Associate Director of Graduate Admissions - Goizueta Business School

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Description

The Goizueta Business School is thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity to join their exceptional team as the Associate Director of Graduate Admissions!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Coordinates a specific area of the recruitment process (international, yield events, .
• Develops strategy, manages travel and tracks data.
• Manages student pre-enrollment process, including admitted student website, enrollment forms, and course foundation requirements.
• Participates on various committees.
• Attends recruiting events and admitted yield events and travels to fairs domestically and abroad.
• Interviews prospective students, reviews applications, and provides waitlist feedback and communication.
• Is primary liaison to business units related to new students (Graduate Program Office, Information Technology, Registrar, Student Financial Accounts).
• Performs related responsibilities as required.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Supports the defined admissions strategy with innovative outreach expected to expand the candidate pool.
• Utilizes CRM system to track prospective student engagement, conduct recruitment data analysis, manage contacts and generate reports.
• Provides timely follow-through on communication plans by initiating & answering correspondence and inquiries from prospective students.
• Supports prospect engagement for diversity, women, international, and special populations in the program pools.
• Conducts interviews and evaluates admissions applications across all 4 MBA programs.
• Perform high level engagement with admitted students through a personalized approach to convert them to enrolled students.
• Manages and tracks relationships with candidates in CRM (Slate) and develops knowledge of CRM functionality including queries, reports, and data analysis.
• Manage waitlist for each program which includes providing feedback to candidates as well as coordinating a communication plan.
• Manage large projects and / or people.
• Conduct annual review of MBA admissions application and support materials to ensure it provides information needed for the evaluation.
• Plan, execute and measure success of yield strategy which includes conducting an annual review of admit and deposit packets, overseeing admitted student websites and current student / alumni ambassador involvement in the recruiting process.
• Delivers presentations, in person and online, for prospective and / or admitted applicants.
• Supports diversity initiatives to deliver a well-balanced class for all four programs.
• Supports website, print material and social media strategy to achieve recruiting and yield goals.
• Maintains working relationships with other school departments; work closely with the Program Offices, the Career Management Center, and the Marketing Department.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
• Occasional travel required to attend local and non-local recruitment functions : domestic and international, some early morning, evenings, and weekends.
• Represents the School with the highest degree of professionalism through an array of outreach programs and activities.

COMPETENCIES AND RELATED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES :

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Demonstrate a strong sense of cultural awareness to support recruiting in a global market and provide a positive example to raise awareness levels.
• Comfortable in sharing ideas and incorporating the ideas of others to reach good decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems efficiently and effectively by initiating and implementing projects independently.
• Must be detail oriented.
• Ability to travel and work flexible hours.
• Knowledge of the broad spectrum of available university academic units, curricula, and programs.
• Knowledge of student recruitment issues.
• Ability to provide consistent personalized positive attention to candidates.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of records and information.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

• A bachelor's degree and four years of college admission or recruiting experience in a university or business environment or related experience.
• Effective public speaking skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

• Five or more years work experience in marketing and / or MBA admissions recruiting work experience at a selective academic institution is highly desirable.
• Proficiency in CRM and admissions information management system such as Slate or similar.
• Demonstrated competency in a second language, and advanced degree such as MBA or Master’s in Higher Education Administration degree, are beneficial but not required.

NOTE : Position tasks are generally required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location. Remote work from home day options may be granted at department discretion.

Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee.

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Students, faculty, and staff are assured of participation in University programs and in the use of facilities without such discrimination.

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Please note that one week advance notice is preferred.