Cleveland State University
Recruitment & Engagement Director
🇺🇸 Cleveland, OH
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Human Resources
🗓️ June 24th, 2025
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Cleveland State University is hiring a Recruitment & Engagement Director. The director leads strategic recruitment and engagement initiatives to support the College of Public Affairs and Education's graduate enrollment and retention goals by developing outreach plans, student engagement activities, and building external partnerships. The role involves collaboration with internal stakeholders, utilizing data analysis for strategy refinement, and performing additional functional duties as assigned.
Highlights
- Lead strategic recruitment and engagement efforts to meet graduate enrollment and retention goals.
- Develop and implement outreach plans, student engagement activities, and events.
- Build external partnerships to enhance the graduate student pipeline.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align recruitment efforts with academic priorities.
- Use data analysis to continuously improve recruitment strategies and outcomes.
- Require proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in related fields, 5 years in relevant environments, 2 years supervisory experience, experience with educational administrative systems and data mining.
- Preferred qualifications: Master’s degree, experience managing admissions recruitment and enrollment, higher education admissions or recruiting background.
- Strong skills in project management, communication, leadership, data analysis, and ability to manage multiple tasks.
- Position is full-time, 40 hours/week, Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm, within Levin College of Public Affairs and Education Dean’s department.
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Posting Details
Business Title | Recruitment & Engagement Director
Posting Category |
Salary Grade | 08
Salary Plan | Professional Non Bargaining
Hiring Range /Pay Rate |
Department | Levin College of Public Affairs and Education Dean
Department Description |
Position Location | Main Campus
FTE | 1.0
Job Summary | Leads strategic recruitment and engagement initiatives to support College of Public Affairs and Education’s (CPAE) graduate enrollment and retention goals. Develops and implements outreach plans, student engagement activities, and events that attract and retain students. Builds external partnerships to strengthen the graduate student pipeline and collaborates with internal stakeholders to align efforts with academic and institutional priorities. Uses data analysis to continuously refine strategies and improve recruitment outcomes. Performs other functional duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications | Bachelor’s degree, preferably in public affairs, education, business administration, marketing, communications or related field. Five (5) years in admissions, student services, enrollment services, or business operations environment. Two (2) years supervisory or leadership experience. Experience with administrative systems or databases in education or related business environment i.e. higher education contact management or recordkeeping software. Experience mining and utilizing data from enterprise-wide database systems. Valid driver’s license and ability to establish and maintain driver eligibility under CSU Driving and Motor Vehicle Policy.
Preferred Qualifications | Master’s degree, preferably in public affairs, education, business administration, marketing, communications or related field. Two (2) years’ experience supervising and managing the admissions recruitment cycle and student enrollment. Experience in higher education admissions, recruiting or related area.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) | Excellent interpersonal skills, “Customer Focus” attitude, and ability to work collaboratively and effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community to achieve CSU goals and objectives. Strong knowledge of recruitment, enrollment, communication, and marketing practices and trends in higher education. Skilled in project management, problem-solving, decision-making, analysis, communication, follow-through, influence, and persuasion. The ability to function as systems thinker and be solution-minded with a global perspective. Ability to manage a large-scale project to completion on deadline. Ability to provide leadership, oversight and management of admission recruitment cycle and graduate student enrollment. Ability to take ownership of projects, anticipate department needs and develop appropriate responses, meet deadlines, attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and be a quick and continuous learner. Ability to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously and respond to changing circumstances. Ability to track, manage, report and analyze data. Effective written and verbal communication skills, ability to make effective presentations, have strong public speaking skills, and ability to drive change and effectively communicate change. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook and PowerPoint.
Requisition Number | PT0703602S
Date grant, position, or appointment expires (For Funds Available, Temporary, and Waiver of Posting |
Special Instructions to Applicants |
Applicant Instructions | Offer of employment is contingent on satisfactory completion of the University’s verification of credentials and other information required by law and/or University policies or practices, including but not limited to a criminal background check.
