Assistant Director - Tribal Governance Concentration and Tacoma Cohort, Master of Public Administration

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• Actively recruit students into the tribal governance concentration area of the MPA program, including communicate with and counsel prospective and newly admitted Native American students, attend events, visit tribal colleges, meet with prospective students on regional reservations, work with other Indian Education programs on campus, and other related duties.
• Develop and maintain communication and relationships with Tacoma organizations, government agencies, and relevant colleges and universities.
• Develop and maintain prospective student contacts and database.
• Recruit sufficient numbers of students to satisfy and/or exceed FTE goals for MPA program and related graduate certificates.
• Manage student events in collaboration with MPA staff and faculty.
• Track the status of students from admission to graduation and provide support and assistance as needed in areas such as admission requirements, internships, incompletes, leaves of absence, and eligibility for graduation.
• Advise current students on admissions, requirements, financial aid, and internships and assist in enrollment activities as needed.
• Serve as one of the primary contacts for collaborative efforts with other offices at the College relevant to recruitment and retention, including Admissions, Registration and Records, Financial Aid, Professional and Continuing Education, Marketing and Communications, and College Advancement.
• Work with Admissions, Registration and Records, and other Enrollment Services staff to conduct effective and efficient enrollment management activities.
• Maintain application files for admissions committee review and manage decision letters to applicants.

• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with culturally diverse communities particularly American Indian, Alaskan Native, and/or Native Hawaiian communities.
• Skill in and ability to provide academic counseling, including advising and tracking progress of students.
• Ability to use Microsoft 365, student information system (Banner), customer relationship management systems (CRMs), etc.; ability and willingness to learn new technology as needed.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of admissions, financial aid, and registration processes and ability to provide resources and referrals as needed.
• Excellent networking, presentation, and public speaking skills.
• Timely and effective project management skills, including the ability to respond to Program phone and email inquiries within two business days 95% of the time.
• Ability to work well with others and to collaborate as a member of a team; in particular, the ability to collaborate and share tasks with the MPA staff and to collaborate with MPA faculty.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and take initiative.
• Ability to manage time and multiple priorities with competing deadlines effectively and successfully bring projects and tasks to completion.
• Ability to travel, work occasional evenings and/or weekends, and assist with program events outside of normal business hours.

• Bachelor's degree.
• Two years of experience in public or nonprofit administration, student services, or closely related activities.

• Experience working with culturally diverse communities, representatives, and individuals, particularly American Indian, Alaskan Native, and/or Native Hawaiian communities.
• Experience in administering programs in higher education and developing higher education admission and recruitment programs.

• Must provide proof of identity and employment eligibility within three days of beginning work.
• Prior to an official offer of employment, a Declaration Regarding Sexual Misconduct form must be submitted to the college per RCW 28B.112.080. The college will contact current and past employers to verify this information. Applicants who provide inaccurate information in their declaration will be disqualified and, if the inaccuracies are discovered after the applicant has been hired, it shall be grounds for termination.
• Must be able to travel, work occasional evenings and/or weekends, assist with program events outside of normal business hours, and move boxes of recruitment or printed materials.