Associate Director, Admissions

• Develop and implement a comprehensive data management plan utilizing PeopleSoft, Slate, and Bluestar. This includes running reports for direct student outreach for members of the team. Collaborate with the Kellstadt team to development processes to collect and analyze marketing and enrollment data to support decision-making and guide strategic initiatives.
  
• Manage the admission funnel through proactively reaching out and responding in a timely and accurate manner to all student inquiries by phone, e-mail, or in person. Proactively and professionally contact prospective students with incomplete applications. Ensure that admitted students are aware of the next steps involved in matriculation and enrollment.
  
• Manage a recruitment territory. The territory may be composed of affinity groups, corporations, educational institutions and professional communities located locally, state-wide, nationally and/or internationally. Participate in off-campus recruiting events and information sessions. Facilitate appropriate targeted outreach efforts to affinity groups, corporations, educational institutions and professional communities to support the enrollment goals of the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. Develop knowledge of the territory and the needs of the institutions and groups in the area. Proactively communicate with the groups and institutions and facilitate opportunities for collaboration, enrollment expansion, and program development. Collaborate with the varies communities to develop relationships with community leaders.
  
• Manage up to two recruiters and front desk staff.
  
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  

• Bachelor's degree.
  
• Three to five years experience, with preference given to candidates who have experience in graduate recruiting and admission.
  
• Demonstrated professional presence and maturity in dealing with a variety of audiences, external and internal to the university.
  
• Excellent interpersonal, oral presentation, and written communication skills are critical for success.
  

• Master’s degree.
  

• May manage Graduate Assistants and/or student workers.
  

• Must have valid driver's license.
  

• Knowledge of recruiting and admission practices for graduate students.
  
• Strategy and analytic skills.
  
• Skills and knowledge to develop and implement marketing and recruitment plans to enroll significant numbers of graduate students.
  
• Ability and desire to identify enrollment trends for graduate students.
  
• Ability to identify, develop and implement marketing activities.
  
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
  
• Strong project management and organizational skills. Attention to detail, commitment to quality, and ability to balance multiple demands from demanding constituencies.
  
• Creativity, positive can-do attitude, flexibility, initiative, and ability to function effectively as member of a team. Responsive to feedback and committed to continuous improvement.
  

• Periodically spend extended periods standing.
  
• Periodically lift more than 25 pounds.
  

• Knowledge of MS Office Suite
  
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal communication, organizational and project management skills
  
• Strong group presentation skills
  
• Ability to function in a fast-paced, creative, change-oriented and driven environment
  
• Knowledge of a student system and/or recruitment database preferred.
  
• Access to a car required.
  

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