Admissions Manager

FORDHAM University; India; Hybrid; INR 4,363,000 - 6,214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Slate experience

Job summary

Fordham University is seeking an Admissions Manager to act as a versatile, cross-functional contributor supporting Marketing, Recruitment, and Admissions initiatives. The role centers on managing CRM-driven communications, the admissions pipeline, and ensuring a smooth experience for prospects, applicants, and admitted students.

The successful candidate will collaborate with the Admissions and Marketing teams, maintain high-quality communications, support yield efforts, and engage prospective

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in marketing, recruitment or admissions in higher education or corporate setting.

Responsibilities

• Execute and maintain CRM (Slate) communications for prospective students at various stages.
• Collaborate with Admissions and Marketing teams on CRM-based communications.
• Create and maintain communications-related reports to measure enrollment effectiveness.
• Support planning and execution of Working Professionals recruitment/yield events.

Skills

Marketing

Recruitment

Admissions

Communication

Organization

CRM

Tools

Slate

Job description

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

Reporting to the Senior Associate Director, Working Professionals Programs, the Admissions Manager will serve as a versatile, cross-functional contributor supporting key Marketing, Recruitment, and Admissions initiatives.

In this role, the manager will play a central part in executing CRM-driven communications, managing the admissions pipeline, and ensuring a seamless experience for prospects, applicants, and admitted students.

The manager will collaborate closely with colleagues to maintain high-quality communications, support recruitment and yield efforts, and engage prospective students throughout every stage of the admissions process.

Essential Functions

• Is responsible for executing and maintaining CRM (Slate) communication plans, ad-hoc messaging, and related processes for prospective students at varying stages of the Admissions process including quality control for outgoing communications
• Works collaboratively with the Admissions, and Marketing and Communications teams to implement CRM based communications to prospects, applicants and admitted students
• Assists in the creation of events in Slate and execute event-related communications
• Creates and maintains communication-related reports to determine effectiveness of enrollment efforts
• Monitors content on the Gabelli School’s web site and works with marketing-focused colleagues to ensure that information is accurate, relevant, and timely
• Monitors admissions-related content for accuracy and becomes a subject matter expert on admissions CRM , beyond the day-to-day use
• Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned to help support the Graduate Admissions Office
• Manages the enquiry pipeline and deliver a high level of customer service by providing detailed admissions advice and guidance and building relationships with prospective students and admits throughout all stages of the application process
• Assists with planning and implementing the Working Professionals recruitment/yield events schedule
• Explores innovative outreach initiatives to generate viable prospects

Essential Functions Note

This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list. The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.

Required Qualifications: Education and Experience

• Minimum 2 years of experience in marketing, recruitment or admissions, preferably in a higher education or a corporate setting
• Exceptional communication skills, with high attention to detail and follow-up.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and experience multitasking with competing priorities.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft and Google Office suites.
• Experience in CRM .

Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills

• Minimum 2 years of experience in marketing, recruitment or admissions, preferably in a higher education or a corporate setting
• Exceptional communication skills, with high attention to detail and follow-up.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and experience multitasking with competing priorities.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft and Google Office suites.
• Experience in CRM .

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Slate

Minimum Hourly Salary

40

Maximum Hourly Salary

40

Union Affiliation

N/A

EEO Statement

Fordham University is committed to excellence and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.

Fordham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Physical Activity and Work Environment

Please check the level of frequency that best describes the physical demands that are required for the position.

• Sitting Not Required
• Repetitive Hand Motion (such as typing)
• Repetitive Hand Motion (such as typing) Not Required
• Hearing, Listening, Talking Not Required
• Standing
• Standing Not Required
• Walking
• Walking Not Required
• Running
• Running Not Required
• Bending, Stooping, Kneeling, squatting, Crouching, Crawling
• Bending, Stooping, Kneeling, squatting, Crouching, Crawling Not Required
• Climbing stairs Not Required
• Climbing ladders
• Climbing ladders Not Required
• Reaching overhead
• Reaching overhead Not Required
• Pulling, pushing
• Pulling, pushing Not Required
• Shoveling
• Shoveling Not Required
• Lifting – up to 20 pounds
• Lifting – up to 20 pounds Not Required
• Lifting – up to 50 pounds
• Lifting – up to 50 pounds Not Required
• Lifting – over 50 pounds Not Required

Work Environment Office Environment: Employees are protected from weather conditions or contaminants, but not necessarily occasional temperature changes.