Assistant Director of Graduate Enrollment, Pfeffer Graduate School of Business

The Assistant Director of Graduate Enrollment will collaborate in planning and executing recruiting strategies for all graduate programs in the Pfeffer Graduate School of Business. They will develop and maintain positive relationships with prospective students and corporate partners and create recruitment pipelines through undergraduate institutions, area businesses, and events. This position serves as a representative of Lipscomb University to prospective students under the guidance and direction of the Director of Graduate Enrollment for the Pfeffer Graduate School of Business.

Typical responsibilities:

• Manage and execute recruitment efforts for Graduate Business Programs with primary responsibility for the MBA programs.
• Represent Lipscomb University's Pfeffer Graduate School of Business programs to prospective graduate students through college fairs and events, including travel and evening events as needed.
• Assist with coordinating and participating in on and off-campus visits, meetings, and information sessions with prospective students.
• Responsible for identifying, contacting, and maintaining relationships with prospective students; meeting candidates, describing programs; advising and facilitating student applications; assisting applicants in completing the admissions process.
• Communicate effectively with students in person and via telephone, email, online chats, and text.
• Respond to and follow up with inquiries from prospective students and applicants.
• Meet candidates, describe programs and encourage application and enrollment.
• Coordinate program interviews, arrange campus tours and class visits, and facilitate connections between prospects/applicants and faculty/staff/alumni.
• Interact professionally with internal and external customers.
• Learn and effectively work within our database system and recruitment platforms to track inquiries, applications, acceptances, enrollments, etc., and communicate with students.
• Build and maintain relationships with undergraduate institutions, area businesses and associations, and other organizations as needed. This will require regular written, phone, and email contact and ongoing visits and call schedules.
• Conduct and/or participate in other customer relations and recruitment activities as required.
• Stay abreast of recruiting trends and best practices.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree
• Preference for candidates with 2 years of sales, marketing, or recruiting experience
• Effective oral presentation skills and excellent oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge of Powerpoint
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to manage positive relationships with a variety of stakeholders
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to maintain a light travel schedule for recruitment meetings, college visits, career fairs, and conferences
• Ability to maintain a flexible work schedule
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to identify and resolve issues promptly

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Experience

• 2 year(s): Preference for experience in sales or marketing

Education

• Bachelors or better