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Drexel University is hiring an Associate Director, Graduate Recruitment. The role involves leading graduate admissions recruitment efforts, managing a team, coordinating enrollment strategies with departmental leadership, and serving as a primary contact for prospective graduate students. The Associate Director drives recruitment through travel, events, and partnerships while ensuring adherence to university policies and strategic goals.

Highlights

Lead and coordinate graduate student enrollment activities across healthcare or professional academic verticals.
Manage and mentor Assistant Directors while overseeing recruitment operations and budgets.
Develop and execute short- and long-term recruitment strategies to meet enrollment targets.
Serve as primary liaison for healthcare-related colleges and prospective students, providing counseling and conducting outreach via virtual and in-person events.
Travel domestically 5-6 weeks in fall and 2-3 weeks in spring for recruitment purposes.
Required qualifications include a bachelor's degree, minimum 5 years in higher education admissions, supervisory experience, and excellent communication and leadership skills.
Preferred qualifications include an advanced degree, knowledge of graduate student motivations, and experience with CRM systems like Slate or Salesforce.
Compliance with laws and university policies governing recruitment activities.
Position offers a hybrid work arrangement with an annual salary range of $54,630 - $81,940, depending on qualifications and experience.
Must possess a valid driver’s license and be authorized to work in the United States.

Associate Director, Graduate Recruitment Full Description

Job Summary

The Associate Director of Graduate Recruitment is an essential part of the leadership team responsible for the overall successful operation, training, and monitoring of graduate admissions recruitment and yield processes. Key responsibilities include coordinating with departmental leadership to implement student enrollment strategies and managing resources to meet enrollment targets. The Associate Director will provide leadership in the execution of the strategic vision of Graduate Admissions through travel, recruitment, and campus partnerships. The Associate Director of Graduate Admissions provides leadership and mentorship to their teammates, assists in the execution of the strategic plan, the monitors expenses and other managerial functions as needed. The Associate Director exhibits professionalism, compliance and ethics, accuracy, and passion for higher education.

While supervising a team of Assistant Directors in either the healthcare or professional (Business, Education, Law) vertical, the Associate Director will also serve as a primary contact for prospective students and their families, advisors, and other individuals and organizations involved in the college selection process at the graduate level. Key responsibilities include managing all aspects of the graduate school recruitment process, including helping to identify prospects, managing the application funnel, generating applications from leads, and internal and external relationship management throughout the entire application cycle, and across multiple departments at the University.

The Associate Director is responsible for recruiting prospective students both locally and nationally through attendance at and travel to college fairs, conferences, professional organization events, community events, employer partner-organizations and virtual fairs within a designated program vertical. The Associate Director will travel non-consecutively between 5-6 weeks each fall and 2-3 weeks each spring during peak recruitment season.

This is a hybrid position, working primarily in-person/on-campus.

Essential Functions

Develops, directs and leads the coordination of student enrollment activities for an individual college, and across an academic vertical of colleges (healthcare or professional)
Ensures that objectives, plans, budgets, policies, practices and actions are consistent with University policies
Participates in the development and execution of both short- and long-term student recruitment strategy to ensure enrollment objectives are met, and implementing approved programs
Counsels accepted students through the enrollment process to facilitate a smooth transition to Drexel.
Interacts with prospective students and their families through virtual and in-person individual meetings, information sessions, and campus events to build relationships, answer questions, and explain the benefits of a Drexel University graduate education.
Participates in the professional staff hiring process and manage performance management programs for assigned direct reports.
Planning, assigning and directing work of subordinates, appraising performance, rewarding/disciplining employees, addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Delegates responsibilities to teammates as appropriate.
Serves as the primary point of contact to healthcare-related Colleges, and acts as liaison between the College(s) and EMSS.
Demonstrates Drexel University values in the completion of all job assignments.
Adheres to laws and regulations governing student recruitment activities.
Develops and reviews weekly reports to ensure progress against goals and staff performance metrics.
Completes other projects and duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree or the equivalent combination of education and work experience. (Please review the Equivalency Chart for additional information.)
Minimum of 5 years of experience working in higher education admissions, including 1 year of supervisory experience.
Ability to train, lead, develop and manage team members.
Capacity to be a self-starter and self-motivated.
Ability to achieve success individually and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to be persistent and maintain a positive attitude and approach to work and others.
Strong interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills.
Strong attention to detail skills and problem-solving skills.
Strong and process improvement abilities.
Ability to meet tight deadlines.
Keen mind with a strong work ethics.
Ability to travel up to 5-6 weeks per year domestically.
Ability to work evenings and weekends as needed.
Valid Driver’s License.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.A.

