Assistant Director of Admissions Events and Programming

About Fordham

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

Position Information

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program ( EAP ); tuition remission; and generous time off.

Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

Title of Position Assistant Director of Admissions Events and Programming

Position Number A04295

FLSA Exempt

Scheduled Hours Per Week 35

Department GBA Admissions

Campus Lincoln Center

Work Arrangement Hybrid

Hybrid Policy Please review the Hybrid Policy dham.edu/hybrid policy .

Reporting to the Senior Associate Director of Admissions for Full-Time Programs, the Assistant Director of Admissions Events and Programming supports the strategy and leads the planning and execution of recruitment-focused events and engagement initiatives for the Gabelli School of Business graduate programs.

The role designs high-impact recruitment and yield experiences that support prospect conversion, admitted student engagement, and enrollment outcomes across the graduate portfolio. Additionally, the Assistant Director manages strategic academic partnerships to strengthen undergraduate-to-graduate enrollment pathways.

In addition, this position has strategic oversight of admission-related activity for academic partnerships, leading strategy and pipeline development to grow internal and external 4+1 programs, feeder school relationships, and new domestic/international partnerships to strengthen undergraduate-to-graduate enrollment pathways.

This position requires domestic and international travel, as well as evening and weekend work during peak recruitment periods.

• Supports the strategy and execution of recruitment and yield events by overseeing the annual event calendar and ensuring strategic timing and program alignment to meet enrollment goals.
• Manages large-scale recruitment programming, including Open Houses, Admit Preview Days, and On-the-Spot Admission Days, to deliver high-quality experiences that strengthen candidate engagement.
• Drives prospect engagement through digital and social media promotion within the Slate CRM , managing follow-up messaging to convert inquirers into active applicants.
• Optimizes recruitment outcomes by analyzing event metrics and KPIs, providing data-driven insights to inform future engagement strategies and maximize return on investment.
• Coordinates on-campus and off-site engagement opportunities, such as campus tours, classroom visits, and domestic or international receptions, to broaden the school’s recruitment reach.
• Develops and sustains strategic academic partnerships and 4+1 pipelines to strengthen undergraduate-to-graduate enrollment pathways and increase qualified applicant flow.
• Manages the Current Student Ambassador Program, leveraging peer-to-peer engagement as a key tool to improve admitted student yield.
• Collaborates with faculty and internal stakeholders to integrate program-specific insights into recruitment events, serving as a liaison to ensure messaging aligns with academic standards.
• Oversees event logistics and external vendor relationships, including travel coordination and conference participation, to ensure seamless execution of outreach initiatives.
• Participates in the holistic candidate evaluation process by conducting admissions interviews and contributing to final committee decision-making across the graduate portfolio.

This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list. The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.

Not responsible for supervision or oversight of others.

Across the graduate portfolio, participates actively in admissions interviews, committee discussions, and contributes to final decision-making.

• Bachelor’s degree in related areas.
• Minimum of 2 years of professional or pre-professional experience in admissions, event management, recruitment, enrollment marketing, student engagement, or a related area.