Executive Director for Admissions and Recruitment

Executive Director for Admissions and Recruitment

Position Overview:

Provide leadership and supervision for the Offices of Admission Processing, Recruitment (Domestic and International), Telecounseling, Campus Visits, Enrollment Marketing, and New Student Orientation. Participate in overseeing recruitment of undergraduate students including traditional, transfer, online and concurrent enrollment students and understand and provide leadership for all NCAA recruitment processes for the university. This leader provides strong guidance in the use of technology initiatives to ensure exceptional student-centered business practices that are efficient, accurate and responsive, and include planning and assessment components to meet the institutional goals in each of the areas within this unit.

This leader works closely with the Director of Enrollment Marketing to assist in developing strategies, campaigns, assessment, and decision-making structures for enrollment marketing campaigns. The leader will be able to work collaboratively as a team member in the Strategic Enrollment Management unit as well as with the rest of the campus and community. This leader reports directly to and works closely with the Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management in creation and implementation of the Strategic Enrollment Plan to collaboratively achieve the enrollment goals of the institution.

Position

Qualifications:

Required Experience:

Six years of progressive responsibility and professional leadership experience

Professional experience working at a university in a leadership role in admissions or recruitment program

Professional experience providing leadership and direction for university programs and building program enrollment

Professional experience/knowledge in the use of prospective student search processes and advancing students through an enrollment funnel leading to enhanced yield rates Required

Education:

Master's Degree Required Other:
Ability to travel as needed regionally and nationally

Ability to work nonstandard hours including occasional select evenings and weekends

Eligible for membership in admissions and enrollment based organizations Additional Preferred:
Doctoral Degree Knowledge of financial aid leveraging and partnering with the Financial Aid Office to help in recruitment of undergraduates

Knowledge of academic advising and the interaction between advising and admissions/recruitment in the onboarding process

Prior experience in international marketing and recruitment including use of in country managers and/or agencies

Technical knowledge in the use of CRM, Student Information Systems and market research to support the recruitment initiatives of the unit

Physical Requirements &

Working Conditions:

None Degree Requirement:
Listed degree qualification is required at time of hire

Posting Information: FLSA Status:
Exempt Employee Category:
Exempt Pay Range: $130,000 or higher depending upon experience Type of Appointment:
Fiscal Year FTE: 1 Full Time/Part Time:
Full Time Funding: A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy.

- No Posting Date: 07/01/2026 Closing Date:
Open Until Filled
- Yes Special Instructions to Applicants:
This position is posted as open until filled, however, applications submitted on or before July 26, 2026 will receive priority consideration. Position will remain open until a suitable pool of candidates is identified.

Applicants:
Please use your letter of qualification to explain in detail how your work experience, skills, and abilities meet both the required and preferred qualifications as listed in the position description. Your letter of qualification will be used to demonstrate your communication and writing skills to determine your ranking among the other applicants for this position. For resources about how to write a letter of qualification, please visit the HR website here:
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