Assistant Director, Enrollment and Admissions, Cornell Tech (NYC)

About Cornell Tech
Cornell Tech is the graduate campus of Cornell University that brings together faculty, students, business leaders and tech entrepreneurs in a catalytic environment to reinvent the way we live in the digital age. A hallmark of Cornell Tech is a rapid pace of change and growth, which serve as opportunities to pursue excellence and improvement, not merely scale. We iterate to learn quickly from our activities and to improve our programs and ways of working. We further expect our organizational structure to continue to change, given the pace of our activities and programs and our iterative learning process. We see Cornell Tech serving as a model organization for our students, demonstrating the operations of a highly effective, dynamic, information-age organization.

About Admissions

The Enrollment and Admissions team at Cornell Tech is charged with attracting, selecting, and matriculating the highest caliber of diverse students into the campus’ graduate programs. Reporting to the Director of Enrollment and Admissions, we seek an experienced Assistant Director to play a critical role in growing and evolving the enrollment management strategy at Cornell Tech. Although this role’s primary focus is on serving as a technical and operations leader for the unit’s MBA program, they will also support these activities across all master’s degree programs as needed.

Enrollment representatives within Cornell’s colleges, schools, and units regularly collaborate and partner with the Enrollment Division to accomplish the University’s enrollment goals.

Position Summary

While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.

The selected candidate will have very strong organizational skills and follow-through as well as the ability to work collaboratively across teams. The candidate should have a clear understanding of, or the ability to understand, higher education issues, and commitment to excellence and customer service. A commitment to and evidence of designing and implementing marketing and recruitment strategies to attract and enroll a diverse student population. Evidence of strong interpersonal skills, preferably in the context of working with student populations, is required. Demonstrated ability to be flexible and multi-task in a high-paced team environment and meet deadlines. Requires the ability to work independently and take initiative. Ability to negotiate and advocate effectively and tactfully. Ability to work effectively as part of a team while maintaining confidentiality and discretion. Some recruitment travel is expected including some weekends and evenings.

The Assistant Director of Enrollment and Admissions, as a member of the Admissions Committee, will work with faculty to ensure effective evaluation of applications, interviews and recommendations for admissions decisions. Additionally, the Assistant Director is responsible for providing insight and guidance on selection, scholarships and yield, as well as coordinating and assessing admissions criteria to develop an effective recruiting plan. The individual in this role will assist in the creation and implementation of marketing efforts via event planning, digital initiatives including social media campaigns via various platforms including LinkedIn and Twitter, information sessions and alumni engagement, intended to cultivate and matriculate the incoming class. Some travel is required along with evening and weekend hours.

The Assistant Director will be responsible for creating statistical reports, modeling and projecting application volume in collaboration with the Director. The Assistant Director will be responsible for knowledge of the admission database system, data management and extraction for reporting.

Successful candidates will need to have and display the following competencies as part of this role: 

Ensures Accountability - Follows through on commitments and makes sure others do the same; Acts with a clear sense of ownership; Takes personal responsibility for decisions, actions and failures; Establishes clear responsibilities and processes for monitoring work and measuring results; Designs feedback loops into work.

Manages Ambiguity - Deals comfortable with the unce