Director, Graduate Admissions and International Partnerships

• Directly supervise, train, and mentor a team of admissions professionals.
• Manage daily operations, assign project tasks, balance staff workloads, and maintain accurate position descriptions.
• Hire, coach, and develop staff; establish goals and expectations; manage performance; and assess future staffing needs.
• Prepare, monitor, and manage the operational and recruitment budgets for assigned work units.

• Partner closely with academic program directors to clarify enrollment priorities, establish rigorous admissions standards, and align on the qualities sought in prospective students.
• Educate program directors and faculty on university admissions policies, establish clear process timelines, and manage expectations around recruitment cycles and decision deadlines.
• Develop and implement short- and long-term recruitment plans to meet target enrollment goals across all on-campus and online graduate programs.
• Coordinate with program directors, Graduate Student Services, and Undergraduate advising on combined degree programs.
• Analyze internal funnel metrics and external market trends to build effective territory management strategies and expand target applicant pools.
• Collaborate with academic program directors to evaluate recruitment strategy for existing degrees and support go-to-market plans for new program offerings.
• Work with the Assistant Dean for Executive Education and Special Initiatives to support marketing, recruitment, and admissions to executive education programs.
• Work closely with the Director, Communications and Marketing on marketing campaigns.

• Lead key aspects of the application evaluation lifecycle, including reading files, managing review workflows, and chairing admissions committees.
• Conduct on- and off-campus presentations, information sessions, and prospective student interviews to represent the Elliott School globally and domestically.
• Partner seamlessly with Graduate Student Services to ensure a cohesive student experience from pre-enrollment to orientation, retention, and student success.
• Collaborate with University Financial Aid, University Advancement, Student Accounts, and the Registrar to streamline yield, fellowship allocation, and student onboarding processes.

• Manage the operational workflow of international academic partnerships, MOUs, and institutional exchange agreements with foreign universities, and research institutes.
• Coordinate with university offices to ensure international partner agreements remain compliant with university policy and deliver mutual value.

• Progressive leadership experience in college or university admissions, recruitment, or enrollment management, ideally within a competitive graduate or undergraduate program.
• Demonstrated success developing and carrying out recruitment and yield strategies that supported enrollment goals.
• Experience supervising and developing admissions professionals and providing clear direction to a team. Experience leading a graduate admissions team is especially valuable.
• Ability to use enrollment data, market trends, and admissions technology-such as Slate, Banner, or comparable systems-to set priorities, guide decisions, and evaluate results.
• Experience working closely with faculty, academic leaders, and university partners on complex admissions and enrollment priorities.
• Experience with international education, institutional partnerships, or international affairs is a plus.
• An inclusive and accountable leadership approach, sound judgment, and the ability to communicate clearly and manage competing priorities in a complex university environment.

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