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Recruitment Specialist
Department: Admissions and Marketing
Location: Missouri or Texas
Work Format: Remote/Hybrid
Type: Staff, Full-time
Department: Admissions and Marketing
Location: Missouri or Texas
Work Format: Remote/Hybrid
Type: Staff, Full-time
Pay: $20.67 to $23.56 (Pay range may vary based on geographic location)
Diversity Statement:
Columbia College is committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for all regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or disability. The college maintains a safe place for open discourse; supports activities that promote diversity and inclusion; and overall, fosters a sense of community that welcomes everyone.
Job Summary:
The Recruitment Specialist will be the primary contact for potential new students in their assigned recruitment territory. They will be responsible for providing accurate information about the school, majors and programs, financial aid basics and counseling students through the admissions process through new student registration. The recruitment team collaborates to serve all student types including full and part-time, in-seat and online, traditional and adult learners, undergraduate and graduate, and military and civilian students. The Recruitment Specialist will be responsible for recruiting prospective students by conducting effective direct outreach, coordinating recruiting events, visiting high schools, junior/community colleges, military installations or business partners, attending college fairs, and providing group and individual information sessions and presentations where possible. The Recruitment Specialist will be expected to build and maintain positive relationships with students and referral partners to increase enrollment yield. Other duties include basic counseling on financial aid and cost, analyzing territory trends, serving as a resource connection point, and serving on the appropriate graduation team for the assigned territory.
Essential Functions
Diversity Statement:
Columbia College is committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for all regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or disability. The college maintains a safe place for open discourse; supports activities that promote diversity and inclusion; and overall, fosters a sense of community that welcomes everyone.
Job Summary:
The Recruitment Specialist will be the primary contact for potential new students in their assigned recruitment territory. They will be responsible for providing accurate information about the school, majors and programs, financial aid basics and counseling students through the admissions process through new student registration. The recruitment team collaborates to serve all student types including full and part-time, in-seat and online, traditional and adult learners, undergraduate and graduate, and military and civilian students. The Recruitment Specialist will be responsible for recruiting prospective students by conducting effective direct outreach, coordinating recruiting events, visiting high schools, junior/community colleges, military installations or business partners, attending college fairs, and providing group and individual information sessions and presentations where possible. The Recruitment Specialist will be expected to build and maintain positive relationships with students and referral partners to increase enrollment yield. Other duties include basic counseling on financial aid and cost, analyzing territory trends, serving as a resource connection point, and serving on the appropriate graduation team for the assigned territory.
Essential Functions
- Perform job duties in accordance with Columbia College’s vision, mission, and values, and contribute to the development of the Admissions and Marketing Department.
- Represent the College professionally to build relationships leading to increased enrollments through prospective students and their families, businesses, community members, employers, alumni, counselors, advisors, and teachers/administrators in assigned recruitment territory.
- Understand and comply with Memorandums of Understanding, and DODi 1322.25.
- Fulfill additional responsibilities as assigned.
- Travel (50%)
- Frequent travel is required including evening and weekend hours to events, high schools, college fairs, and business partners.
- Responsibility for scheduling travel including events and logistics.
- Establish relationships, regularly visit, engage, and recruit and yield prospects from various organizations throughout the local territory establishing pipelines for continued growth.
- Emphasis will be on lead and enrollment-producing travel leading to increased yield in the assigned territory.
- Assist with campus visits and campus events when possible.
- Student Outreach (50%)
- Direct student outreach will be conducted using phone, email and SMS through the college CRM system.
- Develop, analyze, and disseminate thorough reports, tracking the progress and status of travel & prospective students through our CRM.
- Maintain & document all call, email, text & other interactions with prospects/applicants/students according to departmental procedures in the CRM (and/or other applicable databases).
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- The ability to learn and follow complex procedures and detailed policies while working with minimal supervision.
- Effective autonomous decision-making and time management skills.
- Knowledge of collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and applying data-informed strategy.
Preferred Qualifications:
- College admissions experience.
- Columbia College alumnus.
- Experience with database management systems, such as Excel, Datatel, Salesforce and OnBase
- Prior military experience.
Special Requirements (if any):
- Valid US State Driver's License (MO or regional territory as assigned).
- Must meet and maintain requirements as an approved driver for Columbia College.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
This job description is not meant to be all-inclusive of every duty and responsibility required by the employee in the position.
Eligibility for employee benefits and perks is determined by employment status. For more information please see https://www.ccis.edu/careers.
The offer of employment and assignment to duties is contingent upon a satisfactory criminal background check. The information may include, but is not limited to, academic, residential, achievement, performance, attendance, disciplinary, employment history, credit history, driving history, and criminal history of public record.
Columbia College is an equal-opportunity employer.
In compliance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), the Department of Campus Safety for Columbia College has provided the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report and crime statistics for the main campus and venues nationwide.
Columbia College is required to distribute this information to all current and prospective employees and students. Please follow the link below for the full report or contact Human Resources at 573-875-7495 for a printed copy.
https://www.ccis.edu/campus-safety/crime-reporting/reports-stats
Eligibility for employee benefits and perks is determined by employment status. For more information please see https://www.ccis.edu/careers.
The offer of employment and assignment to duties is contingent upon a satisfactory criminal background check. The information may include, but is not limited to, academic, residential, achievement, performance, attendance, disciplinary, employment history, credit history, driving history, and criminal history of public record.
Columbia College is an equal-opportunity employer.
In compliance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), the Department of Campus Safety for Columbia College has provided the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report and crime statistics for the main campus and venues nationwide.
Columbia College is required to distribute this information to all current and prospective employees and students. Please follow the link below for the full report or contact Human Resources at 573-875-7495 for a printed copy.
https://www.ccis.edu/campus-safety/crime-reporting/reports-stats
Salary : $21 - $24
