Associate Dean for Admissions
Carey Business School
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
The Associate Dean for Admissions is responsible for attaining the School's student quantity and quality recruitment goals. The position manages the entire Admissions and Financial Aid staff. The AssociateDean creates the vision and strategy for both international and domestic student recruitment. Provides overall strategic direction and management for the Admissions office. The primary duties and responsibilities of the Associate Dean include:
Performance Management. · Hires, trains and supervises professional staff. · Student recruitment goals are set together with School leadership and are communicated clearly to the entire Admissions staff. These goals are translated into individual goals and activities. Actual results are consistently measured against goals and corrective actions are taken, where necessary, to ensure that goals are met.
Leadership and Planning. · Develops and leads the admissions strategy for the office. · Responsible for conversions of inquiry to applicant, applicant to new student and for local inquiry generation and database marketing. · Coordinates admissions activities with marketing department activities to ensure ample student inquiries to produce the desired enrollments. · Manages staff located in Baltimore, Columbia, and possibly other locations. · Ensures compliance with all school standards, ethical standards, and compliance with all federal, state, University and accreditation requirements. · Implement and monitor ongoing coaching to ensure all Team Managers and Admissions Representatives exhibit accurate, current, and comprehensive program and admissions knowledge. · Reviews department processes and use of information technology to maintain efficient and effective processing. · Manages office policies, procedures, and regulations focused on admissions.
Other Responsibilities. · Research and stay informed in international, national, state and local hiring practices, business school enrollment trends and other issues for appropriate industry verticals. · Manages the department budget.
Bachelors degree required, Masters degree preferred in Business, HR, Higher Education or closely related field. · Minimum 10 years progressive experience in higher-education admissions. · Management experience that demonstrates successful development and motivation of a team.
Strong leadership, management and interpersonal skills. · Excellent written and oral communications skills. · Successful track record of student recruitment in higher education. · Results-oriented individual who will motivate the department to reach and exceed its recruitment goals. Excellent critical thinking and demonstrated ability to execute effectively.
The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School invites applications from candidates who are motivated by the unique opportunity to participate in the building of a world class business school at a premier private university. Qualified candidates for these positions are requested to apply electronically, by submitting a cover letter and curriculum vitae in one consolidated document. The names, addresses and phone numbers of three references should be included with the application. The successful candidate(s) will be subject to a pre-employment background check and degree verification. The cover letter should be addressed to Craig Medlyn, Director of Human Resources. Document(s) should be in Word or PDF format and e-mailed to cmedlyn@jhu.edu [3].
Johns Hopkins University is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer committed to recruiting, supporting, and fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students. All applicants who share this goal are encouraged to apply.