Jobs at Merrimack College

Drives undergraduate enrollment for an assigned territory through data-informed recruitment, relationship building, personalized outreach, events, application review, and CRM tracking. Represents the college at high schools, fairs, and recruitment events, advises prospective students and families, and supports enrollment initiatives. The senior-level role also supervises junior staff, leads admission projects, and contributes to strategic planning. Requires extensive travel, on-campus availability, occasional nights and weekends, and strong communication and organizational skills.

Coordinates clinical placements for nursing students by assessing program needs, assigning students to clinical groups, collaborating with faculty and clinical affiliates, and working with the centralized placement agency. Ensures compliance with contractual agreements and Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing regulations, and supports data collection, accreditation reporting, and program improvement. The position requires an on-campus presence and current Massachusetts RN licensure.

Teach undergraduate and graduate accounting courses, contribute to the M.S. in Accounting, develop applied scholarship, build industry partnerships, mentor students, and support curriculum development in analytics, artificial intelligence, technology, risk, advisory services, and strategic decision support.

Teach undergraduate and graduate marketing courses, including marketing analytics and emerging technologies. Conduct applied scholarship, develop industry partnerships, translate organizational challenges into student learning and research, contribute to the Center for the Future of Work, mentor students, and support the Girard School’s academic and strategic development.

Provides legal counsel and institutional compliance leadership for Merrimack College. Responsibilities include advising senior leaders, researching legal issues, reviewing and negotiating contracts, managing employment and student matters, supporting litigation and investigations, monitoring higher education regulations, developing policies and training, and coordinating compliance risk assessments and reporting.

Leads day-to-day academic operations for graduate counseling and social work programs serving more than 800 students. Responsibilities include coordinating program delivery, teaching, scholarship, faculty and staff development, accreditation and licensure compliance, clinical placements, student outcomes, scheduling, program innovation, recruitment partnerships, and strategic growth. The role requires collaboration across academic and administrative units, community engagement, and support for enrollment, retention, and student success.

Leads recruitment, engagement, and retention initiatives for engineering and computing students. Directs the iTEC Scholars Program, develops school and community partnerships, organizes outreach and pre-college programs, coordinates mentoring and advising, tracks student progress, and collaborates with admissions, marketing, faculty, and student-success teams. Teaches one engineering course per semester and supports assessment and reporting.

Develops and manages advancement communications and content supporting fundraising, alumni engagement, donor relations, and comprehensive campaign goals. Responsibilities include writing and editing stories, digital and social content, emails, publications, event materials, and donor communications; interviewing stakeholders; coordinating creative assets; monitoring content performance; and managing editorial projects, approvals, and deadlines. Collaborates across development, alumni relations, communications, marketing, and creative teams while maintaining brand consistency and demonstrating philanthropic impact.

Leads undergraduate enrollment operations, systems, automation, data integrity, customer service, and new-student matriculation. Oversees Technolutions Slate and related platforms, implements AI-enabled workflows, improves processes, coordinates onboarding and campus partnerships, manages data quality, and supervises two Enrollment Operations Specialists. The role also establishes service standards, monitors operational performance, supports technology integrations, and drives continuous improvement across admission and enrollment functions.

Coordinates financial aid office operations, student and family support, loan and scholarship processing, compliance reviews, records maintenance, audits, and administrative workflows. Provides guidance on financial aid requirements, manages student employees, supports the Director of Financial Aid, collaborates across campus departments, and leads operational improvements. The role is fully on campus and requires a criminal background check.

Provides senior leadership for Merrimack College’s advancement communications, marketing, and comprehensive fundraising campaign. Develops campaign narratives, cases for support, donor and alumni communications, digital and social strategies, publications, events, and integrated engagement plans. Advises advancement leadership, manages staff and external partners, coordinates cross-campus messaging, and uses audience data to improve communications. The role supports fundraising, stewardship, alumni engagement, donor relations, and philanthropic participation.

Manages campus construction and renovation projects from planning through closeout. Responsibilities include defining scopes, schedules, budgets, and milestones; coordinating architects, engineers, contractors, vendors, stakeholders, and college departments; monitoring construction quality, compliance, safety, costs, and progress; maintaining project documentation; managing closeout and turnover; supporting capital planning and major campus events; and participating in emergency facilities response.

Leads daily financial aid operations, including application review, verification, eligibility, awarding, disbursement, reconciliation, reporting, and regulatory compliance. Supervises and mentors financial aid staff, supports policy and workflow development, counsels students and families, and collaborates with Admissions, Registrar, Student Accounts, and IT. Serves as delegated leader during the Director’s absence, supports recruitment and enrollment initiatives, delivers presentations, manages complex cases, and uses Excel and administrative systems for analysis, audits, and institutional planning.

Provides holistic academic advising and case management for undergraduate students through one-on-one and group support. Advises on curriculum, courses, majors, minors, careers, registration, and experiential learning. Coordinates referrals and collaborates with faculty, career services, academic support, and campus offices. Supports student inquiries, contributes to advising programs and reports, promotes student engagement, and represents the advising center at college events.

Leads enterprise financial planning and analysis, including revenue and cost analysis, forecasting, scenario planning, financial modeling, investment evaluation, performance dashboards, and cost-containment initiatives. Partners with the CFO and senior leaders to guide resource allocation, financial accountability, and strategic decisions. Oversees responsible use of AI, predictive analytics, automation, and business intelligence in finance. Supports institutional budgeting and responsibility-centered management in a complex higher-education environment.

Manage daily Residence Life office operations, including scheduling, communications, visitor registration, phone triage, budgeting, purchasing, contracts, and website support. Hire, train, and supervise student workers while maintaining strong customer service. Build relationships with campus partners and support housing, residence hall, student staff, and divisional projects. The role requires an organized, calm, service-oriented professional who can manage competing priorities in an on-campus college environment.

Manages a portfolio of up to 200 donors and prospects across multiple giving segments. Responsibilities include donor discovery, cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, outreach campaigns, fundraising metrics, CRM documentation, phone solicitations, data-informed engagement, giving society support, event planning, and collaboration with advancement colleagues, faculty, staff, and volunteers. Some evening, weekend, and out-of-town travel is required.