Associate Director, Admissions and Recruitment

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George Washington University is hiring an Associate Director, Admissions and Recruitment for the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration. The role involves serving as the primary representative to prospective students, managing admissions communication and events, coordinating application reviews, and providing strategic counsel on recruitment and enrollment activities while collaborating with faculty and university offices.

Highlights

Serve as the primary representative of the Trachtenberg School to prospective students and applicants.
Provide information via email, phone, webinars, school fairs, and personal meetings (around 200 annually).
Represent the school at recruitment events including Idealist Fairs and NASPAA admissions conferences.
Manage admissions communication plans using the Slate platform, plan information sessions and open houses.
Coordinate application review and eligibility determination for multiple master’s, certificate, and PhD programs (approximately 1000 applications annually).
Enter and track admissions data, financial awards, and fund availability using Slate.
Act as liaison among university marketing, admissions offices, and school faculty; provide recruitment updates to leadership.
Provide strategic enrollment leadership including research and faculty committee coordination.
Collaborate with academic program directors on admission standards and merit fellowship priorities; may supervise 1-2 staff members.
Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience or a Master’s degree with 3 years; hiring range is $64,483.58 - $88,679.60.

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I. JOB OVERVIEW

Job Description Summary:	The Trachtenberg School in GW’s Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS) is a focal point for public affairs education, research, and public service at the George Washington University. Building on a rich tradition of education for public service and on its location in the nation’s capital the George Washington University offers a superior education for students wishing to pursue public affairs-oriented academic programs. If you want to be in the heart of Washington, D.C. while you gain knowledge and skills to tackle big challenges all around the world, be part of the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration on the George Washington University’s Foggy Bottom campus. The Trachtenberg School is seeking an Associate Director, Admissions and Recruitment reporting to the Director, The Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration. Responsibilities Include: Serve as primary representative of the Trachtenberg School to prospective students (and applicants up to the point of matriculation) year-round. Provide information to prospective applicants through email, phone, webinars, group information sessions, school fairs, and approximately 200 personal meetings annually. Represent George Washington and the Trachtenberg School (often with faculty members) at key recruitment opportunities and events such as Idealist Fairs, NASPAA (and other peer group) Admissions Director conferences. Counsel prospective students on University programs, policies, and procedures. Update, improve, and manage the communication plan for prospective students (including email campaigns within the Slate platform – and individual correspondence to prospective students, applicants), and accepted students. Plan and manage all elements of admissions information sessions (online and in person) and a full-day open house for approximately 200 accepted students. In coordination with department leadership and CCAS, identify and attend off-campus recruitment events to meet strategic recruitment goals (such as increasing the diversity of our student body). Coordinate review of applications for three Masters programs, three certificate programs, and a PhD program (approximately 1000 applications annually). Evaluate academic records, background and experience of all applicants; review applications to determine eligibility for admission; monitor all school and department standards and pre-requisites in order to ensure that applicants meet these criteria. Assist faculty with use of Slate for admission review. Enter data, manage records, and extract reports through Slate. Use extracted data to create spreadsheets of applicant data for use throughout the admission process. Enter financial awards made to admitted students and track uptake. Monitor availability of endowment funds. Track and help with student financial award decisions. Communicate basic info on financial award opportunities to prospective and current students. Serve as liaison with CCAS. Act as the primary staff liaison between university offices concerned with student marketing, admissions, and enrollment and the school faculty. Provide regular updates to department leadership and faculty on recruitment activities and progress toward goals. Provide strategic counsel and leadership to the Director and school faculty leadership in areas of recruitment and enrollment strategy. This may include convening faculty committees or task forces on enrollment, conducting benchmarking research on peer institutions with recommendations for enrollment strategies, or other related activities. Work closely with Faculty Directors for each academic program to determine admission standards and priorities for use of merit fellowship funding. Collaborate with other staff at the Trachtenberg School, and (depending on qualifications and experience) may supervise 1-2 full or part-time staff. Intentionally contribute to the inclusive nature of the Trachtenberg School community. Performs other work-related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.
Minimum Qualifications:	Qualified candidates will hold a Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area of specialization plus 5 years of relevant professional experience, or, a Master’s degree or higher in a relevant area of study plus 3 years of relevant professional experience. Degree must be conferred by the start date of the position. Degree requirements may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Additional Required Licenses/Certifications/Posting Specific Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Hiring Range	$64,483.58 - $88,679.60
GW Staff Approach to Pay	How is pay for new employees determined at GW?

Healthcare Benefits

GW offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance, time off & leave, retirement savings, tuition, well-being and various voluntary benefits. For program details and eligibility, please visit https://hr.gwu.edu/benefits-programs.

II. JOB DETAILS

Campus Location:	Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C.
College/School/Department:	Columbian College of Arts & Sciences (CCAS)
Family	Enrollment Services
Sub-Family	Admissions
Stream	Individual Contributor
Level	Level 3
Full-Time/Part-Time:	Full-Time
Hours Per Week:	40
Work Schedule:	Monday-Friday; 8:30am-5:30pm
Will this job require the employee to work on site?	Yes
Employee Onsite Status	Hybrid
Telework:	Yes
Required Background Check:	Criminal History Screening, Education/Degree/Certifications Verification, Social Security Number Trace, and Sex Offender Registry Search
Special Instructions to Applicants:	Employer will not sponsor for employment Visa status
Internal Applicants Only?	No
Posting Number:	S014076
Job Open Date:	03/05/2026
Job Close Date:
If temporary, grant funded, Sponsored Project funded or limited term appointment, position funded until:
Background Screening	Successful Completion of a Background Screening will be required as a condition of hire.
EEO Statement:	The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Posting Specific Questions

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* Are you currently employed with The George Washington University?
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- Yes
* For current GW employees, have you completed your Introductory Employment Period (IEP)? (As a reminder, employees in their IEP are not eligible to apply for other internal university staff and research positions until the IEP is complete.)
- Yes, IEP complete
- No, still in IEP
- N/a - not a current GW employee
* What is your salary range expectation?
(Open Ended Question)
* Although this position allows 2 days a week of remote work, the Associate Director of Admissions and Recruitment is required to participate in all School events, some of which may fall on the scheduled remote work days. If the position is offered to you, are you flexible to modify your work schedule as needed to participate in those events?
(Open Ended Question)

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