What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recruitment Coordinator position at Mississippi University for Women?
Essential Duties
- Recruit undergraduate students to the University with the goal of increasing enrollment
- Serve as a Senior Admissions Counselor
- Manage a complex daily, weekly and monthly schedule with recurring important professional commitments on and off campus
- Assist new students in navigating the admissions, financial aid and registration process
- Manage and coordinate tour visits for prospective students through daily organization and detailed planning
- Maintain and manage recruiting travel calendar for admissions counselors
- Serve as point of contact for high school counselors to facilitate the admissions process
- Create and manage strategic social media calendar for recruiting purposes
- Coordinate local college fair(s) and high school counselor outreach events
- Maintain and develop a robust communication plan that delivers content to prospective students through multiple channels
- Assist in coordinating a variety of student recruitment and enrollment initiatives
- Establish and manage sponsorships ans recruiting events at local high schools and community colleges
- Support a wide variety of academic programming both on and off campus
- Uses the Slate CRM to manage student recruiting activities
- Extensive local travel with occasional overnight travel
- Perform other reasonable duties as assigned
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university
- More than one year of experience working in a college admissions office, with experience in student recruitment
Other Skills and Abilities:
- Valid driver’s license required
- Familiarity with Slate CRM
- Demonstrates strong communication skills, both oral and written
- Comfortable engaging and connecting with prospective students
- Detail-oriented, able to effectively plan and organize events
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
- Ability to travel and work occasional evenings and weekends
- Proficient in MS Office Suite, social media communication and ability to learn new software/databases
Responsible for student recruitment initiatives, outreach and communication, and specialized events with the goal of increasing undergraduate enrollment. This position serves as a point of contact for high school counselors. Extensive local travel and some overnight travel is required.
Hours of Availability Background Check Statement
Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. However, failure to disclose may disqualify a candidate.
Requisition Detail Information
Requisition Number
FY20644NF
Open Date
01/28/2025
Will this job have a specific close date?
No
Close Date
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