Assistant Director Admissions (Admissions)

Johns Hopkins University•Baltimore, MD

5d•$57,195 - $100,040•Hybrid

About The Position

The Assistant Director Admissions serves on the Carey Business School Admissions team and collaborates with Admissions leadership to design, implement, and manage recruitment strategies supporting strategic enrollment goals for an assigned set of part-time programs. As the subject matter expert for those programs, the role works closely with academic program directors, program managers, faculty, and staff to stay current on curriculum, differentiating features, and program goals. The position advises and mentors other Admissions staff in its area of expertise and may include limited supervisory responsibilities. The role combines in-person and virtual recruitment, prospective-student advising, application review, and substantial office-wide projects. The Assistant Director represents Carey at recruitment events, supports assigned projects and teams, and manages relationships with prospective students and families, current students, faculty, counselors, alumni, university administrators, and other partners. The position is expected to work onsite at least three days per week and requires evening and weekend work, including 1–2 flexible Saturdays per month. Domestic and international travel may be required, depending on assigned programs and territory. The position advises prospective students about Carey and its Flexible MBA program, helps candidates select programs and navigate the application process, and manages engagement through multiple communication channels and CRM technologies. It reviews Flexible MBA applications, interviews applicants as needed, and recommends admission or denial decisions using established criteria and holistic review. The role also supports scholarship recommendations, admissions committee materials and decisions, events, recruitment programming, and other assigned initiatives. The minimum qualifications are a bachelor’s degree and five years of progressively responsible related experience. Additional education may substitute for experience, and additional related experience may substitute for education beyond a high school diploma or equivalent, subject to the JHU equivalency formula. A master’s degree is preferred. Familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook is required. The posted starting salary range is $57,195–$100,040 annually, with a targeted salary of $77,000, commensurate with experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Five years of progressively responsible related experience.
Knowledge of standard office software applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Ability to work onsite at least three days per week.
Availability for the stated schedule of Monday–Friday, 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m., and 1–2 Saturdays per month.
Evening and weekend work is required; travel may be required domestically and internationally.
Service- and team-oriented approach and awareness of the needs and concerns of a selective private university.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Experience or proficiency in application processing and management, confidentiality and discretion, customer service, documentation imaging and management, event coordination, oral and written communications, project management, relationship management, and student recruitment. The posting lists these technical skills with developing proficiency except customer service, which is intermediate.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and manage recruitment strategies for assigned part-time programs in support of strategic enrollment goals.
Serve as the admissions subject matter expert for assigned programs and collaborate with academic program directors, managers, faculty, and staff to maintain current program knowledge.
Provide advice and mentorship to Admissions staff and collaborate with leadership on in-house training and professional development.
Manage assigned recruitment strategy, planning, and execution, including application review for an assigned region or applicant group.
Build relationships and conduct presentations in assigned markets; visit high schools and community organizations; and develop knowledge of the regional secondary-school landscape.
Analyze recruitment data and prepare reports to evaluate recruitment strategies.
Conduct information sessions, support tours as needed, and respond to prospective applicants, families, and counselors.
Represent and maintain knowledge of Hopkins academics, student experience, and financial aid programs.
Lead assigned programming and event staffing and represent Carey at virtual, on-campus, and off-campus recruitment events.
Oversee assigned projects and project-based teams within the recruitment function.
Compile materials in a timely and effective manner for admissions committee review; enter committee decisions and scholarship awards accurately and on time.
Make scholarship recommendations.
Advise prospective students about Carey and its Flexible MBA program, counsel them on program selection and the application process, and manage outreach through multiple communication channels and CRM technologies.
Review Flexible MBA application files, interview applicants as needed, and recommend admission or denial decisions based on established criteria and holistic review.
Manage relationships with faculty, counselors, prospective students and families, current students, university administrators, high school counselors, and alumni.
Depending on assigned duties, hire and train student volunteers, develop recruitment workshop or event materials, assist with messaging and presentations, build international recruitment plans, or support access and diversity initiatives.
Travel as required to support outreach and enrollment goals and perform other duties as assigned.
May supervise designated Admissions roles.