Director of Athletic Recruitment & Student Success

Job Description

Job Description

Wilkes University invites applications for a Director of Athletic Recruitment & Student Success. This strategic position will lead efforts to recruit, enroll, and support student-athletes across the University's NCAA Division III athletic programs.

Reporting to the Vice President for Enrollment Management, the Director will partner closely with Athletics, Undergraduate and Graduate Admission, Financial Aid, Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and other campus offices to strengthen the student-athlete experience from initial recruitment through enrollment, transition, academic progress, and persistence.

The Director will develop and implement a comprehensive, data-informed athletic recruitment strategy aligned with University enrollment goals. Responsibilities include supporting coaches with recruitment planning and best practices; monitoring recruitment pipelines and enrollment outcomes; analyzing data to identify opportunities for growth; coordinating recruitment outreach, visits, camps, and events; and helping increase qualified inquiries, applications, deposits, and enrollment of prospective student-athletes.

This role will also help develop proactive strategies and programs that support student-athlete transition, academic success, and retention. The successful candidate will work with coaches, academic advisors, faculty, and campus partners to identify student-athletes who may benefit from additional academic, financial, personal, or campus support and connect them with appropriate resources.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree and experience in college admission, enrollment management, athletics, athletic recruitment, or a related field. Strong analytical, organizational, communication, relationship-building, and project-management skills are essential. Experience with NCAA Division III athletics, Slate and Teamworks CRM systems, recruitment technology, enrollment data, or student success initiatives is preferred. A master's degree is also preferred. This campus-based position requires flexibility to work evenings and weekends in support of recruitment events and athletic activities, as well as periodic travel.

About Wilkes University

Wilkes University is an independent, comprehensive university dedicated to academic excellence in the liberal arts, sciences, and selected professional programs. The University enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduate students and more than 1,500 full-time-equivalent students at the graduate and first-professional levels.

Wilkes is committed to developing strong mentoring relationships with each student and contributing to the economic development of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a revitalized city along the Susquehanna River, the University is within approximately two and one-half hours of New York City and Philadelphia.

To apply, visit Wilkes University Careers. Please include a cover letter, résumé or curriculum vitae, and three references.

Wilkes University is constantly seeking to become a more diverse community and to enhance its capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings. The University strongly encourages applications from persons with diverse backgrounds. Wilkes University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex/gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.

Employment at Wilkes is contingent upon the results of a thorough background screening. PA Act 153 requires that persons working in positions with regular and unsupervised contact with minors complete additional clearances, including FBI fingerprinting and PA criminal and child abuse clearances.