Admissions Recruitment Lead (Higher Ed)

umd; College Park (MD); On-site; USD 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Maryland, College Park is seeking a staff member to support Executive and Associate Directors with tactical execution of activities and events designed to attract inquiries, applicants and yield new students who meet enrollment objectives. You will manage high quality group events and one-to-one outreach across in-person and online channels.

Collaborating with Student Services, Career Services, Alumni Relations and Marketing, you will engage with applicant pools and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Three (3) years of experience in admissions, recruitment, or higher education.
• Additional work experience as defined above may be substituted on a year for year basis for up to four (4) years of the required education.
• Knowledge of policies, procedures, and institutional purpose and goals.
• Knowledge of best practices in recruitment, retention, and customer service.
• Knowledge of best practices in organization and administration.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Skill in the use of Microsoft Office products.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize assignments.
• Ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures, regulations, and laws.
• Ability to multitask while demonstrating a commitment to customer service and sensitivity to a culturally and ethnically diverse community.

Responsibilities

• Support Executive and Associate Directors with tactical execution of activities and events designed to attract inquiries and yield new students who meet enrollment objectives.
• Assist with high-quality group event planning and delivery and one-to-one client interfacing in formats including in-person, social media, webinars, and online chats.
• Ensure active engagement with individual applicants and admitted applicant pools and manage ongoing communications with student and alumni ambassadors.
• Interface with CRM and application databases and collaborate with internal stakeholders across Student Services, Career Services, Alumni Relations and Marketing and Communications.

Skills

Customer service

Oral communication

Written communication

Multitasking

Policy interpretation

Diversity awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The University of Maryland, College Park is seeking a staff member to support Executive and Associate Directors with tactical execution of activities and events designed to attract inquiries, applicants and yield new students who meet enrollment objectives. You will manage high quality group events and one-to-one outreach across in-person and online channels.

Collaborating with Student Services, Career Services, Alumni Relations and Marketing, you will engage with applicant pools and