Simon's Rock at Bard College

Director or Associate Director of Admissions Operations

Apply Here: https://apply.interfolio.com/162234

Our Institution:
Founded in 1860, Bard College is an international network of highly innovative and admired educational institutions grounded in the liberal arts and sciences. Simon’s Rock at Bard College actualizes the simple yet radical idea that many students are ready for college before the age of 18. This idea, first envisioned by Elizabeth Blodgett Hall on the original Simon’s Rock campus in 1966 in Great Barrington, MA, launched the Early College movement in the United States and beyond. Simon’s Rock has carried out this mission for 59 years in Great Barrington, and in July of 2025 is relocating to the Massena campus of Bard College, in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY.

In this new location, Simon’s Rock will have a diverse student population of approximately 180 students, both boarding and day students, drawn nationally and internationally, with a significant population of students identifying as LGBTQIA+. This includes enrollment in the Early College Associate in Arts degree program as well as in Bard Academy. Launched in 2015, Bard Academy is a two-year high school program with courses designed and taught by college professors and leading to entry into college after the 10th grade. Students at the Massena campus may enter the Early College either as matriculants from Bard Academy or as students directly admitted to Early College after completing 10th or 11th grade, or the equivalent in homeschooled or non-traditional pathways.

The Role:
For Simon’s Rock at Bard College, we seek a dynamic professional to maintain, refine, and troubleshoot the Slate CRM; provide necessary documentation, training, and timely updates for admission staff as well as stakeholders beyond Admission (such as Academic Affairs, ITS, Communications). This role can be hired at the Director level or the Associate Director level, depending on level of prior experience.

This position is a full-time position with benefits. 

Duties include:

•  Maintain, troubleshoot, and continue to refine data sharing and reporting between Common Application, Gateway to Prep, Standard Application Online and Slate CRM
• Maintain and troubleshoot data collection from a variety of sources; continue to develop expertise in data import
• Work with the Director of Admissions on identifying appropriate name buys for the academy and early college programs
• Coordinate data gathering and reporting from a variety of internal sources in support of Office of Admission, Academic Affairs and other departments’ reporting requirements related to enrollment management
• Utilize Banner and WebFocus for the purpose of data sharing and reporting; manage and oversee the ongoing and evolving relationship between the CRM and Banner working in collaboration with ITS; anticipate and communicate future technical needs as we continue to use outside vendors and data sources; liaise with ITS to communicate technical needs to support our daily business practices
• Produce regular reports (including, but not exclusive to weekly, recruitment, enrollment, Board, and marketing/communication reports) to inform general and future business practices; monitor such reports to spot anomalies or trends; take the initiative to communicate to the Director of Admission and others observed issues or potential improvements
• Support all members of the Admission staff in developing skills to access and manage data. Work with the staff to develop and maintain effective documentation of best practices
• Additional duties as assigned, particularly to create redundancies in admission operations and to address future data management and analysis needs

Required qualifications:

•  Bachelor's degree
•  Knowledge of enrollment management CRMs such as Radius, Slate, or TargetX, ERP systems (Banner preferred), data analysis tools, and reporting software such as WebFOCUS
• Strong organization and time management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Knowledge of statistical analysis
• The ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
• Knowledge of best practices and the ability to adapt them to a unique institution
• Strong commitment to continuous process improvement and customer service
• The ability to work and contribute both individually and as part of a team
• The ability to tolerate change and ambiguity with a sense of humor.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with an enrollment management CRM for an Early College program
• Experience with an enrollment management CRM for an independent school

Application Instructions
All applications must be accompanied by a cover letter, résumé, and contact information for three references. Submit your files to interfolio.com at https://apply.interfolio.com/162234. Address email inquiries to [email protected]; no phone calls, please. For full consideration, please submit applications by February 3, 2025, but applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.

Compensation: $75,000 to $82,000 (Associate Director); $84,000 to $90,000 (Director)
This salary range reflects the College's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation for the position at the time of the job posting. Salary decisions are dependent on several factors including but not limited to market and organizational considerations, experience, and qualifications of a selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information.
 
Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.

AA/EOE