Graduate Enrollment Program Manager

Position Title:
Graduate Enrollment Program Manager

Job Group:
Professional & Scientific

Required Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related experience

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience working with personnel or student information systems.
Experience supporting students in an undergraduate or graduate environment.
Experience supporting or planning logistics for large events.
Knowledge or experience with marketing, such as creation of promotional materials, market analysis for new programs, and website redesign.
Supervisory experience.
Experience as a team, project, or program lead.

Job Description:

The Graduate College is in search of a Graduate Enrollment Program Manager who will supervise the day-to-day activities of a team engaged in programs and projects across the university.

The Graduate College at Iowa State University provides an institutional home for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. We enhance the university as a premier destination for advanced scholarship and research. We seek to improve the academic experiences of graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate faculty. The college provides opportunities for academic advancement, the development of communication skills, and career planning with the goal of preparing those we serve to benefit human society, the global ecosystem, and economic vitality.

The Graduate College partners with other service, support, and academic units essential to the success of graduate education and postdoctoral scholarship. The Graduate College ensures academic integrity by applying approved policies equitably across the broad spectrum of disciplines that offer graduate courses, certificates, and degrees. The college offers academic courses and professional development opportunities and contributes to recruitment and retention. Our goal is to assist in preparing graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to conduct and disseminate the outcomes of high-quality scholarship and research.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an on-going basis without sponsorship. 

Example of Duties
• Prioritizes and assigns tasks for effective use of team resources.
• Monitors one or more programs to ensure that implementation and prescribed activities are carried out in accordance with the objectives of the university.
• Oversees budget and ensures that the programs meet the overall objectives of the university.
• Resolves escalated performance issues and recommends schedule changes, cost adjustments or resource additions.
• Leads project management activities.

•Supports multiple entities in recruitment of graduate students.

•Collaborates with stakeholders to grow and develop graduate programs.

•Prioritizes efforts to support graduate student retention.

Level Guidelines
• Aware of key annual objectives of department or work unit
• Understands linkage between daily activities and achievement of annual objectives of department/work unit and explains to direct reports
• Focus on ISU’s mission and meeting department or work unit goals
• Supervises a small department or work team
• Often is a working supervisor with direct, previous experience performing work of those supervised
• Has full management responsibility for direct reports, specifically the authority to hire, fire, and counsel; may share part of responsibility with higher level management
• Requests approval for financial actions beyond a limited scope per policy

Appointment Type:
Regular

Number of Months Employed Per Year:
12 Month Work Period

Time Type:
Full time

Pay Grade:
PS809

Application Instructions:

To apply for this position, please click on “Apply” and complete the Employment Application.

Please be prepared to enter or attach the following:
1) Resume/Curriculum Vitae
2) Letter of Application/Cover Letter
If you have questions regarding this application process, please email [email protected] or call 515-294-4800 or Toll Free: 1-877-477-7485.
Why Choose ISU?

Our Iowa State Employees enjoy comprehensive health and work life benefits, including medical and dental; as well as:

• Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
• Generous vacation, holiday and sick time and leave plans
• Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)
• Life insurance and long-term disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Various voluntary benefits and discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellbeing program
• This job may also be eligible for flexible work schedules and flexible workplace options that may include flexible working hours and a hybrid working environment.

Original Posting Date:
March 28, 2024

Posting Close Date:
April 14, 2024

Job Requisition Number:
R14305