Assistant Director of Admissions and Recruiting, Accounting and Finance Programs

About the role

The Assistant Director of Admissions and Recruitment will serve as a key contributor to the management, evaluation, and growth of the MSA, MSF, and MSQF programs. This role plays a critical role in leading recruitment strategies to attract, evaluate, and yield high-potential candidates for some of the Gabelli School's largest, most competitive, and highest-impact graduate business programs.

Responsibilities

• Maintains enrollment metrics, application trends, and market conditions to inform proactive recruitment strategies.
• Collaborates with Faculty Program Directors and internal stakeholders to align admissions strategies with academic standards and program outcomes.
• Supports tuition revenue goals by identifying opportunities to improve applicant conversion, enrollment deposit rates, and financial aid strategies.
• Develops and manages strategic recruitment pipelines with undergraduate institutions and professional associations.
• Counsels prospective students on the value proposition of specialized master’s programs.
• Engages prospective candidates through diverse recruitment initiatives, including virtual communications, information sessions, and small-group interactions.
• Manages the full admissions lifecycle for assigned programs by conducting holistic evaluations of applications and assessing academic preparedness.
• Contributes to the final admissions decision-making process by conducting candidate interviews and participating in committee discussions.
• Optimizes the use of the Slate CRM system to track applicant progress, maintain data integrity, and analyze enrollment data.
• Executes personalized yield strategies for admitted students to improve conversion from admission to matriculation.
• Represents the Gabelli School in competitive graduate markets by participating in recruiting events.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related area.
• Minimum of 2 years of professional or pre-professional experience in an admissions, recruitment, or related area.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written, oral, and presentation skills; excellent diplomacy skills to handle complex situations with multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to make admissions recommendations in a competitive admissions environment.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience/training/and/or working knowledge of graduate management education preferred.
• Experience managing user-facing technology applications (e.g., Slate, Salesforce, etc.) preferred.
• Experience working with a diverse group of peers, faculty, administrators, and graduate students preferred.
• Experience recruiting for specialized or analytically rigorous graduate business programs in a competitive enrollment environment preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage high-volume candidate engagement while maintaining a personalized, relationship-driven admissions approach preferred.

Benefits

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.