Position Announcement
Director of Student Recruitment
Budapest, Hungary
Central European University (CEU) is seeking applications from qualified
individuals to lead the university's student recruitment process.
Founded in 1991, and accredited in both the US and Hungary, CEU is a
graduate institution in the social sciences and the humanities, located in
Budapest, Hungary. CEU is an active member of the European higher education
area, and has joined cross-European and other international academic
networks, leading to the successful implementation of a number of EC-funded
study and research programs. The language of instruction and communication
is English. Further information about CEU is available at www.ceu.hu.
With 1,200 students from nearly 80 countries, CEU is an international
university in the truest sense. It recruits students primarily from Central
and Eastern Europe, Russia, Central Asia and the Caucasus, and increasingly
from other countries of Europe, North America, Southeast Asia, Africa, and
elsewhere, who share its mission, academic orientation, and civic
engagement.
The Director of Student Recruitment will be based in Budapest, and will be
responsible for the development and implementation of a comprehensive
student recruitment strategy, taking into account the increasingly
competitive graduate recruitment environment and CEU's special profile and
individual program needs. The main task of the Director is to engage CEU's
leadership, faculty, students and alumni in a university-wide recruitment
effort, focused on the specific geographic priorities of CEU departments,
relations with other academic institutions, advertising, and general
promotion of CEU.
Specific core responsibilities will include:
. Development of a comprehensive recruitment strategy to guide the
university's effort over a period of three-to-five years.
. Coordination of internal recruitment planning: discussions with
departments on their priorities, selection of target institutions for
student recruitment; organization of internal training and information
distribution.
. Involvement of CEU faculty, students, and alumni in direct student
recruitment events, such as graduate recruitment fairs, visits to
universities, presentations at relevant professional conferences, etc.
. Preparation of the CEU recruitment/marketing materials and maintenance of
the "Prospective Students" web pages.
. Coordination of the work of CEU's network of local recruitment partners
and agents.
. Maintenance of a multi-channel communication for advertising: email; web;
printed and on-line advertising; professional distribution lists; etc.
. Management of administrative duties related to recruitment, including
budget.
Qualifications: The ideal candidate will be a dynamic person, with a minimum
of a Master's degree or equivalent, experience in student recruitment or in
marketing, strong interpersonal, communicative (both verbal and written),
and organizational skills. Advanced knowledge of technology as it relates
to recruitment is expected. Previous study at CEU is desirable but not a
requirement. Salary will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications
and experience.
Deadline for applications: Friday, June 29, 2007.
Interested candidates should send a one-page letter of intent and a two-page
resume to:
Central European University
Human Resources Director, Judit Pallos
Nador utca 9, 1051 Budapest, Hungary
Email: [log in to unmask]
Starting date: as soon as the interviewing process is over, preferably
September 1, 2007.
CEU is an equal opportunity employer.
06.06.2007
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