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 forthe MBA program and professional education by developing relationships with companies, executives, HR and talent leaders,alumni, professional organizations, and community partners toexpand the reach of the MBA program and professional education andcreate new opportunities for enrollment and engagement forboth.

In addition to external relationship development, the Director provides overall leadership for recruitment and enrollment, student success, marketing direction, and program operations. The Director also works with the Associate Dean for Education Excellence and the MBA & Professional Education Faculty Director on the strategy for MBA certificates, degrees, and tailored professional education.

The MBA & Professional Education Staff Director directly supervises the MBA Program Assistant Director – Student Experience and provides support for student experience responsibilities as needed.

• Serve as the primary external-facing leader and ambassador forthe MBA certificates, MBA degree, and tailored professional education engagements.
• Identify, develop, and manage ongoing relationships with organizations (companies, healthcare providers, universities thatdon’t have MBA programs, etc.), executives, alumni, and professional networks to generate MBA prospects, enrollmentopportunities, tailored professional education opportunities, orother 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, corporateengagement, 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 keypopulations: 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 Universityadmissions, marketing, and enrollment management teams to identifyprospective students via recruitment funnel to application, atwhich point the Assistant MBA Director – Student Experience assumesprimary 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, MBAdegrees, and tailored professional education.
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