audiences. Strong interpersonal skills to allow for effective and positive communication with manage across all operational areas of the university.
Preferred Qualifications | A master’s degree in education, marketing, business, communication or a related field. 5 years in a leadership role within an undergraduate admissions office. Familiarity with the complexity and unique needs of a large, decentralized institution. Knowledge of the state of Nebraska and its challenges recruiting underrepresented populations.
Pre-Placement Driving Record Review Required | No
Physical Required | No
Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) required. Subject to DOT approved pre-employment & random testing for alcohol and controlled substances. | No
Criminal History Background Check Required | Yes
Posted Salary | $130,000/yr. minimum
How to Apply | Click on “Apply for this Job”. You will then either create an application or edit your current application that is on file. You will be required to attach your resume, cover letter, and list of references as three (3) separate documents in MS Word or PDF format.
For questions or accommodations related to this position contact | Sandy Airan, sairan2@unl.edu
Job Category (old) | Managerial/Professional
Job Type | Full-Time
Alternate Work Schedule (if other than 8-5) |
Work Location (City, State) | Lincoln, NE
Position funded by grant or other form of temporary funding? | No
If Temporary, indicate end date |
Planned Hire Date: |
Appointment End Date |
Department | Admissions-0959
Requisition Number | S_250423
Posting Open Date | 06/02/2025
Application Review Date: (To ensure consideration, please submit all application materials before review date) | 06/30/2025
Posting Close Date |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Description of Work
The Executive Director of Admissions is responsible for the leadership of undergraduate admissions and recruitment designed to attract and enroll a talented, diverse student population to Nebraska. This individual will guide the work of those within the Office of Admissions and those embedded in the academic units – and will oversee a budget of approximately $4.5 million dollars. The successful candidate will be collaborative, transparent, innovative, and entrepreneurial, with the vision and confidence to serve as a campus leader and a willingness to take calculated risks to engage students and families in new ways.
The Executive Director of Admissions will serve as an internal leader and the authority on all admissions decisions and processing for the Office of Admissions and external voice for the value of a Nebraska degree.
Reporting to the associate vice chancellor of academic services and enrollment management (ASEM), the Executive Director will be a key member of ASEM’s leadership team and other academic and student affairs committees on-campus, representing the division to the university and the public.
The Executive Director’s peers in ASEM include:· Director of educational outreach and student services· Director of enrollment marketing and strategic enrollment initiatives· Director of international recruitment and admissions
· Director of new student enrollment· Senior director of scholarships and financial aid & husker hub· University registrar
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks to attract and retain a high performing and collaborative workforce. UNL is committed to providing a work environment and culture that fosters personal and professional success where every person and every interaction matters. The University is proud to be one of Nebraska’s preferred and largest employers where individuals are able to participate and contribute to their full potential.
As an EO/AA employer, qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. See: http://www.unl.edu/equity/notice-nondiscrimination
Minimum Required Qualifications | A Bachelor’s degree and seven years of experience in undergraduate admission or a related field. Knowledge of higher education undergraduate admissions strategies and tactics. Facility with modern recruitment and office technologies and best practices regarding their use. Proficiency at navigating challenges and making decisions. Proven team leadership, planning and management skills. Critical Thinking and analytical skills necessary to lead and develop a dynamic, enthusiastic, and high-achieving team. Experience building strong professional relationships with diverse groups of constituents. Readiness to manage newcomers and experienced professionals in the admissions field; capable of developing employees from different generations and backgrounds. Ability to manage and deliver sensitive information, tactfully and professionally. Ability to understand data and potential impacts of decisions on recruitment cycle and overall yield with the ability to communicate related data to diverse audiences. Strong interpersonal skills to allow for effective and positive communication with manage across all operational areas of the university.
Preferred Qualifications | A master’s degree in education, marketing, business, communication or a related field. 5 years in a leadership role within an undergraduate admissions office. Familiarity with the complexity and unique needs of a large, decentralized institution. Knowledge of the state of Nebraska and its challenges recruiting underrepresented populations.
Pre-Placement Driving Record Review Required | No
Physical Required | No
Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) required. Subject to DOT approved pre-employment & random testing for alcohol and controlled substances. | No
Criminal History Background Check Required | Yes
Posted Salary | $130,000/yr. minimum
How to Apply | Click on “Apply for this Job”. You will then either create an application or edit your current application that is on file. You will be required to attach your resume, cover letter, and list of references as three (3) separate documents in MS Word or PDF format.
For questions or accommodations related to this position contact | Sandy Airan, sairan2@unl.edu
Job Category (old) | Managerial/Professional
Job Type | Full-Time
Alternate Work Schedule (if other than 8-5) |
Work Location (City, State) | Lincoln, NE
Position funded by grant or other form of temporary funding? | No
If Temporary, indicate end date |
Planned Hire Date: |
Appointment End Date |
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