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Assistant Director of Global Recruiting

Employer: Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Location: Washington D.C.

Administrative Jobs: Academic Affairs, International Programs, Institutional & Business Affairs, Human Resources & Employee Development
Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

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Job Details

Assistant Director of Global Recruiting
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

Position Information
Posting Number: S01321
Full-time/Part-time: Full-time
Benefits Eligible?: Yes
Hourly/Salaried: Salaried
Hiring Minimum: $50,193
Band/Level: SP3
Department: Recruiting
Location: Middlebury in DC
Hire contingent upon successful completion of the following post-offer screening: Criminal Background check

Position Summary:
This position, as a part of the MIIS student experience team, is responsible for student recruitment activities in East Coast markets and achieving institutional enrollment objectives and managing DC-based partnerships and employer events. Recruiting activities include, but are not limited to, developing recruiting plans for programs or regions, telephone and email correspondence with prospective students, referral generation, participation in education expos, advising prospective students and applicants, and yield management. Partnership and employer activities include, but are not limited to, managing on-site preparation for career-week, hosting employer events and events for current students. This is a full-time regular staff position based in the Washington, DC office.

Responsibilities
Essential Functions:

Develop and manage East Coast recruitment strategy, represent Institute with institutional partners, employers, and other external audiences, primarily on the East Coast. This may include presentations at on-campus events, fairs, receptions, public forums and tours.

Leverage existing and cultivate new recruiting relationships with employers and partners in the Washington D.C. area. This includes managing spring career week activities in the DC office.

With approval from department head, manage IEM practicum student including hiring, training, setting priorities, and monitoring and evaluating performance.
Enrollment Customer Relationship Management

Manage strategy and operations budget for regional events and activities.

Manage all conversion activities for assigned prospects throughout the enrollment cycle and admissions process (initial contact, enrollment advisement meetings, telephone and email follow-up, online chats, targeted pushes, hospitality weekends, etc.) towards deadlines.

Manage and host regular events for DC prospective students.

Follow the MIIS Recruitment guidelines to insure outstanding service to all prospective students, including careful tracking of all initial lead sources.

Build out a recruitment network with DC-based alumni to generate leads and support students in the enrollment process.

Active involvement in marketing planning process, segmenting prospective leads in promotional events, providing support for all areas of the plan including strategy, volume, best practice sharing, and application projections.

Initiate and maintain productive working relationships with other departments who are influential to prospective student application decisions.

Coordinate with Admissions staff to ensure seamless transition from prospective student to applicant status.
Employer and Partner Relations

Identify, build and nurture strategic recruiting relationships with organizations that can support lead generation, student experience, and or student employment.

Assist with hosting annual partner and employer lunch and assist with annual DC career exploration week.

Develop and maintain relationships with key community entities within the larger DC area to help facilitate opportunities for students and develop new resources and programs.
Strengthen Use of DC Resources

Coordinate regional recruiting activities with Schools Abroad and Language Schools.

Work with the Senior Director of Institutional Partnerships to strengthen existing DC-based partnerships and create new ones.

Work with the Director of Marketing to inform marketing initiatives relevant to the East Coast markets.

General Responsibilities:

Travel (domestic and international) up to 25%

Manage or assist on projects as assigned.

erve on institutional task force committees as assigned.

Qualifications
Education:
BA in Business Administration or other relevant field of study; graduate degree preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Ability to read and develop written correspondence and good oral communication with prospective students.

Excellent project management skills.

Establish and maintain professional and cooperative relationships with students, staff, faculty, and external contacts.

Self-starter - ability to work independently as well as on a team.

Ability to develop and deliver presentations to individuals and groups during marketing and recruitment events and/or tours.

Strong interpersonal / communication skills, working knowledge of admission processes a plus. Relationship based sales experience preferred. Proficiency with PC applications such as MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint. Experience with contact management systems (such as SalesForce) a plus. Willing to travel and work occasional weekends. Team player, assertive, adaptable, professional.

Valid driver's license.

Experience:
2 years of experience in higher education and / or marketing and sales-related field; and/or an MA in a related field.

Physical Demands:
The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey maintains a smoke-free workplace and complies with the Federal Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act and Drug-Free Workplace Act.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 10 pounds. The vision requirements include: close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.

Posting Information
Open Until Filled: Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants:
To apply: complete an online application and attach all required documents at https://middlebury.peopleadmin.com/postings/19645

Required Documents
1. Cover Letter
2. Resume/C V

The College is committed to hiring a diverse staff and faculty as we work to foster innovation in our curriculum and to provide a rich and varied educational experience to our increasingly diverse student body. EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability

Organization

Working at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, a graduate school of Middlebury College, provides international professional education in areas of critical importance to a rapidly changing global community, including international policy and management, translation and interpretation, language teaching, sustainable development, and non-proliferation. We prepare students from all over the world to make a meaningful impact in their chosen fields through degree programs characterized by immersive and collaborative learning, and opportunities to acquire and apply practical professional skills. Our students are emerging leaders capable of bridging cultural, organizational, and language divides to produce sustainable, equitable solutions to a variety of global challenges.

In 2010, the Institute became a graduate school of Middlebury College. Middlebury is known worldwide for its leadership in undergraduate language instruction and international studies, and features both summer language immersion programs and Schools Abroad in 16 countries and 37 cities around the globe. Middlebury is also home to the oldest environmental studies program in the nation.

Monterey and Middlebury share much more than a common interest in cross-cultural communication and the environment, though—we share a commitment to making a difference in the world, and are building a truly global network of programs for future leaders in areas from translation and interpretation to environmental policy, economic development to language education, conflict resolution to sustainable business.

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey offers graduate programs that prepare innovative professionals to provide leadership in cross-cultural, multilingual environments. Practical skills, collaborative processes, and innovative approaches are defining features of a Monterey Institute education. The Institute’s unique "Monterey Way" learning model ensures that students are learning through firsthand experiences in more than one language. Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey learners are problem solvers and process masters, building sustainable, equitable solutions for a global community through our interdisciplinary blend of business, policy, and language.

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