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Duke University was created in 1924 through an indenture of trust by James Buchanan Duke. Today, Duke is regarded as one of America’s leading research universities. Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke is positioned in the heart of the Research Triangle, which is ranked annually as one of the best places in the country to work and live. Duke has more than 15,000 students who study and conduct research in its 10 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. With about 40,000 employees, Duke is the third largest private employer in North Carolina, and it now has international programs in more than 150 countries.

Overview

Participate in a team effort to market, recruit, select, and yield students for The Duke MBA Daytime, Executive MBA, MQM and MMS Programs. Provide administrative management and coordination for admissions functions across all programs, reporting to the Assistant Dean of Admissions. Assist the Assistant Dean of Admissions at Fuqua School of Business with developing the strategic plan for diversity recruitment and yield initiatives for all programs. These plans may include, but are not limited to:

• Pipeline building of underrepresented ethnic groups women, veterans, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-gender students.

Alumni engagement and relationship management

Yield communication development and strategy

Partnership development and management

• Serve as the staff lead to execute recruitment and yield plans for women and under-represented ethnic minorities.
• Provide leadership and guidance for the event recruitment strategy for diverse populations across all programs. This includes leading the planning and implementation for on and off campus events.
• Provide leadership for the planning and execution of on-campus recruiting programs such as, The Duke MBA Workshop for Minority Applicants, Women’s Leadership Weekend, Blue Devil Weekend diversity programming, Management Leadership for Tomorrow seminars, and MBA Jumpstart symposiums.
• Serve as the primary liaison for diversity partnerships with Management Leadership for Tomorrow, the Forté Foundation, MBA JumpStart, and Posse Foundation.
• Directly manage one full-time direct report, the Program Coordinator for Campus Events, and provide training, guidance and oversight for the logistical planning and budget management of campus events across all programs.
• Serve as the Market Lead for designated regions to increase applications and number of students enrolling from these targeted areas. These markets will include, underrepresented ethnic minority students, women, and an international market.
• Manage the admissions evaluation process and scholarship strategy for the primary regions within North America.
• Utilize data to identify opportunities to grow diversity enrollments for women and underrepresented diverse groups.
• Gather and maintain competitor data on recruitment, scholarship, and yield strategies across diverse populations to ensure our policies and practices are competitive
• Lead the communication strategy for diverse populations across all programs. This includes pre- and post- event communications, as well as prospective and admitted student communications.
• Serve on the Slate team to provide guidance and input on system support and updates needed related to our events.
• Manage and track event budgets.
• Recruit, train, and manage student and alumni volunteers for each event.
• Collaborate with campus affinity clubs and organizations to garner support for our diversity recruitment initiatives.
• Support the work of Minority Alumni Advisory Board as the alternate staff representative.
• Interview candidates for admission for Daytime, MMS, and MQM as needed
• Counsel prospective students on the admissions process.
• Evaluate admitted applicants for merit based scholarship consideration.
Travel domestically and internationally to deliver presentations to prospective students, alumni and corporate partners to support the recruitment efforts across all programs.Provide input to the Leadership Team on strategies to grow and diversify the applicant pool, specifically in areas (e.g. function, industry, postgraduate goals) identified by faculty, administration, alumni, corporate recruiters and current students as improvement opportunities. Coordinate admissions-wide learning and development around diversity and bias.Collaborate with the Director of Community Engagement and Inclusion on diversity events and programming for incoming students and current students.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

Graduate degree in business administration, higher education or related field preferred2 or more years of admissions, counseling, marketing, development and fundraising, or corporate recruiting experience is highly desirable
• Must be willing to travel domestically and internationally for recruiting purposes
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously in a fast-paced environmentStrong presentation skillsStrong communication, interpersonal and team skills are essentialMust be very comfortable in a highly computerized environment, including database management, electronic bulletin boards, e-mail, and be proficient in ExcelStaff management experience is strongly preferred

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Work requires communications, analytical and organizational skills generally acquired through completion of a bachelor's degree program.

Experience

Work requires the ability to plan and administer programs and direct OR ANY OTHER EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE. program activities within a specific functional area, generally acquired through four years of related experience.

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

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