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Requisition ID:  115856

Assistant Director of Student Recruitment

Reporting to the Associate Director of Student Recruitment in the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering’s Marketing and Communications Office, the Assistant Director of Student Recruitment will support the recruitment management for the school’s ten academic departments’ full-time graduate programs (master’s and PhD), Engineering for Professionals online graduate programs, and the Doctor of Engineering (DEng) degree. This position will represent the Whiting School of Engineering graduate programs at events on and off campus and will support recruitment initiatives both domestically and internationally.


The Assistant Director of Student Recruitment will also coordinate with the admissions and enrollment team to achieve strategic recruitment and yield goals, monitor data to ensure the efforts meet responsible ROI thresholds, and create recruitment communication plans.


Specific Duties & Responsibilities

  • Plan and execute in-person and virtual recruitment events for prospective students and collaborate with the admissions and enrollment staff to support yield/enrollment initiatives, including hosting and participation in Meet the Recruiter, Discover Series, Admitted Student Zoom sessions, among others.
  • Travel, primarily domestically, on behalf of the Whiting School to recruit students for all graduate programs and college-related recruitment events, industry conferences, and more (approximately 20 events per year).
  • Partner with the Associate Director to develop and maintain a recruitment strategy specifically designed for the online engineering master’s, graduate certificates, and doctorate programs, to include tactics that address the unique aspects of the individual degree programs offered, such as time to completion, course offerings, faculty, Capstone projects, research opportunities, and more.
  • Research and understand current programmatic and recruiting trends among leading engineering graduate programs and incorporate these findings into recruitment strategies.
  • In collaboration with members across the recruitment team, create marketing communications and outreach plans to create a pipeline from corporate partners, colleges and universities, and alumni.
  • Serve as a key partner with the Director and Associate Director to liaise with program chairs to understand recruitment goals, program outcomes, course developments, etc. to build measurable tactics and adequately recruit prospective students.
  • Work with the Recruitment and Marketing Coordinator to source, identify, and plan logistics for attending recruiting fairs and other recruiting events.
  • Collaborate with the Marketing Coordinator to update and maintain the recruitment website with upcoming events and other highlights for applications and admissions.
  • Promote and increase the awareness of the Whiting School’s graduate programs by working with institutional partners, external academic partners, other Johns Hopkins University schools, and professional engineering organizations such as IEEE, ASEE.
  • Serve as a key contributor to providing high quality customer service to meet the recruitment and enrollment needs of the Whiting School.


Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Active and current knowledge of applicant life-cycle data strategies and marketing recruitment best practices for admissions recruitment, especially engineering.
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills, confident presentation ability, adapt to manage multiple tasks, and organizational and creative fluency.
  • Must be able to function collaboratively and effectively in a team environment, while also managing staff.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, and ability to work collaboratively with diverse personalities.
  • Ability to work well under pressure in an ever-changing environment.
  • Requires working knowledge of Zoom, MS Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
  • Some working knowledge of Word Press.
  • Experience working in recruitment or communications office of an educational institution, nonprofit, or private firm.
  • Willingness to help formulate new recruitment strategies.
  • Ability to evaluate effectiveness of current recruitment efforts against targets and benchmarks and recommend alternatives as needed. This position requires working outside normal business hours, as well as travel.
  • This position will attend academic/industry conferences and events (at least 20 events annually), conduct onsite information sessions for potential students as needed, and other responsibilities as assigned.
  • Degree of independent action performed on the job: The ideal candidate will be able to function collegially and effectively in a team environment, working well with others toward achieving objectives, but also serve as a transformative leader and supportive manager.


Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in related field.
  • Four years related experience.
  • Additional education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communications, Advertising, or Public Relations.
  • Three years of related experience in enrollment services, recruitment, admissions, or related field.
  • Working knowledge of SLATE or other marketing automation systems is highly desirable.

 

 

Classified Title: Communications Associate 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Assistant Director of Student Recruitment   
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD  
Starting Salary Range: $62,900 - $110,100 Annually (Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: 37.5 hrs/wk, M-F 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: ​​​​​​​Hybrid/Homewood Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​Corporate & Global Affairs  
Personnel area: Whiting School of Engineering 

 

 

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

EEO is the Law
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Accommodation Information
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Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
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