Assistant Director, International Evaluation (4977C), Undergraduate Admissions 86963 About Berkeley
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Departmental Overview
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions provides a fair opportunity for every applicant to obtain admission to the University, operates in a professional manner that ensures positive staff morale and values hard work and dedication.
The team communicates and collaborates effectively, presents a coordinated effort to standardize procedures and document best practices, offer a variety of methods for professional development, and provide first-class customer service in a cost-effective and transparent manner.
Position Summary
The Assistant Director, International Evaluation serves as an international specialist and is a member of the international evaluation team. This position holds some responsibility for supporting both first years and transfer applicants in the admissions process with particular attention to supporting the admissions, recruitment, and evaluation for international applicants. The incumbent will have a sound working knowledge of education systems of the world; the ability to decipher records written in a foreign language; and the ability to assess a student's educational background, making transfer credit judgments when necessary and then providing them with appropriate advising. The international team takes intentional steps to sensitize and enlighten all of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions staff and partners, as well as campus colleagues to the special interests and needs of the international population.
Application Review Date
The First Review Date for this job is: July 1, 2026. For full consideration, please apply on or before the first review date.
Responsibilities
Admissions Programs and Advising
Assists management in the design and implementation of admissions programs for international applicants.
Assists in the design and execution of training for international readers and evaluators.
Advises the general public in person, by telephone, via virtual platforms, individually or through groups.
Provides information on admission policies/procedures, and eligibility requirements for all colleges, schools and major programs.
Those advised include prospective and current applicants, continuing and returning students, parents, government officials, faculty and staff from UC campuses and other educational institutions.
Provides in-depth information on admissions requirements/eligibility requirements, prerequisite courses, school/college programs and curricula, specific financial aid criteria, and career opportunities.
Supports admissions officers in advising international applicants.
Recruitment & Outreach
Serves as a point of contact for all assigned schools/community colleges.
Represents the University of California, Berkeley at school/community college/program visits, college nights/fairs, transfer days/fairs as assigned.
Behaves in a manner that promotes goodwill on behalf of the University.
Plans engagement with educators/counselors, visits to schools, schedules and makes presentations, interviews, and follow-up visits.
Reaches out to potential applicants, and provides information about higher education generally and UC Berkeley specifically.
Plans, manages and implements events to enhance recruitment and yield, including Cal Day, campus diversity initiative events, mentoring programs, electronic communications, and similar activities.
Assesses effectiveness in attracting quality students to UC Berkeley.
Utilizes search and marketing tools and technology.
Advising
Serves as liaison between students, parents, colleges/universities, community agencies, and UC Berkeley college/school/department.
Serves as Officer of the Day (OD) as assigned.
Assists prospective applicants with course planning.
Responds to general inquiries.
Evaluation
Maintains a caseload of newly admitted students and performs course-by-course evaluations for eligibility review and record verification.
Evaluates transcripts for prospective, new and continuing students.
Mandates supplemental academic preparation as conditions of admission where appropriate.
Determines if applicant has met specific University/campus requirements at point of admission.
Finalizes applicants' entrance records for the University.
Application Review
Serves as lead reader for assigned international region, including the training and management of assigned external readers.
Reviews applications for first year and transfer admission.
Conducts holistic and/or comprehensive reviews of applications, assessing academic preparedness of applicants.
Assesses applicants for motivation, initiative, leadership potential, work/life experience, extracurricular activities, socioeconomic status, disability, and educational/personal hardship.
Uses professional judgment when reviewing complex applications for admission.
Using extensive knowledge of college/school/department requirements and applicant pool, assesses the applicants' overall record and experience.
Campus Partnerships
Plans, develops, coordinates and implements activities for undergraduate student development in partnership with campus programs.
Interprets, implements and applies University admission policies.
Keeps the supervisor abreast of progress/process.
Professional Development & Other Duties as Assigned
At certain times of the admissions cycle, the Incumbent may be called upon to support the activities of the office, Enrollment Management and Student Affairs with duties outside of those responsibilities outlined above.
The staff member in this position must also stay current on changing educational systems and policies.
Identify professional development activities that would enhance Incumbent's skills, knowledge and or experience. These may include, but not limited to, attending and/or presenting at conferences.
Required Qualifications
Thorough and comprehensive knowledge of and/or ability to learn about academic programs, including curricula, admissions requirements/policies/procedures/timelines and financial aid programs, at colleges/universities and specifically at UC Berkeley, and/or specific colleges and schools
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relationships with schools, universities, community organizations, and other institutions.
Ability to develop recruitment programs, and design effective materials.
Excellent oral, written and presentation skills.
Experience and skill in student recruitment and knowledge of marketing research and analysis.
Time, organization and project management skills.
Knowledge of K-16 issues within international educational systems.
Must maintain current knowledge of and/or ability to learn the applicable rules and standards of all associations and agencies to which the Berkeley campus of the University of California adheres, and, at all times avoid any and all violations of these rules and standards.
Proficiency in a variety of software applications including, but not limited to, office productivity, customer relations management, and online application reading and evaluation.
Education / Training
Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
Preferred Qualifications
Bilingual/multilingual capabilities.
Education / Training
Master's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
Salary & Benefits
For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website.
Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role and should not offer a salary outside of the range posted in this job announcement. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, analysis of internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience.
The budgeted annual salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $80,155.00 to $89,585.00.
This is an exempt, monthly-paid position.
This is a full-time (40 hours/week) Career position eligible for UC benefits.