Applications will be exclusively accepted online at http://www.csuohio.edu/offices/hrd/employment.html. Mailed or emailed application materials will not be accepted.
Hours per week | 40
Work Schedule | Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm
Advertising Copy |
Full Time/Part Time | Full Time
Posted Date | 05/01/2025
Close Date/Application Deadline |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Review Begins | 05/09/2025
Tentative Start Date |
Posting Category |
Salary Grade | 08
Salary Plan | Professional Non Bargaining
Hiring Range /Pay Rate |
Department | Levin College of Public Affairs and Education Dean
Department Description |
Position Location | Main Campus
FTE | 1.0
Job Summary | Leads strategic recruitment and engagement initiatives to support College of Public Affairs and Education’s (CPAE) graduate enrollment and retention goals. Develops and implements outreach plans, student engagement activities, and events that attract and retain students. Builds external partnerships to strengthen the graduate student pipeline and collaborates with internal stakeholders to align efforts with academic and institutional priorities. Uses data analysis to continuously refine strategies and improve recruitment outcomes. Performs other functional duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications | Bachelor’s degree, preferably in public affairs, education, business administration, marketing, communications or related field. Five (5) years in admissions, student services, enrollment services, or business operations environment. Two (2) years supervisory or leadership experience. Experience with administrative systems or databases in education or related business environment i.e. higher education contact management or recordkeeping software. Experience mining and utilizing data from enterprise-wide database systems. Valid driver’s license and ability to establish and maintain driver eligibility under CSU Driving and Motor Vehicle Policy.
Preferred Qualifications | Master’s degree, preferably in public affairs, education, business administration, marketing, communications or related field. Two (2) years’ experience supervising and managing the admissions recruitment cycle and student enrollment. Experience in higher education admissions, recruiting or related area.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) | Excellent interpersonal skills, “Customer Focus” attitude, and ability to work collaboratively and effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community to achieve CSU goals and objectives. Strong knowledge of recruitment, enrollment, communication, and marketing practices and trends in higher education. Skilled in project management, problem-solving, decision-making, analysis, communication, follow-through, influence, and persuasion. The ability to function as systems thinker and be solution-minded with a global perspective. Ability to manage a large-scale project to completion on deadline. Ability to provide leadership, oversight and management of admission recruitment cycle and graduate student enrollment. Ability to take ownership of projects, anticipate department needs and develop appropriate responses, meet deadlines, attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and be a quick and continuous learner. Ability to juggle multiple tasks simultaneously and respond to changing circumstances. Ability to track, manage, report and analyze data. Effective written and verbal communication skills, ability to make effective presentations, have strong public speaking skills, and ability to drive change and effectively communicate change. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook and PowerPoint.
Requisition Number | PT0703602S
Date grant, position, or appointment expires (For Funds Available, Temporary, and Waiver of Posting |
Special Instructions to Applicants |
Applicant Instructions | Offer of employment is contingent on satisfactory completion of the University’s verification of credentials and other information required by law and/or University policies or practices, including but not limited to a criminal background check.
Applications will be exclusively accepted online at http://www.csuohio.edu/offices/hrd/employment.html. Mailed or emailed application materials will not be accepted.
Hours per week | 40
Work Schedule | Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm
Advertising Copy |
Full Time/Part Time | Full Time
Posted Date | 05/01/2025
Close Date/Application Deadline |
Open Until Filled | Yes
Review Begins | 05/09/2025
Tentative Start Date |
Supplemental Questions
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- Internal Job Posting
- Agency Referral
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- Personal Referral
- CSU Website
- Other
- If you selected 'Public Job Posting" or "Other" please provide source.
(Open Ended Question) - * Do you require any type of accommodation, should you be invited to campus for further screening? Please contact CSU at (216) 687-3636 if you need accommodation.
- Yes
- No
- * Are you able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation?
- Yes
- No
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