ESADE is a prestigious global academic institution and business school founded in 1958 in Barcelona. As part of Ramon Llull University, it is consistently ranked among the top business schools worldwide, offering a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and executive education programs in business and law. The institution operates significant campuses in Barcelona and Madrid, serving a diverse community of students and researchers from across the globe.

For international professionals, ESADE provides a truly multicultural work environment where English is frequently used as a primary working language alongside Spanish and Catalan. The school is a major employer in the education sector, offering roles in academic research, program management, and corporate functions like marketing and data analytics. Working at ESADE allows professionals to integrate into Barcelona's vibrant international ecosystem while contributing to a globally recognized center of excellence.

Founded in 1958 in Barcelona by a group of entrepreneurs and Jesuits, ESADE became part of Ramon Llull University in 1995. Over the decades, it has grown from a local business school into a world-renowned center for executive education and legal studies.

For international professionals

Consistently ranked as one of the top business schools globally, providing high prestige for employees.
Highly international environment with students and faculty from over 100 different nationalities.
English is widely used as a working language, especially in academic and international admissions departments.
Main campuses are located in Barcelona (Pedralbes), Sant Cugat del Vallès, and Madrid.
Offers a range of roles from academic research to corporate functions like Marketing, HR, and Data Analysis.

Associate Admissions Director (temporary vacancy)

ESADE

This job was originally posted in Spanish and automatically translated to English. You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.

Job Description

Esade is a global academic institution that maintains close ties with the business world and is recognized for the quality of its education, its international reach, and a clear focus on the integral development of the person.

Do Good Do Better is our identity, and at Esade we build it through the following values:

Integrity
Diversity
Sensitivity
Contribution to the common good
Justice and sustainability

Based on these pillars, we work with a methodology whose mission is the integral training of competent and socially responsible professionals. Therefore, we promote inclusive leadership, academic innovation, technology, and solidarity.

If you want to be part of an organization like ours, please read the following offer carefully:

Your main functions:

Attract and select potential candidates for undergraduate degree programs in accordance with the instructions of the Admissions Directorate, in order to achieve the established objective, ensuring the suitability of the participants' profiles and overseeing the satisfaction of the different groups.

Propose the attraction and selection strategy for the programs being marketed.
Execute and monitor the attraction and selection strategy for the assigned programs.
Attract and select candidates, as well as follow up on said candidacies.
Attend to and guide candidates and/or families.
Carry out coordination actions with Program Directorates, focused on the promotion of Programs and the attraction of participants.
Evaluate, organize, and administer admission applications from candidates.
Perform commercial follow-up of pre-candidates (event attendees).
Mediate in the representation and communication of the institution to third parties (students, providers, participants, institutes, etc.) at commercial events (fairs, information sessions, interviews, ...) on/off campus.
Participate in the definition of budgets and objectives for their area, performing the corresponding monitoring.
Attendance and participation in the organization of fairs, Open Days, and commercial actions that enhance the marketing of programs on/off campus.
Contribute to the commitment and responsibility regarding the privacy and security of ESADE information, with the aim of guaranteeing the protection of sensitive data and ensuring compliance with current regulations.

Competencies:

Ability to build commercial relationships based on trust and credibility.
Proactive person
Excellent communication skills
Customer orientation.
Organizational skills that allow for good time management, establishing priorities with attention to detail, and managing several tasks simultaneously.

Requirements:

Higher academic education in a higher degree in Business Administration and Management, Tourism, etc.
Minimum experience: previous experience in the higher education/real estate/Sales sector will be positively valued
Languages: Catalan/Spanish/English proficiency
IT knowledge: Salesforce (or similar), Office, Zoom (or similar)

What we offer:

Vacations and free time: More than 35 working days of vacation.

Professional Development Opportunities: Access to platforms with top-level digital content.

Positive Work Environment: A collaborative and dynamic environment where your well-being is our priority.

Teleworking Policy: 2 days per week
Flexible hours from Monday to Thursday and intensive hours on Friday.
Intensive Workday: You will enjoy a workday of 32.5 hours per week during the Christmas period, Easter, and the entire month of July and August.

Other benefits:

Pension plan.
Significant discounts on training programs for both the employee and their family nucleus after one year of seniority.
Campus dining subsidy.
Exclusive discounts.
Subsidized parking.

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

At ESADE we are committed to diversity and offer the same professional opportunities to all people. We promote inclusive learning and, for us, talent is a key factor in promoting diversity. Therefore, applications from people with diverse abilities will be especially valued.

We inform you that Fundació ESADE, as the data controller, will process your data for the purpose of managing your candidacy. The interested party may exercise, if they wish, the rights of access, rectification, and deletion of the data, as well as request that the processing of their personal data be limited, oppose it, request the portability of their data, not be subject to automated individual decisions, where appropriate, as well as withdraw their consent at any time by contacting the Data Protection Officer at the address Av. Pedralbes, 60-62, 08034 Barcelona, attaching a copy of the document proving their identity (DNI/NIE).

You can consult additional and detailed information on Data Protection here: https://www.esade.edu/es/proteccion-datos.

