Associate Director Admissions - SAIS (Admissions and Joint Degree Program)

The Johns Hopkins University; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 66,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins University SAIS seeks an Associate Director of Admissions to lead recruitment, manage admissions systems, and oversee student ambassador outreach. You will supervise the Admissions Fellows program, administer Slate CRM communications, and coordinate campaigns across SAIS's global campuses.

Expect collaboration with Marketing Communications and travel for events. The role requires strategic planning, strong stakeholder collaboration, and operational excellence to advance enrollment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; five years progressively responsible related experience; edu substitutions allowed under the JHU equivalency formula.
• Experience with admissions processes, calendars, events, and outreach.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and supervision for an area of specialization.
• Direct manager for Admissions staff; mentorship and professional development.
• Chair Admissions committee processes and decision making for programs.
• Deliver presentations and represent the school to internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate on marketing materials with Marketing Communications and prepare digital assets.
• Travel locally and nationally for recruitment events and conferences.
• Develop a calendar-based recruitment and outreach strategy.
• Organize regular professional development activities for the Admissions Office.
• Occasional night/weekend work and travel may be required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Academic Calendar Management

Event Coordination

Marketing and Communications

Oral and Written Communications

Presentations

Strategic Planning

Student Recruitment

CRM Tools

Training and Development

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

We are seeking an Associate Director Admissions who will support recruitment and engagement initiatives through the administration of admissions systems, communications, events, and student ambassador outreach. This position leads and supervises the Admissions Fellows program, serves as the primary administrator for Slate CRM communications, workflows, templates, and reporting, coordinates recruitment campaigns collaboratively across SAIS's global campuses, and oversees operational planning and logistics for admissions events. The role supports admissions committee processes and strategic outreach initiatives while ensuring effective stakeholder collaboration, operational excellence, and seamless execution of activities that advance prospective student engagement and enrollment goals.

Reporting to school/division leadership, the Associate Director of Admissions will be responsible for managing a strategic and comprehensive recruitment strategy and application fulfillment process to meet or exceed new student enrollment targets.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and management of an area of specialization.
• Will be the direct manager for a team of admissions staff members—providing supervision, mentorship and professional development.
• Serve as a chair in the Admissions committee process—serving as the key decision maker for various academic areas and scholar's programs.
• Deliver presentations and represents school/division to internal and external organizations.
• Collaborate in the development, production, and enhancement of all marketing materials with Marketing Communications, including the admissions marketing brochures, flyers, and application materials, and the preparation of digital assets.
• Travel locally and nationally (as required) for recruitment fairs, conferences, and organizations.
• Provide leadership in developing a calendar-based strategy for recruitment and outreach.
• Organize regular general professional development activities for the Admissions Office.
• Travel and night/weekend work may be required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Five years progressively responsible related experience
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional experience may substitute for required education, beyond a high school diploma/GED, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

Technical Skills And Expected Level Of Proficiency

• Academic Calendar Management - Advanced
• Event Coordination - Advanced
• Marketing and Communications - Advanced
• Oral and Written Communications - Advanced
• Presentations - Advanced
• Strategic Planning - Advanced
• Student Recruitment - Advanced
• Student Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Tools - Advanced
• Training and Development - Advanced

The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.

Classified Title: Associate Director Admissions

Job Posting Title (Working Title): Associate Director Admissions - SAIS (Admissions and Joint Degree Program)

Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/ME

Starting Salary Range: $66,215 - $116,130 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.)

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Hybrid/District of Columbia

Department name: Admissions and Joint Degree Programs

Personnel area: SAIS