Associate Director of Admissions for Working Professionals Programs

FORDHAM University; New York (NY); On-site; USD 83,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Tuition remission

retirement plans

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Job summary

Fordham University seeks an Associate Director of Admissions for Working Professionals Programs to lead recruitment and admissions for the Professional MBA, Executive MBA, and DBA launch. The role partners with faculty, Career Services, and marketing to deliver a high-touch experience for executives.

The incumbent will manage pipeline, conversion, and yield targets, while developing distinct program strategies and ensuring timely, brand-aligned outreach and enrollment growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible experience in admissions, enrollment management, or related fields.
• Strong ability to develop enrollment strategies grounded in data and stakeholder input.
• Proven track record of innovation in recruitment, partnerships, marketing, and engagement.

Responsibilities

• Develops recruitment and enrollment strategies with measurable pipeline, conversion, and yield goals.
• Leads MBA and EMBA admissions lifecycle from inquiry to enrollment with advising and reviews.
• Builds prospect pipelines through employer, alumni, and partner networks and events.
• Leads program-wide recruitment marketing with stakeholders and vendors.
• Owns program-specific email campaigns and candidate communications to boost engagement.
• Supports planning for DBA launch and aligns marketing and admissions activities.
• Delivers cross-functional projects with clear milestones and accountability.
• Ensures accurate CRM records and timely admissions workflows; analyzes performance data.

Skills

Data-driven strategy

Enrollment management

Stakeholder input

Project management

Communication skills

Influence leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Associate Director of Admissions for Working Professionals Programs

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.

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program ( EAP ); tuition remission; and generous time off.

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

Title of Position

Title of Position Associate Director of Admissions for Working Professionals Programs

Reporting to the Senior Associate Director of Admissions for Working Professionals Programs, the Associate Director of Admissions for Working Professionals leads recruitment and admissions for the Professional MBA and Executive MBA and supports admissions planning and execution for the Doctor of Business Administration ( DBA ). The role develops distinct program strategies with the Senior Associate Director, shares accountability for enrollment and tuition-revenue results, and leads recruitment marketing and candidate communications to deliver a high-touch admissions experience for working professionals and executives.

This position requires travel, evening, and weekend work.

Essential Functions

• Develops and executes program-specific recruitment and enrollment strategies with the Senior Associate Director, sharing accountability for enrollment targets and tuition-revenue growth. Establishes measurable pipeline, conversion, and yield goals; regularly reviews results and adjusts priorities to address shortfalls and growth opportunities.
• Leads the Professional MBA and Executive MBA admissions lifecycle from inquiry through enrollment, providing personalized advising, holistic application review, interviews, and admissions recommendations that support sound decisions, candidate conversion, yield, and reduced melt.
• Builds qualified prospect pipelines and organizational referrals through employer, professional-association, alumni, and student partnerships and recruitment and yield events. Aligns engagement with faculty, program directors, Career Services, and Student Success to connect candidates with program value and outcomes.
• Leads coordination and execution of program-wide recruitment marketing with Marketing and Communications and program stakeholders. Develops differentiated positioning and compelling messages; coordinates campaign calendars, vendors, deliverables, and stakeholder feedback to ensure timely, accurate, brand-aligned outreach supporting enrollment and revenue goals.
• Owns development, management, editing, and optimization of program-specific email drip campaigns and candidate communication sequences. Uses segmentation, personalization, timing, testing, performance measurement, and timely campaign and event follow-up to strengthen engagement and conversion throughout the admissions lifecycle.
• Supports admissions planning, execution, and the inaugural recruitment cycle for the DBA launch planned for fall 2027, coordinating with program and University partners to align candidate engagement, marketing, and admissions activity.
• Delivers complex, cross-functional recruitment, enrollment, and new-program projects through clear objectives, milestones, ownership, and success measures. Coordinates contributors without direct authority, manages dependencies and resource risks, and escalates issues with recommended solutions to ensure timely results.
• Ensures accurate CRM records, responsive candidate service, and timely admissions workflows. Analyzes pipeline, conversion, yield, melt, source, event, and campaign performance; identifies barriers and implements and evaluates improvements with partners to advance enrollment and tuition-revenue results.

Essential Functions Note

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

Management Responsibilities

May provide peer-level coordination or subject-matter guidance to colleagues performing similar work and/or student, part-time workers, including helping organize tasks, clarify priorities, or review work for quality or consistency.

Additional Functions

Supports broader graduate admissions priorities, recruitment budgets, and travel and resource planning.

Required Qualifications: Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in admissions, enrollment management, graduate recruitment, employer relations, account management, business development, or a related field.

Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills

Demonstrated ability to develop enrollment, recruitment, business-development, or engagement strategies grounded in data, market insight, and stakeholder input and translate them into coordinated plans and measurable outcomes.

Demonstrated record of innovation through implementing recruitment, partnership, marketing, process, or candidate engagement initiatives, measuring results, and refining or discontinuing approaches based on evidence.

Strong project management background, including leading complex initiatives, establishing milestones and ownership, managing competing priorities, risks, and dependencies, coordinating contributors, and delivering work on schedule.

Ability to analyze pipeline, conversion, yield, source, event, campaign, and other enrollment data and translate findings into clear recommendations and action.

Excellent written, oral, presentation, facilitation, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to adapt content and style for prospective students, executives, faculty, administrators, and employers.

Demonstrated tact, diplomacy, discretion, and judgment in complex situations. Ability to build trusted relationships with distinguished faculty, program directors, Career Services, senior administrators, and external partners.

Ability to lead through influence, align stakeholders with differing priorities, communicate candidly and respectfully, and maintain accountability for shared outcomes.

Service leadership orientation demonstrated through responsiveness, reliability, active listening, collaborative problem-solving, follow-through, and respect for others’ expertise and contributions.

Intellectual curiosity, openness to different perspectives and constructive feedback, and willingness to revise recommendations in response to evidence or stakeholder insight.

Ability to work independently and as a dependable, open-minded team member in a fast-paced, changing environment.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree.

Graduate business admissions experience.

Minimum Starting Salary

Minimum Starting Salary $83,000

Maximum Starting Salary

Maximum Starting Salary $114,000

Note

Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.

Is this a Union position?

No

Posting Number

A1153P

Number of Vacancies

1

Start Date

ASAP

Posting Date

09/25/2026

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

Physical Activity

Sitting Nearly Continuously

Repetitive Hand Motion (such as typing)

Repetitive Hand Motion (such as typing) Nearly Continuously

Hearing, Listening, Talking Nearly Continuously

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.

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Optional Documents

Supplemental questions you will be required to answer on the application (No action is needed on this page)

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * Do you have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience?
  • yes
  • no
• * Do you have a minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in admissions, enrollment management, graduate recruitment, employer relations, account management, business development, or a related field?
  • yes
  • no