Program Recruiter

University of South Carolina; South Carolina; On-site; USD 45,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Life Insurance

Retirement Programs

Paid Tuition

Dependent Scholarships

Annual Leave

Sick Leave

13 Paid Holidays

Paid Parental Leave

Professional Development Opportunities

Job summary

University of South Carolina in Columbia seeks a Program Coordinator to recruit prospective students for all College of Social Work programs. The role focuses on outreach, lead management, and enrollment support, collaborating with internal and external partners to meet enrollment objectives.

Under supervision of the Director of Enrollment Management, the coordinator promotes social work education and coordinates with various stakeholders to optimize the enrollment pipeline.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in a job related field and 2+ years of job related experience.
• Master’s Degree in Social Work with 2 years related experience preferred.
• Knowledge of and interest in marketing, social media, public relations.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Generate and nurture leads for all College of Social Work academic programs; build rapport with faculty, administrators, employers, and community partners.
• Leverage CRMs and other tech resources to maximize leads; enter data, correspond with leads, and track interactions.
• Develop and assess annual workplan, including recruitment and marketing strategies and materials.
• Assist in admission application review processes; read, score, and manage readers.
• Collaborate with admissions team to provide stellar service to prospective and current students.

Skills

Lead generation

CRM management

Communication

Creativity

Time management

Travel coordination

Diversity sensitivity

Database skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Master’s degree in Social Work (preferred)

Tools

CollegeNET PROSPECT

FileMaker Pro

Job description

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Positions are advertised for a minimum of five (5) business days on our job website. After five (5) business days, positions can be closed at the discretion of the department at any time. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email.

We are only accepting applications submitted by October 16, 2026.

The University of South Carolina offers a valuable benefits package including but not limited to:

• Health and Life Insurance
• Retirement Programs
• Paid Tuition
• Dependent Scholarships
• Annual Leave
• Sick Leave
• 13 Paid Holidays (including an extended December holiday)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Professional Development Opportunities

Position Description Advertised Job Summary

Under the supervision of the Director of Enrollment Management, the Program Coordinator is responsible for recruiting prospective students for all University of South Carolina College of Social Work academic programs through outreach, relationship building, lead management, and enrollment support activities. The position promotes social work education and works collaboratively with internal and external partners to achieve the College of Social Work’s enrollment objectives.

Job Related Minimum Required Education and Experience

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in a job related field and 2 or more years of job related experience, which may be substituted by an equivalent combination of job related certification, training, education, and/or experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Work and 2 years related experience.
• Knowledge of and interest in marketing, social media, public relations.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Work effectively with diverse populations.
• Creativity in developing strategies for lead generation and nurture.
• Ability to manage time and plan travel schedule to visit colleges and attend conferences.
• Flexibility in scheduling.
• Proficient computer skills with database programs/applications.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse populations.

Job Duties

• Generate and nurture leads for all College of Social Work academic programs. Build and foster rapport with faculty, instructors, administrators, employers, and other community partners to maintain lead pipeline. Represent College of Social Work at career fairs, graduate fairs, forums, class presentations, one-on-ones, student organizations, and professional conferences. Correspond with prospects, inquiries, in-progress applicants, applicants, and other potential enrollment candidates for College of Social Work. Include events both on-campus and off-campus. Essential Function Yes Percentage of Time 40
• Leverage CRMs (CollegeNET PROSPECT , FileMaker Pro, etc.) and other technological resources regularly to maximize impact on generated leads, helping them through the application and selection cycle. This includes entering lead data accurately and promptly, corresponding with leads regularly through CRMs, and recording interactions within CRM . Create and use events, tags, workflows, and/or filters to service our pre-applicant and applicant populations through the enrollment cycle. Essential Function Yes Percentage of Time 30
• Participate in the development and assessment of the annual workplan, including recruitment and marketing strategies, marketing materials, and promotional properties. Marketing materials will include print material, websites and pages, scheduled correspondence, social media content, campaigns, and potentially ads. Essential Function Yes Percentage of Time 15
• Assist College of Social Work Program Directors and Enrollment Management Coordinator by participating in the admission application review processes as necessary. That will include reading and scoring applications, managing application readers, or editing the application and/or selection process and all its pieces. Essential Function Yes Percentage of Time 10
• Collaborate with College of Social Work admissions team and greater College of Social Work to provide stellar service to potential future, current, and former College of Social Work students. Perform other miscellaneous tasks as assigned by immediate supervisor that are expected to improve and support enrollment for College of Social Work. Essential Function Yes Percentage of Time 5

Position Attributes: Employees in Safety-Sensitive or Security-Sensitive positions will be subject to pre-employment and post-employment drug testing in accordance with University policy HR 1.95 Drug and Alcohol Testing. Safety Sensitive or Security Sensitive. Non-Essential.

Posting Detail Information

Number of Vacancies 1

Desired Start Date Job Open Date 09/01/2026

Job Close Date 10/16/2026

Open Until Filled

Job Location: Columbia

Work County: Richland

College/Division: College of Social Work

Department: COSW College of Social Work

Location of Vacancy: Part/Full Time Full Time

Hours per Week: 37.5

Work Schedule: Standard working schedule: 8:30am - 5:00pm. Must be willing to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the department.

Pay Range G07 USC Market Range MRD - $45,181 $55,347 $65,512 Anticipated Hiring Range $45,181- $50,000

State Pay Range G07 USC Market Range MRD - $45,181 $55,347 $65,512 Anticipated Hiring Range $45,181- $50,000

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