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          "text": "<p><strong>Job Summary: </strong>Oversee all aspects of the recruitment, evaluation and selection of students seeking admission. Responsible for the overall direction of admissions operations including recruitment, marketing, and analysis.<br>\n&#xa0;</p><p><strong>Job-Specific Responsibilities: </strong></p><ul><li>Implement marketing &amp; outreach plans, based on Harvard's commitment to recruit a highly diverse applicant pool across multiple dimensions; oversee efforts to improve pathways to college for international students.</li><li>Establish and monitor policies and procedures for the international admissions process, recruitment strategy, and alumni interviewing abroad.</li><li>Supervise two staff.</li><li>Forecast and monitor budget; work with admissions officers to design cost-effective recruiting trips abroad.</li><li>Evaluate international credentials (e.g., applicants, potential student-athletes, advanced standing petitioners, etc.) and evaluate applications for first-year admissions; investigate possible cases of fraud; chair admissions subcommittees; serve on transfer admission committee.</li><li>Train and guide admissions officers in the evaluation of international applications/credentials and other admissions-related tasks (including responding to inquiries, working with alumni, etc.).</li><li>Advise/collaborate with other Harvard offices; represent Harvard College international admissions to a wide range of stakeholders, partners, and other professionals.</li><li>May travel abroad to present information about Harvard College, explain admissions criteria and procedures, interview and recruit students, cultivate alumni relations, train interviewers, and develop relationships with schools, NGOs (non-governmental organizations), CBOs (community-based organizations), and US State Department educational advisers.</li></ul><p>&#xa0;</p><p><br>\n<strong>Working Conditions: </strong></p><p>&#xa0;</p><ul><li>Must be able to work nights/weekends and travel as needed.</li><li>Work is typically performed in an office setting, but may be hybrid as directed by FAS.</li><li>This position will be based in Cambridge, MA. All remote work must be performed in a state in which Harvard is registered to do business (such as CT, MA, NH, and RI).&#xa0;</li></ul><p><br>\n<strong>Physical Requirements: </strong></p><ul><li>Sitting using near vision use for reading and computer use for extended periods of time.</li><li>Lifting (approximately 20 to 30 pounds), bending, and other physical exertion.</li></ul>",
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