International Grad Admissions Recruiter

The University of Texas at El Paso; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Prescription, Life Insurance

Dental, Vision, UT Flex, Short/Long‑t​

Disability plans

Retirement Programs

Paid Vacation & Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Employee Discounts & Perks

Employee Education Assistance

Job summary

The University of Texas at El Paso seeks an International Graduate Admissions Recruiter to grow self-paying international graduate enrollment and advance the university’s strategic goals. This role sits in the Office of International Programs and collaborates with IS&S and The Graduate School across time zones.

Responsibilities include designing recruitment strategies, advising applicants through the funnel, building international partnerships, and coordinating marketing and data analytics to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Two or more years of experience in admissions or international recruitment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain travel documents for domestic and international travel.
• Demonstrated cross-cultural communication skills.
• Willingness to travel ~60% of the time, domestically and internationally.
• Strong organizational skills and proficiency with CRM systems, Microsoft Office, and data-reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute market-specific recruitment plans for international graduate students.
• Analyze recruitment and yield data to forecast enrollment and refine strategy.
• Serve as primary contact for prospective international graduate students through the funnel.
• Cultivate relationships with families and partner offices to support yield.
• Represent UTEP at international events and train partner offices on inquiries handling.

Skills

Cross-cultural communication

CRM proficiency

MS Office

Data reporting

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Hiring Department

Office of International Programs

Reports To

Director

Job Location

El Paso, TX with Occasional Travel

Posting End Date

Open until filled. This posting may close once a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received.

Hours

40 hours per week, standard Monday- Friday 8:00am- 5:00pm, flexibility is required on evenings and weekends

FLSA status

Exempt

Earliest Start Date

As soon as possible.

Salary

$50,000; Commensurate with experience.

Required Application Materials

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• List of three references

Position Summary

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), an R1 Carnegie-classified public research university and a national leader in access and student success, seeks an International Graduate Admissions Recruiter to advance the university’s strategic goal of growing self-paying international graduate enrollment.

Housed within the Office of International Programs & Study Abroad (OIPSA) and its International Enrollment Management (IEM) team, this position designs and executes recruitment strategy across priority markets, with an emphasis on South Asia (India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka) and the U.S.–Mexico border region.

The Recruiter builds and sustains relationships with prospective students, families, sponsoring institutions, and EducationUSA advising centers, and partners closely with The Graduate School and academic colleges to convert inquiries into enrolled, degree‑seeking master’s and doctoral students. Success in this role requires cultural fluency, responsiveness across time zones, and an understanding that in many of UTEP’s core markets, the decision to pursue graduate study is a family decision.

Statement Of Duties And Responsibilities

International Graduate Recruitment Strategy & Enrollment Management (30%)

• Develop and execute market‑specific recruitment plans for international graduate students, prioritizing self‑paying master’s‑level pathway enrollment aligned with university strategic goals.
• Analyze recruitment, inquiry, and yield data to evaluate market performance, forecast enrollment, and refine strategy — contributing to the IEM team’s data‑analytics efforts.

Student Recruitment, Advising & Yield Management (25%)

• Serve as a primary point of contact for prospective international graduate students throughout the funnel — inquiry, application, admission, visa (F/J), and yield — providing timely, warm, and accurate guidance.
• Cultivate relationships with students’ families, recognizing the central role families play in the college decision in Hispanic, Mexican, and South Asian communities.
• Cherish and steward every student contact as a recruitment asset, maintaining meticulous records in the CRM and ensuring prompt, personalized follow‑up.
• Collaborate with International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS) to ensure a smooth transition from admitted applicant to enrolled F/J visa holder.

International Partnerships & Outreach (20%)

• Build and maintain partnerships with overseas institutions, EducationUSA centers, sponsoring agencies, and feeder universities to create articulation and student‑mobility pathways.
• Represent UTEP at international education fairs, EducationUSA roadshows, institutional visits, and virtual recruitment events, often across differing time zones and outside standard business hours.
• Support campus‑wide recruitment capacity by training and equipping partner offices to handle international inquiries appropriately and confidently.

Marketing, Communications & Campus Collaboration (15%)

• Collaborate and work closely with Marketing and Communications, serving as the lead for all graduate‑related marketing materials and messaging across priority international markets.
• Partner with The Graduate School and academic departments to align program offerings, assistantship and funding messaging, and admissions criteria with recruitment strategy.

