Director of Enrollment and Global Partnerships

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Job Summary

The Director of Enrollment and Global Partnerships will lead recruitment and enrollment management for the University of Michigan Center for Innovation's (UMCI) graduate degrees and workforce development programs. You will be responsible for building UMCI's recruitment infrastructure from the ground up, developing domestic and international recruitment strategies, converting qualified prospects into applicants and enrolled students, and establishing university, employer, alumni, and agent-based recruitment channels.

Reporting to the Director of UMCI, this position will work closely with UMCI leadership, partner schools and colleges, marketing, academic program teams, admissions offices, faculty, and external partners to meet enrollment goals and ensure that UMCI programs establish and maintain strong product-market fit.

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Responsibilities*

• Develop and lead UMCI's overall recruitment and enrollment strategy for graduate degree programs and workforce development programs.
• Lead domestic student recruitment efforts from lead qualification through application submission
• Develop and execute UMCI's global student recruitment strategy, including priority countries and regions, channel strategy, target student counts, travel plans, partner targets, and agent strategy.
• Engage faculty as recruitment ambassadors, coordinating faculty-led recruitment visits, guest lectures, presentations, and partner-campus engagement.
• Develop a staffing plan to support UMCI's recruitment needs, accounting for current program launches and future growth.
• Represent UMCI at domestic and international education conferences, student recruitment events, partner university meetings, and other external venues.

Required Qualifications*

• Master's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Eight or more years in higher education recruitment, admissions, enrollment management, international education, or a closely related field.
• Five or more years in international student recruitment, global partnership development, or international enrollment strategy.
• Experience working in or with highly selective, research-intensive universities comparable to the University of Michigan.
• Experience managing recruitment funnels, enrollment targets, conversion metrics, CRM systems, or related enrollment operations.
• Experience managing multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities.
• Ability to travel frequently, domestically and internationally, to support recruitment and partnership activities

Why Work at Michigan?

In addition to a career filled with purpose and opportunity, The University of Michigan offers a comprehensive benefits package to help you stay well, protect yourself and your family and plan for a secure future. Benefits include:

• Generous time off
• A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions with immediate vesting
• Many choices for comprehensive health insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability coverage
• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses

Modes of Work

The work requirements allow both onsite and offsite work and an employee has an expected recurring onsite presence. On occasion, the employee may be required and must be available to work onsite more frequently if necessitated by unit leadership or their designee and/or the job requirements.

Work Locations

The position may be fully remote, but will require significant domestic and international travel, estimated at up to 50%, to support student recruitment and orientation, institutional partnership development, conferences, and related external engagement activities.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.