Join Lehigh University's prestigious College of Business as Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions, where you'll play a pivotal role in recruiting exceptional talent for our renowned Full-Time and Online MBA programs. This dynamic position offers the perfect blend of strategic thinking, data-driven decision making, and meaningful student engagement.
Position Number: S80018
This position is a Grade: 9 - 40 with an approximate salary range of $55,200-$67,180 and is subject to change based on experience, skills and qualifications.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead identification and pursuit of opportunities to connect with prospective students through domestic and international fairs, industry events, and partnerships, contributing to the strategic outreach plan.
• Represent the College of Business in a leadership capacity at local, national, and international recruitment fairs, identifying new market opportunities.
• Design and execute high-impact recruitment events, such as virtual open houses, admitted student days, and corporate information sessions, ensuring alignment with enrollment goals and brand positioning.
• Develop and leverage strategic relationships with corporate, professional, and alumni networks to generate qualified leads and referrals.
• Initiate and lead strategic projects that enhance program visibility, drive pipeline growth, and improve competitive positioning.
• Deliver high-level presentations, webinars, and information sessions to diverse audiences, serving as a subject matter expert on Lehigh’s graduate business programs.
• Develop and implement targeted engagement strategies to maintain ongoing contact with prospects across multiple channels.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with prospective students, alumni, and industry vendors to support long-term pipeline development.
• Provide high-level admissions counseling, offering strategic guidance to prospective students and helping to shape a strong applicant pool.
• Oversee and manage the application review process, providing strategic insights to admissions committees and supporting holistic evaluation practices.
• Coordinate and conduct interviews for the full-time MBA program, ensuring consistency and alignment with admissions goals.
• Lead operational processes within the admissions cycle, including Slate configuration, application workflows, and compliance with university and accreditation policies.
• Monitor recruitment and admissions KPIs across MBA and Specialty Business Master's programs, analyze trends, and develop actionable insights to improve conversion rates, inform recruitment strategy, and accurately forecast enrollment yield.
• Crosstrain with Specialty Masters recruiter, contributing to a unified and agile recruitment team model.
• Lead the optimization of recruitment and admissions communications, partnering with marketing to ensure messaging, segmentation, and campaign strategies reflect audience insights and institutional goals.
• Supervise and mentor graduate assistants and recruitment volunteers, ensuring professional growth, effective training, and consistent program messaging.
• Contribute to team development and operational planning, identifying process improvements and supporting a culture of excellence and collaboration.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree in Business or a related field; Master's Degree in Business or related field preferred
• Three to five years of related work experience
• Strong analytical skills
• Exceptional communication abilities for engaging diverse prospective student populations
• Project management skills to handle multiple recruitment cycles and deadlines simultaneously
• Strategic thinking combined with attention to detail
• Ability to work independently while contributing to team goals
• This position requires occasional domestic travel and limited international travel, including some overnight stays.
Lehigh University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate. We are committed to a culturally and intellectually diverse community and we seek qualified candidates to contribute to the university’s mission. Lehigh University offers a comprehensive and family friendly benefits package which includes but is not limited to Health Care, Retirement and Educational benefits. Information can be found on our website.
Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing an accommodation for any part of the interview or hiring process may contact Lehigh's Accommodations Specialist.
• This position has fiscal or financial responsibilities other than employee expense activity, such as processing or approving transactions; monitoring or preparing budgets; or generating income for University, therefore, a credit check is required.
• This position is responsible for driving University-owned vehicles as a routine function, therefore a valid Driver’s License and a good driving record is required.
Successful completion of standard background checks including but not limited to: social security verification, education verification, national criminal background checks, motor vehicle checks, PATCH, FBI fingerprinting, Child Abuse Clearance and credit history based upon the requirements of the position.
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