Director of Graduate and International Recruitment & Admissions
Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Job posting number: #7294210 (Ref:BSU45835)
Posted: November 23, 2024
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Provide strategy and leadership for graduate and international recruitment and admissions, to include all on-campus graduate (domestic, international, non-degree) and international (first-year, transfer, graduate, exchange, dual degree, Intensive English Institute) prospective students.
Ball State University welcomes applications for our Director of Graduate and International Recruitment & Admissions position.
Job Function:
Provide strategy and leadership for graduate and international recruitment and admissions, to include all on-campus graduate (domestic, international, non-degree) and international (first-year, transfer, graduate, exchange, dual degree, Intensive English Institute) prospective students.
Minimum Education:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
Preferred Education:
Master's degree in higher education administration or related field.
Minimum Experience:
Three years of experience in higher education in admissions, recruitment, or a closely related area.
Preferred Experience:
Five years of prior experience working in a graduate and/or international recruitment and/or admissions leadership or administrative role in college admissions; supervisory experience.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership and strategy to graduate and international recruitment, with an eye to creating a robust, diverse, qualified student body and strategic enrollment increases.
- Provide leadership and workflow support to graduate and international admissions policies and processes, with priority given to equity, access, and efficiency in support of enrollment goals, knowledge of international credential evaluation and performance-based admissions will be of benefit to this work.
- Provide leadership on development of strategic recruitment plans for graduate and international admissions, to include market analyses, work with education agents and other third-party service providers, travel planning, and development of recruitment presentations and collateral.
- Assign, oversee and engage in travel (domestic and international) in support of strategic recruitment plans. This duty includes all planning and reporting responsibilities before, during and after travel.
- Work in conjunction with University Marketing and Communication and the Admissions Communications team to develop recruitment materials, to manage admissions website content, to implement digital ad campaigns where appropriate, and to create CRM communications that support graduate and international recruitment and admissions.
- Review and decisions international undergraduate student applications.
- Consult with colleagues across campus (including the Graduate School, graduate programs, and admissions operations) to provide graduate application decisioning support.
- Assign and review staff work; make recommendations in areas related to supervision, including interviewing and selection, compensation, discipline, performance appraisal and training.
- Collaborate with campus colleagues to support pre-arrival, arrival, and orientation for new students. This includes collaboration with International Services to ensure efficient workflows for issuance of travel documents for international students
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
At Ball State University, we recognize inclusive excellence as an integral endeavor to fulfill our University’s mission and our strategic plan. We recruit, support, and retain a diverse population of students, faculty, and staff. We encourage and reward diversity of thought. We promote a work environment that encourages and rewards innovation and creativity. We pledge to keep Inclusive Excellence at the highest level of institutional importance and as a foundation in all that we strive to do. Our over-arching goal for Inclusive Excellence is to adopt a university-wide Inclusive Excellence approach to academic, administrative support, and service functions of the university. We believe Inclusive Excellence must be infused in every step we take.