Data, CRM & Immigration/Compliance Support (10%)

• Maintain meticulous and timely CRM records for prospective and admitted international graduate students, ensuring accurate documentation and personalized follow‑up throughout the recruitment funnel.
• Serve as a Designated School Official (DSO).
• Collaborate with International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS) to support immigration‑related processes and ensure a smooth transition from admitted applicant to enrolled F/J visa holder.
• Contribute to recruitment data analysis, forecasting, and reporting to support enrollment management decision‑making.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.

Experience: Two (2) or more years of experience in admissions, international recruitment, enrollment management, or a directly related field.

Special Requirements: Ability to obtain and maintain a valid passport and any required travel documents for domestic and international travel related to university business.

Demonstrated cross‑cultural communication skills and the ability to build trust with students and families from diverse international backgrounds.

Willingness and ability to travel internationally and domestically approximately 60% of the time, and to work flexible hours across time zones, including evenings and weekends during peak cycles.

Strong organizational skills and proficiency with CRM systems, Microsoft Office, and data‑reporting tools.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree in higher education, international education, business, data analytics, or a related field.

Experience recruiting in South Asia and/or the U.S.–Mexico border region, with language skills (e.g., Spanish) an asset.

Working knowledge of F and J visa processes and SEVIS.

Familiarity with EducationUSA networks and international sponsoring agencies.

Experience with enrollment data analytics, dashboards, and predictive yield modeling.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Cultural competence and genuine warmth in engaging students and their families.

Ability to represent an R1 institution credibly to partner universities and government advising bodies.

Sound judgment handling time‑sensitive, high‑stakes inquiries that often arrive at the “11th hour” or across time zones.

Comfort translating data into actionable recruitment strategy.

A collaborative, service‑oriented approach that treats recruitment as a campus‑wide effort.

Why Pick UTEP

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP ) is a comprehensive public research university that is increasing access to excellent higher education. We advance discovery of public value and positively impact the health, culture, education, and economy of the community we serve.

UTEP is America’s leading Hispanic‑serving university. Located at the westernmost tip of Texas, where three states and two countries converge along the Rio Grande, 84% of our 26,000 students are Hispanic, and half are the first in their families to go to college. UTEP offers 170 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs at the only open‑access, top‑tier research university in America.

This is an especially exciting time to join UTEP as it advances the goals of its 2030 Strategic Plan . Built around the institution’s core strengths—its location, its people, its supportive culture, and its community partnerships—the plan lays out a bold vision for the next decade, aimed at maximizing the University’s regional impact and national stature.

What UTEP Offers

Miner Perks and Benefits

• Benefit Package includes: Medical, Prescription, Life Insurance and Wellness platform
• Voluntary Benefits: Dental, Vision, Additional life insurance, UT Flex, Short and Long - term disability plans
• Retirement Programs
• Longevity Pay
• Paid Vacation & Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Discounts & Perks
• Employee Education Assistance program
• And much more! Visit our Benefits Summary Page for more information on our additional benefits.

Disclaimer: Eligibility for perks and benefits may vary based on part‑time or full‑time employment.

Additional Information

Note: To the extent that this position involves research, work, or access to critical infrastructure as referenced in Executive Order GA‑48, being hired for and continuing to be employed in this position requires the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure.

The primary accountabilities are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or some of the primary accountabilities listed. Specific tasks or responsibilities will be documented in the incumbents’ performance objectives as outlined by the incumbents’ immediate supervisor or manager. This position is security‑sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code

• 51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information. A valid driver’s license issued by the State where the applicant resides and insurability as defined in UTS 157 may be required to perform the position’s essential functions.

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must frequently sit. The employee must regularly walk and stand; use hands to feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.

This position requires approximately 60% international and domestic travel, including multi‑country recruitment missions, and the flexibility to communicate with prospective students and partners across global time zones. Standard office work is performed in El Paso, Texas. Some evening and weekend work is expected during peak recruitment cycles.

The noise level for this work environment is usually moderate.

In keeping with its access, excellence, and impact mission, The University of Texas at El Paso is committed to a learning and working environment that honors the talents, respects the differences, and nurtures the growth and development of all. We seek to attract faculty and staff who share our commitment.

The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity in employment or the provision of services in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employee’s or prospective employee’s right to free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972. Inquiries—including the filing of a Formal Complaint or reporting an incident—about the application of Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, who can be reached by phone at [phone], by email at [e-mail] , or by mail at 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX, Kelly Hall, Room 223C.

For accommodation information for employees and applicants with disabilities, please contact UTEP's Equal Opportunity Office at [e-mail] .