Recruitment Specialist

University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks a Recruitment Specialist to guide students and families toward higher education. You will travel to high schools and events, present UNL's benefits, and support enrollment goals.

Strong communication, public speaking, project management, and data-savvy decision making are essential; a valid driver's license is required and occasional nights/weekends are expected.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and organizational skills required.
• Public speaking experience essential.
• Ability to relate to people of all ages, academic abilities and cultures.

Responsibilities

• Represent UNL at high school visits, college fairs, and events.
• Engage with students and families in person, by phone, email, or approved SMS.
• Use data to inform recruitment strategies and meet enrollment goals.
• Interpret admission, financial aid, and university policy for the public.
• Travel as needed; work nights and weekends during peak times.

Skills

Communication

Public speaking

Independent work

Collaborative mindset

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Learning new tech

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description of Work

A recruitment specialist is a critical role focused on helping students, families, and supporters navigate the path to college. This individual will take a proactive role in supporting all efforts to grow new student enrollment but will have specific territories or populations of focus assigned specifically to them. A recruitment specialist is responsible for implementing recruitment strategy within assigned territory and provide regular updates to their supervisor and the Admissions Leadership Team. Recruitment specialists will utilize recruitment tactics to effectively provide college counseling to prospective students and their parents. Recruitment specialists are responsible for presenting the benefits of UNL to prospective students and their families within assigned territory. This position will represent UNL at high school visits, college fairs, community college visits, as well as on campus at events, daily visits, community engagement activities, and on-call. This role will interact with students and families in person, over the phone, and via email, or approved SMS messaging. The Recruitment Specialist may be responsible for additional projects connected to recruitment and admissions. This individual is responsible for interpreting admission, financial aid, and university policy to the general public. The individual will utilize data and access various systems to help the university meet enrollment goals. The individual will need the ability to understand the unique needs of students from all backgrounds throughout the enrollment experience. This position may require extensive travel depending upon focus areas of the recruitment funnel and assigned territory. This position requires many nights and weekends during peak times.

Working Title

Recruitment Specialist

Department

Admissions-0959

The University of Nebraska does not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation in its programs, activities, or employment. See https://equity.unl.edu/notice-nondiscrimination/.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required.
• Must have excellent communication and organizational skills, public speaking experience, ability to work independently, demonstrated ability to think collaboratively about interactions and programs, Ability to relate to people of all age groups, academic abilities and cultures.
• Experience with Microsoft Office software.
• Ability to manage one’s time and work on multiple projects at once.
• Presentation and written communication skills required.
• Ability to learn new technologies.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and meet University driver eligibility requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive campus or community involvement.
• Experience working as a student recruitment ambassador or tour guide.
• Experience in customer service.
• Experience using data to analyze happenings and to make recommendations for future work.
• Ability to speak fluently in an additional language, with preference toward Spanish.
• Ability analyzing data

Posted Salary

$43,888/yr. minimum