Director of Recruitment

ISGCyber Director of Recruitment Job Description

The Director of Recruitment is a remote, part-time position responsible for recruiting veterans, active duty military personnel, transitioning service members, military-connected individuals, and non-veteran candidates into ISGCyber’s cybersecurity training program. This role will build and maintain relationships with veteran-serving agencies, military transition offices, workforce development organizations, community partners, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and other referral sources to increase awareness of ISGCyber’s program and generate qualified applicants.

To be successful in this role, the Director of Recruitment should have strong communication, outreach, presentation, relationship-building, and follow-through skills. The ideal candidate will be comfortable engaging both military-connected and civilian populations, explaining program benefits clearly, guiding applicants through the enrollment process, and maintaining accurate recruitment, applicant progress, and completion data.

Director of Recruitment Responsibilities:

• Recruit veterans, active duty military personnel, transitioning service members, military-connected individuals, non-veterans, and other qualified candidates for ISGCyber’s cybersecurity training program.
• Develop and maintain relationships with veteran-serving organizations, military transition programs, workforce boards, community agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, faith-based organizations, and other referral partners.
• Educate veteran-serving agencies, workforce partners, community organizations, and other referral partners about ISGCyber’s cybersecurity program, eligibility requirements, application process, training outcomes, and student support services.
• Conduct virtual information sessions, outreach briefings, and program presentations for prospective applicants, referral partners, and community stakeholders.
• Brief prospective applicants on program expectations, application requirements, enrollment steps, funding options, and next steps in the admissions process.
• Guide applicants through the application process, including helping them understand required documentation, deadlines, communications, and follow-up actions.
• Maintain regular communication with prospective applicants to encourage timely completion of application and enrollment requirements.
• Track, capture, and maintain recruitment activity, applicant pipeline data, enrollment status, student progress, program completion statistics, and related performance metrics.
• Prepare periodic updates and reports on outreach activities, referral sources, applicant conversion, student progress, completion outcomes, and recruitment challenges.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment messaging, applicant engagement, partner outreach, and overall enrollment results.

Director of Recruitment Requirements:

• Experience conducting outreach, recruiting, admissions support, workforce development, veteran services, military transition assistance, or community partner engagement.
• Strong understanding of the needs of veterans, active duty military personnel, transitioning service members, military-connected families, adult learners, career changers, and non-veteran candidates pursuing cybersecurity training.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to conduct virtual presentations and explain program information clearly.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to work effectively with veteran-serving agencies, workforce partners, community organizations, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and prospective students.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage applicant follow-up, documentation, schedules, and reporting requirements in a remote work environment.
• Ability to track recruitment activity, applicant status, student progress, completion data, and other performance statistics accurately and consistently.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity training programs, apprenticeships, workforce funding programs, VA benefits, WIOA, VRE, or GI Bill processes is preferred.
• Comfortable working independently in a part-time, remote role while meeting outreach, reporting, and recruitment goals.