MBA & Professional Education Director

MBA & Professional Education Staff Director

Associate Dean Education Excellence

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Salary

Yes

The MBA & Professional Education Staff Director provides strategic leadership for the MBA program and tailored professional education with a primary focus on corporate partnerships, external engagement, enrollment growth, and program development. The Director serves as the primary external-facing representative for the MBA program and professional education by developing relationships with companies, executives, HR and talent leaders, alumni, professional organizations, and community partners to expand the reach of the MBA program and professional education and create new opportunities for enrollment and engagement for both.

• Serve as the primary external-facing leader and ambassador for the MBA certificates, MBA degree, and tailored professional education engagements.
• Identify, develop, and manage ongoing relationships with organizations (companies, healthcare providers, universities that don't have MBA programs, etc.), executives, alumni, and professional networks to generate MBA prospects, enrollment opportunities, tailored professional education opportunities, or other mutually beneficial opportunities.

• Work with the Associate Dean for Education Excellence and MBA & Professional Education Faculty Director to develop strategic direction and vision and strategies for the MBA program and tailored professional education that emphasize program quality, growth, enrollment, revenue, market positioning, and student success.
• Establish annual targets and priorities for the MBA program and professional education engagements related to enrollment, corporate engagement, recruitment, retention, student experience, and program development that are based on market trends, economic and competitive forces, employer needs, and student demand.

• Develop and oversee the overall MBA recruitment and enrollment strategy and measurable outcomes, focusing on the following key populations: working professionals, early- and mid-career professionals, Miami University alumni, Miami undergraduate students (who can earn one MBA certificate prior to graduation), corporate employees, career changers and emerging leaders.
• Work closely with MBA Program Assistant Director and University admissions, marketing, and enrollment management teams to identify prospective students via recruitment funnel to application, at which point the Assistant MBA Director
  - Student Experience assumes primary responsibility for managing student experiences.

• Provide strategic direction for the MBA program marketing and communications across multiple channels designed to reach targeted market segments that reflect employer needs, career outcomes, program flexibility, and the value of Miami MBA certificates, MBA degrees, and tailored professional education.
• Collaborate with University marketing and communications teams on campaigns, website content, digital marketing, email, social media, recruitment materials, and events.

• Provide oversight and coaching of the Assistant Director
  - Student Experience, including providing assistance as needed.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex student, academic, faculty, or operational issues that require Director-level involvement or resolution.