Position Number: 000944

Department: Graduate School (Adm)

Employment Type: Permanent - Full-time

Months Per Year: 12

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Assistant Director of Recruitment will lead and support efforts to grow the international graduate and undergraduate student populations at UNC Charlotte. The primary role of this position will be to assist in the development and execution of a multi-year international enrollment management plan proposal in addition to a host of support services that will assist in the development of partnerships, connections and pipelines between UNC Charlotte colleges/faculty and entities from abroad (institutions, organizations and sponsors). This individual will also understand recruitment trends, market characteristics/intelligence and emerging regions best positioned to send degree seeking graduate students to the U.S. Significant partnership with the International Student and Scholars Office, Undergraduate Admissions, and Graduate Program constituents is required.

This position recruits applicants to graduate programs via recruitment events, in-person and digital communications, and partners with graduate enrollment constituents to ensure both print and digital marketing materials are appropriate for face-to-face and virtual recruitment. The individual must be completely versed in the admissions requirements of 150+ graduate programs and 170 undergraduate majors, as well as the funding opportunities and academic experiences embedded in graduate programs. Additionally, the person is responsible for engaging with faculty and administrative staff both a UNC Charlotte as well as at universities in the U.S. to develop collaborative partnerships to help recruit and enroll a diverse group of graduate students. And, finally, the person in this position is responsible for being well-versed in best practices in graduate student recruitment and enrollment of both domestic and international students, and providing that information to Graduate Program Directors in an effort to enroll the optimum size class of exemplary graduate students.

Minimum Experience / Education:

• A bachelor’s degree is required.

• Four or more years of experience in recruitment, pre-admissions counseling, and/or graduate student services.

Preferred Education Skills and Experience:

• A master’s degree in a relevant discipline, such as counseling, higher education, marketing, data science, or communication studies, is preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain rapport with a diverse prospective student population.

• Ability to lead and manage the recruitment cycle to grow enrollment.

• Experience working in enrollment technologies and software ( SLATE , Banner, etc.).

• Knowledge of graduate prospective student markets and enrollment trends.

• Strong relationship management skills.

• Exceptional written and oral communication skills; data analysis skills; and present

• Comfortable working in high-volume, fast-paced, multi-location environments with the ability to establish priorities, manage deadlines, and exercise a high degree of professionalism in interactions with all levels of internal and external constituencies.

• Microsoft Windows; Microsoft Excel; Zoom; Google Suite