Associate Program Director, Executive MBA Program

The University is located in Denver, Colorado, a city known for its dynamic blend of business, innovation and world-class recreation. Denver is consistently ranked by Forbes and Kiplinger's Magazine as one of the top cities for young professionals and recent college graduates. The University of Denver is a private institution founded in 1864. It serves a population of more than 5,200 undergraduate and 6,200 graduate students as a research-intensive institution. The beautiful campus is located approximately seven miles from downtown with easy access to public transportation.

With a long tradition of excellence and innovation, the Daniels College of Business prepares students to succeed in a dynamic, changing world. We are a high-achieving community of students, staff and faculty that inspires one another to think in new ways, perform at higher levels, and transform organizations and communities. Daniels is ranked among the top business schools and is the only business school in Colorado to receive rankings and recognition from BusinessWeek, the Financial Times, U.S. News & World Report and Forbes. The Daniels College of Business (DCB) offers a variety of baccalaureate, graduate, PhD and certificate programs which are detailed at https://daniels.du.edu/

Position Summary

The Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver seeks applications for a key staff position in the Executive MBA Program. Reporting to the Executive Director, this position aims to create a seamless and excellent experience for the approximately 60 graduate students in the Daniels College of Business Executive MBA program. This position is responsible for providing outstanding candidate/student/alumni experiences, as well as class operations and student support. The outcome of this position should ultimately be a high sense of an engaged Executive MBA student/alumni community.

The Associate Program Director participates in curriculum development and delivery, engages in student experience management, and actively seeks partnerships within and outside of the MBA unit, Danie’s College and University to build the Daniels Executive MBA brand. Extensive alumni, faculty and student interface and communications are required. This role and its direct reports (1 part-time assistant and 1 part-time graduate student assistant) are the points of contact for all students in the program, and provide continuity throughout the prospect, student and alumni experience. The Associate Program Director is fully responsible for achieving program goals.

Essential Functions

Strategy

• Identify, write and execute on the strategic plan for the program, including SMART goals, which indicate performance.
• Performs customer segmentation, identifies the value proposition, communication channels, and desired partnerships.
• Identifies students and alumni from corporations of interest, to build a more proactive and sustainable source of enrollments.
• Together with the Executive Director, develops a cross-selling protocol which serves to build inquiry/applicant/student interest in MBA degree programs, while promoting Executive Education programs to alumni and students seeking for-credit opportunities. 
• Explores and implements when appropriate, new program delivery ideas because of feedback from current students and alumni.

Recruiting/Admissions

• Engages in strategic events-planning, leads and participates in key events and functions.
• Solicits and maintains lists of ambassadors, segmented by industry, career goals and personal attributes to connect ambassadors with prospective students during the recruiting process.
• Together with direct report, actively communicates with our student/alumni population for program referrals.
• Reviews and analyzes weekly enrollment reports.
• Develops scholarship strategy for the program and is responsible for awarding aid within established budgets.
• Is aware of external market trends as they pertain to revenue goals.

Program Management

• Development and delivery of student onboarding and orientation into the program providing a seamless hand-off from admissions manager.
• Provide support to students and faculty throughout the program as needed.
• Deliver relevant streams of communications to the student cohorts including the calendar of courses, deadlines, and other announcements as relevant.
• Assist the Executive Director to develop an MBA Advisory Board.
• Identify and implement improvements to enhance student satisfaction and/or faculty satisfaction with the program.

Course Management

• Work with direct report to assure appropriate staffing/