Director of Graduate and International Recruitment and Admissions

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What you'll do and what you'll bring:

Position 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.

Job Duties:

1) Provide leadership and strategy to graduate and international recruitment, with an eye to creating a robust, qualified student body and strategic enrollment increases.

2) Provide leadership and workflow support to graduate and international admissions policies and processes, with priority given to access and efficiency in support of enrollment goals, knowledge of international credential evaluation and performance-based admissions will be of benefit to this work.

3) 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.

4) 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.

5) 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.

6) Review and decisions international undergraduate student applications.

7) Consult with colleagues across campus (including the Graduate School, graduate programs, and admissions operations) to provide graduate application decisioning support.

8) Assign and review staff work; make recommendations in areas related to supervision, including interviewing and selection, compensation, discipline, performance appraisal and training.

9) 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

10) Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

1) Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.

2) Three years of experience in higher education in admissions, recruitment, or a closely related area.

3) Excellent interpersonal and analytical skills; excellent cross-cultural (verbal and written) communication skills; collaborative approach to effective team management; collegial approach to collaboration with on- and off-campus stakeholders, including university administrators, faculty, and staff as well as external entities such as education agents, third-party vendors, and professionals from other universities. .Must have a valid driver's license and be insurable under the university's auto fleet policy.

Preferred Qualifications:

1) Master's degree in higher education administration or related field.

2) 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.

3) Ability to serve as a Designated School Official (DSO) to issue initial I-20s.

This position will have supervision for one or more employees and student employees/interns

How to apply:

For Inquiries, please contact:

Departmental Contact: 765-285-1286 glmills@bsu.edu

Please upload the following documents: NOTE: Do not use the Autofill feature for resume:

• Cover Letter

• Resume

What we offer:

At Ball State University, we understand the importance of balancing professional responsibilities with personal well-being. That's why we offer paid 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and 10 holidays a year. Plus, our paid parental leave (6 weeks) is there for life's most significant moments. We offer affordable health and dental insurance, robust long-term disability and life insurance plans, as well a range of retirement benefits to provide financial security to you and your family. These benefits ensure that you can focus on your work and personal growth without worrying about the unexpected.

When you work for us, you are family. And to show our support of your family, we will cover 90 percent of your child's (or children's) undergraduate college tuition at Ball State. We do the same for you. In fact, we'll cover 100 percent of the tuition costs for you to earn you undergraduate degree and 80 percent of your graduate tuition. This offer is good from the very first day you start. It's just one way we do our part to uplift you.

Let's fly together toward a secure and prosperous tomorrow.

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