Manager of Graduate Admissions

University of Mississippi•Washington, DC

About The Position

The University of Mississippi — fondly referred to as Ole Miss — stands as a premier public research institution with a proud legacy of academic distinction. We are devoted to nurturing a vibrant, inclusive community where every member — student, faculty, and staff — can achieve their fullest potential. Join the Ole Miss Family — Build Your Legacy Here! Department: Graduate School Job Summary: Plans and coordinates day-to-day fiscal, administrative, and operational activities of a defined, program or set of funded activities. Programs are usually focused to a single purpose, may be scientific, research, educational, or service oriented, and may exist as a subset of an integrated funded program activity. Duties typically include assisting with grant planning and administration, fiscal, budgetary, and/or other associated transactions, program implementation and administration, internal and external operational/administrative liaison, program marketing, and reporting. Job Description: Provides specialized support in the development, implementation, and marketing of program function. Serves as a central point of contact between students, faculty, staff, other departments, and/or external constituencies on day-to-day programmatic, operational, and administrative matters; assists with seminars, meetings, special projects, and/or general problem resolution. Coordinates activities of support staff, consultants, faculty, and/or volunteers engaged in implementation and administration of program objectives. Monitors and administers program/project revenues and expenses; may develop or participate in the development of funding proposals for the program. Writes, edits, and coordinates development of course catalogs, promotional materials, educational materials, training manuals, newsletters, and/or brochures, as appropriate to the program. Maintains program/project records, researches information and gathers and computes various data; prepares special and/or one-time reports, summaries, or replies to inquiries, selecting relevant data from a variety of sources.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university
Three (3) years’ experience related to the above-described duties

Nice To Haves

Master's and/or other graduate degree

Responsibilities

Manages and implements programs, events and functions to recruit prospective students for the many graduate programs at UM.
Develops recruitment plans, sets new student application targets, and devises strategies to reach those targets.
Designs and initiates communication strategies to recruit graduate students.
Manages electronic recruitment tracking and communication processes, including effective utilization of customer relations management (CRM) software.
Selects and trains student assistant(s).
Oversees staffing for recruiting events.
Provides information to prospective students.
Arranges campus tours.
Participates in online recruiting events and presentations.
Travels to represent UM at recruiting events and for other recruitment purposes.