Req Id: 44870
Job Title: Associate Director, Undergraduate Recruitment and Retention
City: West Lafayette
Job Summary
Unrivaled pride. Unlimited potential. Join the Daniels School of Business Undergraduate Recruitment Team and help the next generation of Boilermakers take their next giant leap at Purdue University in Indianapolis. As the Associate Director of Undergraduate Recruitment & Retention, you will be an essential part of a team that shapes enrollment strategy and welcomes well-qualified, well-prepared first-year and transfer students into a Purdue business education marked by smaller, connected cohorts and direct access to faculty and industry in the heart of Indianapolis. You will share the Daniels School story with clarity, enthusiasm, and inspiration with prospective students, parents, and key stakeholders, both individually and in groups—and play a key role in attracting top students to our growing school. Here, you will live, learn, and grow alongside colleagues who are on this path together.
What you will be doing
In this role, you will inspire prospective students and their families through engaging Business Information Sessions and personalized appointments, and lead Indianapolis recruitment events such as Purdue's For Me, Introducing Purdue, and admitted events, helping future Boilermakers picture themselves at Purdue. You will oversee and grow the Indianapolis Business Ambassadors program, empowering student leaders to share their Purdue stories. You will develop Indianapolis-specific marketing materials, emails, and merchandise that reflect Purdue’s master brand, and support student retention through community-building events and summer programming for high school students. You will also build partnerships with high schools and community organizations across the Indianapolis region and collaborate with internal teams to align recruitment, marketing, and engagement strategies with enrollment goals.
About Mitch Daniels School of Business: The Mitch Daniels School of Business aspires to take a top 25 program and transform it into a top 10 program that competes for the best students in the country. The key components of this transformation are:
- Academic Prowess. Daniels School faculty are able to see and steer to what's next, imparting thought leadership to peers in an ever-growing student body.
- Integration of STEM and Business. Every company today is a technology organization, and business leaders must understand how specific technologies can create competitive advantage.
- Transformational Student Experience. Some of life's most important lessons aren't found in a book or a lecture hall. Active transformational experience will produce critical thinkers who see and tackle the world's largest problems.
- Freedom and Capitalism. Daniels students will learn though transformative texts that free markets have raised living standards tremendously for all people.
- Powered by Business Partnerships. The Daniels School provides opportunities for industry partners and alumni to connect with students and faculty in order to provide solutions to business challenges of today and the future.
This role is designed to be predominantly on-campus in Indianapolis, yet has some flexibility to work remotely. Such occasions will be based on meetings with faculty and staff, appointments with prospective students, presentations, yield events, participation in or facilitation of training sessions, and other in-person commitments.
A cover letter is required to be fully considered
What We’re Looking For
Education and Experience
Qualified candidates will need
- Bachelor’s degree in business/management, marketing, communication, public relations, education or related field.
- 4 years’ progressive experience in secondary or post-secondary education
- Experience should show progressive growth in responsibilities
Skills needed
- Excellent interpersonal, time, and project management skills with the ability to balance multiple deadlines and time sensitive deliverables
- Ability to communicate effectively and persuasively with prospective students and parents, both individually and in groups, sharing up-to-date information on the School of Business undergraduate majors and programs
- Ability to learn quickly and to work in a highly flexible work environment based on changes in recruitment calendar
- Being a lifelong learner is essential to this role as information moves and changes rapidly
- The ability to be flexible and efficient with the recruitment cycle’s various tasks
- Presentation skills are highly valuable in this position
What is helpful
- Experience giving presentations and communicating with students and their families
Additional Information
- To learn more about Purdue’s benefits summary CLICK HERE
- Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position
- A background check will be required for employment in this position
- FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible For Overtime)
- Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contribution Waiting Period
Career Stream
Professional 3
- Pay Band S060
- Job Code #20003023
Link to Purdue University's Compensation Guidelines: https://www.purdue.edu/hr/mngcareer/compguidelines/index.php
EOE
Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access university.
Posting Start Date: 11/3/26
