"Admissions Officer"

Department Summary

UCLA Anderson's Fully Employed MBA, Executive MBA and the UCLA-NUS Executive MBA (together, the Part-time MBA Programs) are nationally recognized, self-supporting degree programs that each admit one class of qualified MBA students per year. The Admissions Officer has three primary roles: recruitment, evaluation, and yield management to help the program meet their enrollment goals. To be effective in this role, the Admissions Officer will attract and guide future MBA candidates through the entire consideration process of graduate study at UCLA. The Admissions Officer must be able to offer trustworthy counsel in four arenas: academics, career, life-planning, and finances. The Admissions Officer works with future part-time MBA students who will make a significant investment in their pursuit of a MBA. The Admissions Officer provides counsel and advice to determine whether or not UCLA is the right university and a working professional MBA is the right graduate school investment to achieve their life-long career goals. The Admissions Officer will assist in developing event strategies, including assisting with the planning and execution of recruiting and yield events. The Admissions Officer will also assess applications, including academic transcripts, test scores (GMAT/GRE/EA), essays, recommendations, as well as interviews (as needed). The Admissions Officer will also evaluate candidates' leadership potential, career goals, to assess candidacy and make admission decisions or recommendations to the admissions committees.

Salary & Compensation

*UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.

Qualifications

• 5 or more years of experience in a customer facing/admissions role with broad knowledge of business and industry, including professional experience in MBA Program and/or business-related field (e.g., recruiting) or equivalent experience/training or immense working knowledge of UCLA Anderson’s MBA programs. (Required)
• Knowledge of international higher education systems. (Preferred)
• Experience in one or more of these areas: admissions, recruitment, higher education, coaching/advising, marketing, advertising, event management. (Preferred)
• Experience in selective admission processes in higher education. (Preferred)
• Working knowledge of Slate CRM system. (Preferred)
• Working knowledge of UCLA Part-time Programs. (Preferred)
• Working knowledge of graduate management programs. (Preferred)
• Skills in prioritizing numerous tasks to complete all work in a timely fashion. (Required)
• Strong interpersonal skills to relate effectively with people of various international, socio-economic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds as well as different university constituencies (faculty, administrators, staff, students, alumni). (Required)
• Demonstrated ability to derive insight and analytical skills to discern among candidates in highly talented applicant pool. (Required)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (and experience) to conduct presentations to both small and large groups of professionals and ability to adapt writing style to diverse audiences and constituencies (e.g., Millennial vs. Generation Xers, US vs. International citizens, perspective students vs. alumni). (Required)
• Ability to read quickly and accurately and to analyze and synthesize what one has read easily in writing a report. (Required)
• Knowledge of cross-cultural differences among applicants and recommenders from around the world and an ability to use this knowledge in evaluating applicants from diverse backgrounds. (Required)
• Ability to analyze and interpret transcripts from other universities/colleges (domestic and foreign) to accurately determine the eligibility for admission and advise prospective students. (Required)
• Typical hours are M-F, 9-5 with some evenings and weekends. Ability to work non-traditional hours during peak recruiting and evaluation seasons, travel included. (Required)
• Ability to travel outside of Los Angeles, primarily the West Coast of the United States, and meet with and present to prospective candidates. (Required)
• Experience in selective admission processes in higher education. (Preferred)
• Demonstrated skills in generating and analyzing data to make decisions. (Preferred)

Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations

• Bachelor's Degree B.A. or B.S. (minimum) in a related field (Required)

Special Conditions for Employment

Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.

Schedule

Typical hours are M-F, 9-5 with some evenings and weekends.

Union/Policy Covered

CX-Clerical & Allied Services

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