Admissions Officer II

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Working as a member of the Admissions Department, the Admissions Officer II is responsible for the recruitment and matriculation of qualified prospective students. This externally-facing position is responsible for recruitment related activities directly responsible for new student outreach.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Administer and carryout recruitment and yield strategy: In conjunction with the Assistant Dean of JD Admissions and Admissions colleagues, formulate admissions goals; identify recruitment strategies to achieve approved goals; develop and execute recruitment and yield strategies to include on- and off-campus recruiting events, online information sessions, campus visits, traveling to recruiting events nationwide (approximately 20-25% travel, concentrated in the fall); develop and send electronic and written marketing communications.
• Correspond with prospective and admitted students in person, via telephone, postal mail, electronic mail, and social media. Regularly assess and adjust strategies as necessary to achieve goals.
• Work with Marketing Department, JD and Graduate Admissions on digital advertising strategies, provide copy for marketing including digital ads, website and written marketing materials.
• Implement internal MarComm plan via UNITE platform and SALESFORCE CRM for prospective and admitted students.
• Make recommendations for process improvements. Provide support to additional areas within the Admissions Office as needed.
• Review applications for admission, recommend admission and scholarship decisions: Review applications for admission to UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law in accordance with UNH and law school policy, as well as ABA standards and LSAC best practices.
• Prepare admission and scholarship recommendations in accordance with established enrollment goals.
• Communicate decisions to applicants.
• Correspond with admitted applicants to proactively identify and resolve enrollment and financial aid concerns.
• Specific focus on the online hybrid program and its admitted students yield plan, events, and communications.
• Serve on School of Law, UNH and professional committees: represent Office of Admissions on School of Law and UNH committees as requested.
• Support nationwide legal education community through service to LSAC, ABA and other professional organizations.
  
  

Requirements

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:

• Bachelors 3-5 Years
  
  

Required Licenses & Certifications

• Valid driver’s license
  
  

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Experience in educational counseling or administration.
• Strong oral and written communication.
• Ability to travel.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in counseling and two years of experience
  
  

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

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