Senior Associate Director of Admissions, Wharton MBA Program

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Senior Associate Director of Admissions, Wharton MBA Program

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Associate Director D, Student Services, Admissions

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Wharton School Overview
Founded in 1881 as the world's first collegiate business school, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is shaping the future of business by incubating ideas, driving insights, and creating leaders who change the world. With campuses in both Philadelphia and San Francisco, Wharton has over 850 staff, a faculty population of more than 235 renowned professors, and 5,000 undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, and doctoral students. Each year 13,000 professionals from around the world advance their careers through Wharton Executive Education's individual, company-customized, and online programs. More than 104,000 Wharton alumni form a powerful global network of leaders who transform business every day. Wharton is home to a dynamic community of staff, bringing a wide range of skills, experiences, and perspectives. To learn more, visit www.wharton.upenn.edu.
Provides operational leadership for admissions programs across a large department or functional area. Oversees recruitment planning and communications, evaluation workflows, and staff performance in support of enrollment goals.

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Job Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Director of Evaluation & Selection within Wharton Graduate Admissions, the Senior Associate Director of Admissions role is a full member of the MBA Admissions committee and as such participates in all aspects of the MBA Admissions process, including prospective student recruitment, extensive marketing and group presentations to audiences virtually, domestically and internationally, evaluation and selection of applications and admitted student yield. All members of the MBA Admissions committee also support elements of the EMBA Admissions process on a limited basis. 
• In addition to core admissions committee responsibilities, the Senior Associate Director will serve the Evaluation & Selection team by managing key elements of the selection committee process, including annual and round-specific planning. Wharton Graduate Admissions recently saw its largest application volume in 25 years, and the Senior Associate Director is a key player in ensuring current and evolving trends in talent evaluation are at the center of our evaluation and selection processes. The Senior Associate Director will also be responsible with liaising with Wharton's integrated programs, including the Lauder Institute, Health Care Management, and Carey JD/MBA, to successfully evaluate, select, and enroll target class sizes for these special/joint programs.
• As a specialty, the Associate Director role will be responsible with the management and leadership of 55 MBA student fellows to assist in the management of a myriad