View original advert (Spanish)

Esade es una institución académica global que mantiene estrechos vínculos con el mundo de la empresa y es reconocida por la calidad de su educación, su alcance internacional y un enfoque claro en el desarrollo integral de la persona.

Do Good Do Better es nuestra identidad y en Esade la construimos a través de los siguientes valores:

Integridad
Diversidad
Sensibilidad
Contribución al bien común
Justicia y sostenibilidad

Basándonos en estos pilares, trabajamos con una metodología cuya misión es la formación integral de profesionales competentes y socialmente responsables. Por eso, fomentamos el liderazgo inclusivo, la innovación académica, la tecnología y la solidaridad.

Si quieres formar parte de una organización como la nuestra, lee con atención la oferta a continuación:

Tus principales funciones:

Captar y seleccionar los posibles candidatos para los programas de grados universitarios de acuerdo con las instrucciones de la Dirección de Admisiones, con la finalidad de conseguir el objetivo establecido, con la adecuación del perfil de los participantes, velando por la satisfaccción de los diferentes colectivos.

Proponer la estrategia de captación y selección de los programas que comercializa.
Ejecutar y realizar el seguimiento de la estrategia de captación y selección de los programas asignados.
Captar y seleccionar candidatos, así como hacer seguimiento de dichas candidaturas.
Atender y orientar a los candidatos y/o familias.
Llevar a cabo acciones de coordinación con las Direcciones de Programa, enfocadas a la promoción de los Programas y captación de participantes.
Evaluar, organizar y administrar solicitudes de admisión de candidatos.
Realizar el seguimiento comercial de los precandidatos (asistentes a eventos).
Mediar en la representación y comunicación de la institución ante terceros (alumnos, proveedores, participantes, institutos, etc.) en eventos comerciales (ferias, sesiones informativas, entrevistas, ...) on/off campus.
Participar en la definición de presupuestos y objetivos de su ámbito, haciendo el seguimiento correspondiente.
Asistencia y participación en la organización de ferias, Open Days y acciones comerciales que potencien la comercialización de los programas on/off campus.
Contribuir en el compromiso y responsabilidad en la privacidad y seguridad de la información de ESADE, con el objetivo de garantizar la protección de los datos sensibles y asegurar el cumplimiento de las normativas vigentes.

Competencias:

Capacidad para construir relaciones comerciales basadas en la confianza y credibilidad.
Persona proactiva
Excelentes habilidades de comunicación
Orientación al cliente.
Habilidades organizativas que permitan una buena gestión del tiempo, establecer prioridades prestando atención al detalle y gestionar varias tareas de forma simultánea.

Requisitos:

Formación académica superior en Grado superior en Administración y Dirección de Empresas, Turismo, etc.
Experiencia mínima se valorará positivamente tener experiencia previa en el sector educación superior/inmobiliario/ Ventas
Idiomas: Catalán/castellano/inglés proficiency
Conocimiento informáticos: Salesforce (o similar), Office, Zoom (o similar)

Qué te ofrecemos:

Vacaciones y tiempo libre: Más de 35 días laborables de vacaciones.

Oportunidades de Desarrollo Profesional: Acceso a plataformas con contenidos digitales de primer nivel.

Ambiente de Trabajo Positivo: Un entorno colaborativo y dinámico donde tu bienestar es nuestra prioridad.

Política de Teletrabajo: 2 días por semana
Flexibilidad horaria de Lunes a Jueves y Viernes intensivo.
Jornada Intensiva: Disfrutarás de una jornada de 32,5 horas semanales durante el periodo de Navidad, Semana Santa y todo el mes de Julio y Agosto.

Otros beneficios:

Plan de pensiones.
Importantes descuentos en programas formativos tanto para el trabajador/a como para su núcleo familiar a partir del año de antigüedad.
Subvención comedor campus.
Descuentos exclusivos.
Parking subvencionado.

Compromiso con la diversidad y la inclusión

En ESADE estamos comprometidos/as con la diversidad y ofrecemos las mismas oportunidades profesionales a todas las personas. Fomentamos el aprendizaje inclusivo y, para nosotros, el talento es un factor clave para promover la diversidad. Por ello, se valorarán especialmente candidaturas de personas con capacidades diversas.

Le informamos que Fundació ESADE como responsable del tratamiento tratará sus datos con la finalidad de gestionar su candidatura. El interesado puede ejercitar, si lo desea, los derechos de acceso, rectificación, y supresión de los datos, así como solicitar que se limite el tratamiento de sus datos personales, oponerse al mismo, solicitar la portabilidad de sus datos, a no ser objeto de decisiones individuales automatizadas, cuando proceda, así como a retirar su consentimiento en cualquier momento dirigiéndose al Delegado de Protección de Datos en la dirección Av. Pedralbes, 60-62, 08034 Barcelona, adjuntando una copia del documento que acredite su identidad (DNI/NIE).

Puede consultar información adicional y detallada sobre Protección de Datos aquí: https://www.esade.edu/es/proteccion-datos.