Director of Graduate Admissions

Job Description The Director of Graduate Admissions provides strategic leadership for the institution’s graduate enrollment efforts, overseeing the recruitment, admission, and enrollment of qualified graduate students at the Daytona Beach and Prescott campuses. Reporting to the Dean of Enrollment Management, the Director develops and executes a comprehensive graduate admissions strategy aligned with institutional enrollment goals, academic priorities, and student-success objectives. The Director leads recruitment initiatives, application review processes, and partnerships with graduate programs and academic leadership. This position uses enrollment data and market intelligence to identify opportunities, improve conversion, strengthen the applicant experience, and achieve graduate enrollment targets. Duties and responsibilities: Graduate Enrollment Strategy & Leadership Develop and implement a comprehensive graduate admissions and enrollment strategy aligned with institutional goals and the enrollment management plan. Establish annual recruitment, application, admission, yield, and enrollment goals in collaboration with the Dean of Enrollment Management and academic leadership. Analyze enrollment trends, market conditions, competitor activity, and program demand to identify growth opportunities. Develop strategies for new student populations, geographic markets, and emerging graduate offerings. Provide regular enrollment forecasts, progress reports, and recommendations to senior leadership. Graduate Program & Campus Partnerships Serve as the primary enrollment management partner for graduate programs Work collaboratively with academic units to develop enrollment plans for individual graduate programs Provide academic leaders with market, applicant, and enrollment data to support program planning and recruitment decisions. Build strong relationships across academic and administrative units to promote shared accountability for graduate enrollment. Additional duties: Creating and implementing recruitment and enrollment strategies to optimize University enrollments and provide leadership on policies and procedures relevant to admissions. Research relevant, up-to-date, and emerging trends in marketing, recruitment, and retention that reflect the latest research and thinking in the area of enrollment management and growth Manage the admissions operational budget and allocate resources effectively to maximize recruitment outcomes Collaborating with marketing, academic deans, program chairs, and other university faculty and staff to align recruitment and marketing efforts with academic capacity. About us For over 100 years, Embry-Riddle has been the world's leading aviation and aerospace university, educating more than 30,000 students across residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, as well as through a global network of Worldwide locations and online programs. With more than 165,000 alumni around the world, our impact reaches every corner of the aerospace, aviation, defense and technology industries. Today, our faculty, researchers and professional staff are advancing innovation across aviation, space, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, autonomous systems and next-generation engineering. Working alongside industry leaders, government agencies and innovators, they are solving real-world challenges and shaping the technologies that will define tomorrow. Whether you are an educator, researcher, administrator, technologist or industry professional, your work at Embry-Riddle will contribute to something bigger than a job. Join a community driven by discovery, purpose and excellence—and help shape the future of aerospace. Generous Time Off: Enjoy up to 18 days of paid leave in your first year, including 3 days granted upon hire and 15 days accrued throughout the year. You'll also receive 9+ paid holidays, including the day after Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day. Tuition Coverage: Get 100% tuition coverage for yourself for one undergraduate and one graduate degree, and discounted rates for your spouse and dependent children up to age 26. Retirement Contributions: ERAU contributes 6% of your base salary to your retirement plan and offers a 4% matching contribution – with no vesting period. Personal Leave: Relax with 15 days of personal leave for non-exempt employees or 18 days for exempt full-time employees in your first year. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree Employee selection, supervision, and decision-making skills are required. Strong verbal and written communications skills are required. Evidence of the ability to work successfully with college and university administrators is required. The ability to understand complex student information systems and to use those systems effectively in a management capacity are required. Budget management skills, the ability to analyze and interpret statistics and data, and sensitivity to issues related to recruitment and retention of a diverse student body are required. The ability to perform work with various computer applications is required. The ability to develop knowledge of, respect for, and skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds is required. Strategic thinking and data-informed decision-making. Strong leadership and team-building abilities. Strong problem-solving and project management skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. To submit your application for this opportunity, please visit the Embry-Riddle Career Site . Please attach all relevant materials to your application when you apply online. Complete submissions include: Cover letter Full CV Contact information for at least three professional references (please note that references may be contacted as part of the interview/screening process) Current Embry-Riddle employees: Please apply directly through the ERAU Employee Hub Central application within Workday. Embry-Riddle is committed to fostering a workplace where all individuals are valued and respected. We strive to ensure that all faculty, staff, and students are treated fairly and provided equal opportunities for employment, advancement, compensation, training, and other benefits of employment. Embry-Riddle makes employment decisions — including hiring, promotions, compensation, and other terms of employment — based on individual merit, qualifications, and abilities. Embry-Riddle is strongly opposed to discrimination and harassment, and such behavior is prohibited by university policy. Embry-Riddle does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, veteran status, predisposing genetic characteristics, age, religion, or pregnancy status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law, in its employment, educational programs, admissions policies, financial aid, or other school-administered programs or activities. For further information, please visit our website . Embry-Riddle is not seeking assistance from staffing or recruitment agencies. All agencies are directed to contact and should not reach out to hiring managers or staff.