Assoc Dir, Admissions & Recruitment Executive MBA - 135817

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The Associate Director of Graduate Admissions and Recruitment works in a high-energy, prestigious graduate business school, the UC San Diego Rady School of Management.

This position recruits and reviews candidates the Rady School of Management's graduate business programs. The position is responsible for outreach; recruitment; tracking/monitoring outreach efforts towards prospective applicants, applicants, and admitted applicants; application file review; application assessment and admissions decision-making recommendations; admitted student yield; and recruitment event planning and implementation---locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. The position requires professionalism, independent analysis skills, presentation skills, sales/promotional/marketing skills, strategic thinking and strategic planning, creativity, and rapport building skills.

The Associate Director of Graduate Admissions and Recruitment uses data to identify and recruit potential applicants and provides information on a variety of admissions-related issues to the general public including prospective applicants, applicants, admitted students, employers, community-based organizations, faculty and campus colleagues. The position fosters and maintains good working relationships with UCSD colleagues, the public, organizations involved in outreach recruitment, as well as other UC business schools, representatives from other universities, and UC San Diego campus graduate advisors and administrators.

This position independently reviews and/or evaluates, domestic and international applications for admission into Rady School of Management graduate programs. This position works as a team with other Graduate Admission professionals, interacts with the Executive Directors of each graduate program, and uses professional judgment and a comprehensive knowledge of educational processes, including educational background, career aspirations, career progression, transcripts, GPA, GMAT/GRE scores and academic achievement at domestic institutions and international educational systems, in determining whether applicants meet requirements for admission. The position performs with a high level of autonomy, using judgement, outreach skills, diplomacy, and professionalism as a representative of UC San Diego and the Rady School of Management, often times conveying complicated and/or sensitive information. The position interacts directly with prospective applicants, applicants, and admitted students in person at admissions/recruitment events, at onsite open houses, and via online interactions, while assessing the academic preparedness for graduate business school, career progression and career goals, as well as the suitability to the Rady School of Management curriculum.

• Available to work evenings/weekends during peak periods and due to Admissions/Recruitment events, open houses, etc.

• Some domestic travel may be expected; very rare international travel for some graduate business programs.

• Strong experience (more than 5 years) working in Admissions/Recruitment in a graduate business school, experience recruiting for an MBA or other graduate business program, experience assessing and evaluating candidates based on the suitability of their background, educational achievements, and professional goals.

• Direct marketing/sales experience: Experience creating content for informational materials, traditional (paper) and online, chats, texts, emails. Experience crafting accurate content with the goal of promoting an educational organization.

• Experience working with a professional population comprised of senior managers and leaders.

• Experience independently organizing and implementing admissions/recruitment informational programs for a wide, diverse audience.

• Experience planning and implementing outreach events, recruitment fairs, open houses, online events etc to promote information sharing related to Admissions and Recruitment. Leadership skills in recruiting for onsite and/or innovative online programs.

• Presentation skills online and in person. Experience delivering effective and engaging professional presentations and Q & A sessions to large and small audiences.

• Experience independently conducting individual admission evaluations/interviews and assessments (domestic and international). Experience using independent judgment to make admission decisions and recommendations.

• Knowledge of admission-related technology including CRM (Customer Relationship Management) systems. Efficiency in utilizing technology and data to effectively execute the responsibilities of an Admissions Officer, from outreach and recruitment to application review, evaluation and yield.

• Experience with recruitment yield management. Experience creating a strategic plan to reach out to engage both prospective applicants and admitted students.

• Ability to develop recruitment programs, and design effective materials. Experience prioritizing recruitment outreach efforts based on yield and on recruitment/admissions goals. Experience developing strategies for recruitment/outreach activities with the ultimate goal of enrolling qualified graduate students.

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills including the use of diplomacy, tact, and collaboration.

• Experience providing effective advising to students, preferably in areas of graduate education. Experience interacting with admitted and denied applicants.

• Job offer is contingent upon a satisfactory clearance based on background check results.

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