MBA

• Job Title: MBA & Professional Education Staff Director
• Department: Associate Dean Education Excellence
• Worker Type: Temporary (Fixed Term)
• Pay Type: Salary
• Benefit Eligible: 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, externalengagement, 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.

• 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 withorganizations (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 enrollmentstrategy 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 targetedmarket segments that reflect employer needs, career outcomes,program flexibility, and the value of Miami MBA certificates, MBAdegrees, and tailored professional education.
• Collaborate with University marketing and communications teamson 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-levelinvolvement or resolution.

• Participate in development and management of the MBA program and tailored professional education budget and recommendinvestments that support corporate engagement, recruitment,enrollment growth, marketing, and student success.
• Track and report on key performance indicators (e.g.,applications, admissions, yield, enrollment, retention, graduation,course enrollment, corporate engagement, and revenue), monitorprogram expenses and evaluate return on investment.

• Develop meaningful relationships with MBA alumni that engagethem as ambassadors and referral sources and create opportunities for alumni to participate in mentoring, networking, recruitment,corporate outreach, and student activities.
• Build an alumni and organizational network that strengthens…