Assistant/Associate/Director of Recruitment for Career Edge

The Opportunity:
The Assistant/Associate/ Director of Recruitment for Career Edge (CE) is a revenue-generating role responsible for advancing Unity’s Education Enterprise (CE) initiatives by promoting our innovative primarily 90-credit programs and other offerings. This position works closely with recruitment leadership in designing and executing recruitment strategies that attract, engage, and enroll a diverse and talented population of primarily online learners on both broad outreach and targeted population strategies.

The successful candidate will lead day-to-day recruitment efforts—building, delivering, and scaling enrollments—while ensuring Unity meets its goals through data-driven decision-making, strategic partnerships, and a seamless student experience from inquiry to Census Day. The ideal candidate is results-oriented, technologically fluent (including AI-enabled tools), and willing to roll up their sleeves to execute recruitment strategies directly. Responsibilities include developing and executing recruitment plans, monitoring and optimizing conversion metrics, traveling for outreach, and modeling the work expected of senior admissions and recruitment leaders.

As enrollments grow, the role will expand to include hiring and managing recruiters, with clear accountability and performance expectations. This is a full-time, growth-focused position requiring strong leadership, adaptability, and an unwavering commitment to Unity’s mission.

Salary range: $80,000 - $100,000
 

Day to day responsibilities:

• Strategic Planning & Execution
  • Collaborate with leadership to develop and implement annual and term-based recruitment strategies with clear enrollment goals by program, market segment, and start date.
  • Identify priority audience segments and partner with Marketing to align messaging with Unity’s sustainability mission and value proposition.
  • Track conversion metrics and provide recommendations to continuously optimize recruitment funnels and maximize enrollment outcomes.
  • Build, deliver, and grow degree-seeking full-time student enrollments within a preset cost of acquisition.
• Operations & Student Experience
  • Oversee efficient credit transfer and pre-evaluation processes to shorten time-to-offer and improve applicant experience.
  • Ensure recruitment practices align with Unity’s eight-start academic calendar and maintain accuracy of pre-enrollment materials.
  • Personally engage in all necessary recruitment activities, demonstrating a willingness to call, travel, and model the work expected of future team members is essential.
• Lead Management & Technology
  • Manage the recruitment lifecycle within Salesforce Education Cloud, including lead-source taxonomy, attribution modeling, and pipeline management.
  • Build and maintain recruitment dashboards to forecast against goals, deliver weekly progress updates, and provide actionable insights to leadership.
• Outreach & Events
  • Coordinate recruitment events, digital outreach campaigns, and presentations across multiple channels.
  • Cultivate relationships with partner institutions, community organizations, and industry groups to expand Unity’s reach.
  • Showcase student success, applied learning, and career outcomes to inspire and engage prospective students.
• Leadership Expectations
  • Lead with accountability, clarity, and adaptability—embracing change as part of Unity’s DNA.
  • As enrollment grows, participate in hiring and developing new recruitment team members, ensuring clear expectations, accountability, and results.
  • Uphold the principle that leadership means modeling every aspect of the work expected of the