Assistant Director, Graduate Admissions

Babson College • Wellesley, MA

9d • $67,946 - $75,495 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Assistant Director, Graduate Admissions, supports recruiting and admissions across Babson College’s graduate degree and certificate programs. The role contributes to graduate enrollment growth by managing candidate conversion from inquiry through enrollment, coordinating outreach across multiple channels, staffing recruitment events, participating in interviews and application reviews, and serving as a point of contact for prospective students. The Assistant Director also represents the College to external constituents and collaborates with colleagues across the College.

The position is based in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with the opportunity to work remotely up to three days per week after a three-month training period. Some evening and weekend work and domestic and international travel are required. This is an exempt role with a stated pay range of $67,946–$75,495 and performance- and budget-based bonus eligibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 4–6 years of experience in graduate admission, marketing, recruiting, staffing, or sales.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• A creative, action-oriented approach to recruiting strong candidates.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and frequent deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to report and manipulate data to identify marketplace shifts and trends.
• Ability to work effectively with students, staff, and faculty from varied ethnic, cultural, and social backgrounds.
• Detail-oriented approach.
• Ability to propose new methods, take thoughtful risks, and support new and ongoing initiatives and solutions.
• Flexibility and willingness to adapt, learn new skills, and take on challenging tasks.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office, mail merge, sorting and filtering in Excel, and manipulating Excel data; ability to learn changing technology quickly.
• Valid, unrestricted U.S. driver’s license held for at least one year and maintained throughout employment, with an insurable or satisfactory driving record.
• Successful completion of the College’s vehicle training program within the first 60 days of employment and required safety training.

Responsibilities

• Implement the conversion process for graduate programs by proactively contacting inquiries, applicants, and admitted candidates through web, telephone, mail, email, social media, and in-person channels.
• Meet enrollment goals by establishing consultative sales strategies and managing relationships with prospective students.
• Promote Babson’s graduate programs through direct communication, professional presentations, recruitment travel, and onsite and virtual events.
• Manage a select candidate pipeline from inquiry through enrollment in collaboration with the recruitment team.
• Review admission applications, present recommendations to the admission committee, and participate in admissions decision-making.
• Interview and counsel prospective students and evaluate their candidacy for graduate programs.
• Plan and execute recruiting events with the Admissions and Events teams, including candidate sessions, visitor programs, information sessions, yield receptions, and tours.
• Participate in graduate program recruiting activities and outreach.
• Collaborate with Career Development, Academic Services, Student Financial Aid, International Student Services, and other College colleagues to maintain productive working relationships and feedback.
• Contribute to marketing and outreach strategies to grow the inquiry funnel, convert inquiries to applicants, and support candidate evaluation.
• Take on additional responsibilities and projects as required.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, group life, and long-term disability insurance.
• Business travel accident insurance and mental health benefits.
• Vacation starting at three weeks annually, two weeks of sick time, one week of paid family illness time, six weeks of paid parental leave, and 12 paid holidays per year.
• 403(b) retirement plan with mandatory employee contributions and a 4:1 employer match.
• Wellbeing programs, virtual fitness platform, and employee assistance program.
• Performance- and budget-based bonus eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager