Honors Admissions Specialist

Honors College

Do you have a passion for engaging with prospective students and their families? Are you dynamic, energetic, enthusiastic, and inspirational? Do you want to play a key role in the growth of a strategic and innovative college? The MU Honors College invites anyone with these qualities to apply to be our Admissions Specialist. The person in this role oversees all recruitment and admissions activities for the Honors College.

ABOUT HONORS:
The Honors College has undergone growth and expansion in the last four years. It currently includes approximately 3200 high ability undergraduate students in all majors. Incoming class sizes have ranged from around 900 to around 1050 in the last several years, with an average ACT of around 30.5.

SPECIFIC DUTIES (including, but not limited to):

• Give on-campus presentations to prospective students and their families in coordination with Honors Student Ambassadors.
• Represent the Honors College at campus-level recruitment events. This work involves some travel to recruitment and yield events in November and February/March. This includes recruiting high ability students in all academic majors and recruiting applicants for Honors College scholarships.
• Understand all honors academic programs and relevant campus programs, as well as information related to admissions and scholarships Continually work to become familiar with academic and extra-curricular opportunities offered to students in all colleges, residential life, Greek life, and student support, with special attention to opportunities tailored to the unique needs and interests of the high ability students who are considering Mizzou such as undergraduate research, Global and National Fellowships, the Kinder Institute, MedOpp advising, etc.
• Lead and coordinate the Honors Ambassadors program, meeting regularly with student ambassadors, mentoring them through their work with prospective students, and overseeing payment of their stipends.
• Coordinate, execute and collaborate on honors events. This includes working with Admissions on Fall events in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Columbia developing the program of student and faculty speakers; overseeing the planning and execution Stamps interview weekend (the two-day on-campus interview process for Stamps finalists.
• Capture honors application information, follow up with students and families as needed, and provide data to Honors College and campus stakeholders.
• Oversee Honors admissions process for FTC, current, and transfer students, including tracking admissions data, reviewing applications, leading the faculty admissions committee, and fielding calls from prospective applicants and their families.
• Oversee application process for all FTC Scholarships, including the Stamps Scholarship, which receives over 400 applications per year.
• Interact effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including admissions staff, MU Faculty, deans and other campus leaders, parents, prospective students, high school counselors, current students, and external vendors.
• Work with Honors communicator on preparing and vetting Honors recruitment materials sent out by campus and by Honors.
• Work with Dean and Scholarships Coordinator on developing recruitment goals and strategies
• Other duties as assigned
  

40 hours/week, with seasonally extensive evening and weekend responsibilities, and corresponding travel.

A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 3 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary.

The preferred applicant will have:

• Progressive experience in student engagement.
• Advanced degree.
• Experience with project implementation and process analysis are preferred.
• Experience in marketing, business management, and public relations are preferred.
• Experience cannot substitute for educational requirements.

Salary Range: $54,871-$73,008 yearly

Grade: GGS-010

University Title: Program Manager II Student Support Services

Internal applicants can determine their University title by accessing the Talent Profile tile in myHR.

Online application

Cover letter and resume highlighting relevant education and experience

List of three references.

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This position is eligible for University benefits. As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, paid time off, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at https://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits.

Values Commitment

We value the uniqueness of every individual and strive to ensure each person’s success. Contributions from individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives promote intellectual pluralism and enable us to achieve the excellence that we seek in learning, research and engagement. This commitment makes our university a better place to work, learn and innovate.

In your application materials, please discuss your experiences and expertise that support these values and enrich our missions of teaching, research, and engagement.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri System is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law. This policy applies to all employment decisions including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotions, pay practices, benefits, disciplinary actions and terminations. For more information, visit https://www.umsystem.edu/ums/hr/eeo or call the Director of Employee and Labor Relations at 573-882-2146.

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