Associate Director, Fellow Recruitment

Associate Director, Fellow Recruitment

Associate Director, Fellow Recruitment

Location: Illinois: Chicago

Time Type: Full time

Posted On: Posted 2 Days Ago

Job Requisition ID: JR27915

Department

Graham Leadership & Society Initiatives

About the Department

The University of Chicago's first president, William Rainey Harper, had a vision: that learning can, and should, be a lifelong pursuit. Graham is the realization of that vision. Established as one of UChicago's three original divisions, our mission is to bring the University's intellectual resources and distinctive scholarly approach to a broader audience.

Job Summary

The University of Chicago Leadership and Society Initiative (LSI) is a yearlong, cohort-based fellowship that supports distinguished individuals at or nearing retirement to transition from their longstanding careers toward purposeful next chapters of leadership for society. LSI is seeking an Associate Director of Fellow Recruitment to grow and enhance the LSI fellow community by recruiting extraordinary individuals to serve as fellows in both the current full-time version of the program and the forthcoming part-time pathway set to launch in spring of 2026.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and engages prospective fellows through a combination of 1:1 and network-based outreach to build a robust pipeline of high caliber candidates.
• Serves as primary point of contact for prospective candidates, introducing them to the LSI fellowship and providing individualized attention.
• Researches and builds partnerships with relevant executive networks and industry associations to raise awareness and engage prospective candidates.
• Recommends recruitment targets and KPIs to deliver successful cohorts, with each cohort approximately 25 Fellows.
• Utilizes systems and tools, including LinkedIn Recruiter, to identify and source individual prospective fellows.
• Oversees the LSI recruitment calendar, including key events, communications, and partnerships to raise awareness of the program.
• Prepares marketing and recruitment materials and plans and hosts recruiting events.
• Maintains awareness of activities and changes in peer programs; keeps team members apprised of relevant developments in the marketplace.
• Once a prospect has submitted their candidacy, manages active candidates in Slate CRM.
• Invites qualified candidates to proceed in the admissions process.
• Develops strong relationships with prospective fellows to convert them into the application funnel.
• Conducts 1:1 outreach to provide support, clarify the application process, and answer questions.
• For full applications, leverages Slate CRM to manage application pipeline and coordinate candidate reviews.
• Works closely with LSI Director to provide candidate insights from recruitment process.
• Coordinates closely with the LSI program team to remain fully abreast of program developments.
• Expands outreach messaging via alumni clubs and special events.
• Manages regional event programming such as receptions and career trek field trips for students.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

Work Experience: Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background with recruiting, including executive search experience.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain candidate/student pipelines.
• Working with executives and other senior leaders in various sectors.
• Significant project management and execution experience.
• Setting recruitment or outreach goals and establishing strategies to reach those goals.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)
• Cover Letter (required)

When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Job Family : Student Affairs & Services

Role Impact : Individual Contributor

FLSA Status : Exempt

Pay Frequency : Monthly

Scheduled Weekly Hours : 37.5

Benefits Eligible : Yes

Drug Test Required : No

Health Screen Required : No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required : No

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