Assistant Director, Program Support

Emory University

. Support graduate student success, recruitment, and engagement initiatives for the Laney Graduate School .

Posted 10/30/2026full-timeAtlanta • United StatesEntry LevelWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in program management, event planning, and student advising, with a strong focus on developing and implementing academic support initiatives. Proficient in coordinating with diverse stakeholders and managing program data, budgets, and communications.

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Program ManagementEvent PlanningStudent AdvisingCommunications DevelopmentRecruitment and Training

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Hard Skills

Program DevelopmentData ManagementBudget ManagementAssessment and EvaluationPresentation Preparation

Soft Skills

CoachingCollaborationGuidanceSupervisionFollow-Up

Tools & Technologies

Digital Engagement ToolsSocial Media PlatformsEmail Campaign SoftwareMarketing Materials Development

Industry Keywords

Graduate Student SuccessRecruitment InitiativesPeer MentoringWorkshopsAlumni Engagement

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support graduate student success, recruitment, and engagement initiatives for the Laney Graduate School
Develop, implement, assess, and continuously improve programs including the REACH Framework, LGS-SOAR, Learning About Laney, peer mentoring, workshops, and recruitment events
Collaborate with faculty, students, alumni, campus partners, external partners, vendors, and volunteers
Plan and execute events and program activities, including agendas, materials, presenters, communications, event spaces, technology, recruitment engagement, timelines, expenditures, travel documentation, on-site implementation, and follow-up
Manage the full annual cycle of Learning About Laney, including applications, participant administration, campus experiences, travel, prospective-scholar guidance, recruitment follow-up, records, and assessment
Manage the full annual cycle of LGS-SOAR, including applications, committee review, scholar-faculty placements, onboarding, orientation, training, workshops, research activities, scholar support, records, and evaluation
Manage Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society processes and activities, including applications, selection support, onboarding, recognition, reporting, chapter activities, alumni engagement, and recordkeeping
Develop and implement communications, marketing, outreach, and digital-engagement activities
Implement scholar belonging, engagement, persistence, retention, professional development, and degree-attainment activities
Provide developmental advising, coaching, program guidance, resource navigation, referrals, and follow-up to prospective and current scholars
Recruit, train, assign, supervise, coach, and evaluate fellows, ambassadors, delegates, graduate scholar liaisons, and other initiative personnel
Monitor objectives, deadlines, budgets, records, documentation, and program-related reports
Represent Laney-AERO at meetings, conferences, events, and assigned activities
Report to the Associate Dean of Excellence, Recruitment and Opportunity

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in a field related to the program(s) and five years of program related experience, OR equivalent combination of experience, education, and training
Experience in program management, event planning, communications, outreach, and student advising as reflected in the role responsibilities
Ability to develop, implement, assess, and continuously improve academic and scholar-support programs
Ability to coordinate with faculty, students, alumni, campus partners, external partners, vendors, and volunteers
Ability to manage program data, records, timelines, budgets, expenditures, and reports
Ability to provide developmental advising, coaching, guidance, referrals, and follow-up
Ability to recruit, train, assign, supervise, coach, and evaluate fellows, ambassadors, liaisons, and other initiative personnel
Ability to prepare presentations, communications, marketing materials, websites, email campaigns, newsletters, social media content, and virtual programming
Ability to work within established goals, procedures, timelines, and available resources and escalate significant concerns appropriately

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote work from home day options may be granted at department discretion
Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request