Preferred Qualifications

Advance degree.
Demonstrated understanding of graduate student motivations and adult learning models.
Demonstrate understanding of either healthcare and/or professional student educational needs and markets.
Excellent customer service record.
Experience using CRM such as Slate or Salesforce
Knowledge of either healthcare, business, education, law programs, systems, admissions, or the motivations of such employees.

Location

Hybrid/Flexible Work Arrangement

Additional Information
This position is classified as Exempt, grade K. Compensation for this grade ranges from $54,630 - $81,940 per year. Please note that the offered rate for this position typically aligns with the minimum to midrange of this grade, but it can vary based on the successful candidate’s qualifications and experience, department budget, and an internal equity review.

Applicants are encouraged to explore the Professional Staff salary structure and Compensation Guidelines & Policies for more details on Drexel’s compensation framework. For information about benefits, please review Drexel’s Benefits Brochure.

Special Instructions to the Applicant
Please make sure you upload your CV/resume and cover letter when submitting your application.

A review of applicants will begin once a suitable candidate pool is identified.

#LI-Hybrid

Original Job Description

Job Summary

This is a hybrid position, working primarily in-person/on-campus.

Essential Functions

Develops, directs and leads the coordination of student enrollment activities for an individual college, and across an academic vertical of colleges (healthcare or professional)
Ensures that objectives, plans, budgets, policies, practices and actions are consistent with University policies
Participates in the development and execution of both short- and long-term student recruitment strategy to ensure enrollment objectives are met, and implementing approved programs
Counsels accepted students through the enrollment process to facilitate a smooth transition to Drexel.
Interacts with prospective students and their families through virtual and in-person individual meetings, information sessions, and campus events to build relationships, answer questions, and explain the benefits of a Drexel University graduate education.
Participates in the professional staff hiring process and manage performance management programs for assigned direct reports.
Planning, assigning and directing work of subordinates, appraising performance, rewarding/disciplining employees, addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Delegates responsibilities to teammates as appropriate.
Serves as the primary point of contact to healthcare-related Colleges, and acts as liaison between the College(s) and EMSS.
Demonstrates Drexel University values in the completion of all job assignments.
Adheres to laws and regulations governing student recruitment activities.
Develops and reviews weekly reports to ensure progress against goals and staff performance metrics.
Completes other projects and duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree or the equivalent combination of education and work experience. (Please review the Equivalency Chart for additional information.)
Minimum of 5 years of experience working in higher education admissions, including 1 year of supervisory experience.
Ability to train, lead, develop and manage team members.
Capacity to be a self-starter and self-motivated.
Ability to achieve success individually and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to be persistent and maintain a positive attitude and approach to work and others.
Strong interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills.
Strong attention to detail skills and problem-solving skills.
Strong and process improvement abilities.
Ability to meet tight deadlines.
Keen mind with a strong work ethics.
Ability to travel up to 5-6 weeks per year domestically.
Ability to work evenings and weekends as needed.
Valid Driver’s License.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.A.

Preferred Qualifications

Advance degree.
Demonstrated understanding of graduate student motivations and adult learning models.
Demonstrate understanding of either healthcare and/or professional student educational needs and markets.
Excellent customer service record.
Experience using CRM such as Slate or Salesforce
Knowledge of either healthcare, business, education, law programs, systems, admissions, or the motivations of such employees.

Location

Hybrid/Flexible Work Arrangement

Special Instructions to the Applicant
Please make sure you upload your CV/resume and cover letter when submitting your application.

A review of applicants will begin once a suitable candidate pool is identified.

#LI-Hybrid

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Associate Director, Graduate Recruitment

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Associate Director, Graduate Recruitment Full Description

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