The Admissions Recruiter shall have the primary responsibility of contributing to the overall recruitment efforts for the Office of Admissions. Recruitment efforts will include formal on/off-campus and virtual recruitment events, and planning and implementing activities for attracting and matriculating new and transfer students. This customer-centric role is responsible for delivering service excellence support to meet the needs of our university community. This position will report directly to the Assistant Director of Admissions.
Essential Functions:
- This position is responsible for leading the development and implementation of strategic enrollment planning for new students and transfer student initiatives.
- Maintain knowledge of programs offered, understand admissions procedures and policies, and utilize professional communication to enroll and maintain future students.
- Explain admission requirements and enrollment procedures to interested students and parents provide feedback, provide campus tours, maintain follow-up contacts, and provide campus resources as needed.
- Coordinates participation in, or travels to in-person and virtual promotional activities, including high school presentations, campus tours, college fairs, or special events to present programs to prospective students.
- Collaboratively consult with the admissions team to plan and implement recruitment strategies.
- Build, maintain, and establish relationships throughout assigned territories.
- Monitors application progress and audits student records to ensure accuracy of completion of application materials.
- Works collaboratively with other offices on campus to provide seamless transfer services.
- Builds partnerships to establish graduate and transfer student enrollment pipelines.
- Developing and facilitating articulation agreements and transfer pathways for the University with community college partners and providing comprehensive services for transfer and graduate students.
- Displays behavior consistent with professional ethics and FMU policies and procedures (faculty and staff handbook).
- The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that logically relate to the position.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines, projects, and priorities.
- Effective analytical and decision-making skills.
- Excellent communication (oral and written), organizational, time management skills and customer service skills.
- Effective interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse constituents.
- Ability to handle information of sensitive and confidential nature in the utmost professional manner.
- Demonstrate the ability to problem solve; prioritize and hold solid critical and analytical skills; exhibit flexibility and the ability to adapt to ongoing change.
- Experience with automated records systems; Preferred systems: Jenzabar. Experience with Slate and integration of third-party platforms.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Razor’s Edge fundraising software.
- Moderate physical activity. Requires handling objects of average weight up to fifty (50) pounds or standing and/or walking for more than four (4) hours per day.
- Note: In compliance with the American Disabilities Act (ADA), those functions of the job that are identified as essential are required to be performed with or without reasonable accommodations. Requests to facilitate the performance of essential functions will be given careful consideration.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in higher education, business, marketing, or related discipline with 1+ years of experience in the field.(customer service, education (k-12/highered) sales.
- Enrollment Management, Admissions, and prior management experience are preferred.
- Flexibility to work outside of normal business hours.
- Travel to domestic community and state colleges is required with occasional overnight travel.
- A valid US driver's license is required.
Pre-Employment Requirements:
- Criminal background check
- Drug testing.
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Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
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Thought Provoking: Capable of making others think deeply on a subject
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Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking
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Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
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Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
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Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject
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Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them
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Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
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Goal Completion: Inspired to perform well by the completion of tasks
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Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility
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Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization