Coordinator of Student Recruitment II, General Studies

About the role

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Department: General Studies

Job Summary

This is a Coordinator of Student Recruitment II position in the Office of General Studies that will heavily interact with prospective undergraduate students who may be interested in our Freshman Studies, Multi-Disciplinary Studies, and University Studies programs.

• Represents General Studies academic programs on various campus committees and at a wide variety of events.
• Periodic travel will be involved, including in-state, out-of-state and some overnight travel.
• This position works closely with Outreach's and the University's Marketing and Communications teams as well as other campus partners to promote our programs and increase enrollment at the university.
• This position also coordinates our unit's student ambassador program.
• This position requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as event organization skills.

About the role

• Attend all on-campus browse fairs for prospective undergraduate students and follow up with attendees; week-long Jackson, MS schools tour; any Hotty Toddy tours; and off-campus-fairs
• Meet with students inquiring about our programs and determine program eligibility
• Attend counselor luncheons (typically off-campus)
• Recruit, hire, train, and organize student ambassadors (Freshman Studies and Multidisciplinary Studies)
• Attend all Academic Recruitment Committee Meetings
• Act as unit representative for meetings where we are asked to share about our programs (new admissions counselor in-services, CSSFYE annual in-services, Regional campus annual meeting, etc.)
• Work with our Division's and University's marketing teams for outreach to Freshman Studies admitted students for the future academic year (multiple times throughout the year)
• Order and maintain all needed flyers, brochures, give-aways
• Attend monthly meetings with Outreach Marketing and Communications leadership
• Regularly give information to our social media staff to promote on our platforms; monitor our social media
• Keep our websites up-to-date
• Assist in creating videos for our programs
• Organize majors fair for Freshman Studies students (once per year)
• Plan/organize/staff the Office of General Studies' booth for Mississippi Day
• Organize and attend Office of General Studies' portion of all Admitted Student Days
• High involvement in summer orientations for Freshman Studies students
• Follow up with graduates to determine what our students are doing with their degrees 6 months post-graduation
• Collaborate with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions to set up individual meetings or to speak in front of visiting groups about Freshman Studies and Multi-Disciplinary Studies
• Work with student ambassadors to involve them in communicating with prospective students (social media, email, postcards, phone calls, etc.)
• Network with Admissions Counselors across UM schools
• Attend at least one professional development conference related to recruiting each year
• Assist with regional campus recruiting events
• Develop an annual calendar for recruiting/ordering materials/etc.
• Must include resume and cover letter.

Job Responsibilities

Substitution Statement: An equivalent combination of related experience and education may be considered for this role. Substitutions of the required experience or education will be assessed on a 1:1 substitution basis.

Education Qualifications

Bachelor's (Required)

Experience: Relevant experience | 3 Years | Required

Compensation

$51,604.80 - $77,396.80