Remote Chicago Area Admissions Recruiter

Greenville University; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Greenville University in Illinois is seeking a Regional Recruiter to build and sustain relationships with churches, community colleges, and high schools within an assigned territory. You will be the primary contact for community partners and your outreach will aim to grow enrollment through trusted, mission-aligned engagement with pastors, counselors, and administrators.

The role requires extensive travel, evening/weekend work, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Build relationships with church leaders, counselors, and denominational contacts.
• Strong public speaking and presentation skills for varied audiences.
• Willingness to travel extensively within the assigned region, including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a network of partnerships with churches, youth pastors, and denominational contacts.
• Establish and grow partnerships with community colleges to support transfer pipelines.
• Represent the University at college nights, career fairs, youth events, and campus visits.

Skills

Relationship-building

Public speaking

Networking

Self-motivation

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

CRM/Admissions software

Job description

The Regional Recruiter is a vital member of GU's Admissions team, responsible for building and sustaining relationships with churches, community colleges, and Christian and non-Christian secondary schools throughout an assigned territory. This position serves as the University's primary point of contact for community partners and serves as the first impression for many prospective students and their families. The Regional Recruiter must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills and relate well to pastors, school counselors, community college staff, prospective students, and their families.

The Regional Recruiter will travel extensively within their assigned region to cultivate long-term partnerships with churches (of all denominations), community colleges, and both Christian and public/secular high schools. This includes representing the University at college nights, career fairs, youth group events, transfer fairs, and campus visits. These outreach efforts focus on increasing enrollment by building trust with gatekeepers in the community — pastors, guidance counselors, transfer advisors, and school administrators — and by attracting academically strong, mission-aligned students from diverse backgrounds. Due to the nature of this role, evening, weekend, and overnight travel will be required.

Greenville University is an unabashedly Christian, academically focused university of the arts, sciences, and professions, affiliated with the Free Methodist Church. The institution believes in the development and shaping of the whole individual — body, mind, and spirit — to empower students to live lives of character and service.

Requirements

• Build and maintain a network of relationships with church leaders, youth pastors, and denominational contacts throughout the assigned region — regardless of denominator or faith tradition.
• Establish and grow partnerships with community colleges to support transfer-student pipelines, including articulation agreements and on-campus recruiting visits.
• Cultivate relationships with counselors and staff at both Christian and non-Christian/public high schools to become a trusted resource for college guidance.
• Travel regularly throughout the assigned territory to represent the University at churches, schools, community colleges, and college fairs.
• Plan and execute recruitment events and presentations tailored to each partner type (church youth groups, transfer fairs, school assemblies, etc.).
• Represent the University professionally across social media (e.g., Instagram, podcasting) in a way that reflects positively on the institution.
• Communicate consistently with prospective students and referral partners across all stages of the admissions funnel.
• Track and report on relationship-building activity and its impact on enrollment using University CRM/admissions systems.
• Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of regional partnerships and adjust strategy to meet enrollment goals.

Qualifications/Skills Required

• An understanding and appreciation of Christian higher education, and the ability to build genuine rapport with partners across diverse faith backgrounds.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Outstanding relationship-building and interpersonal skills — this role is fundamentally about earning trust with churches, schools, and colleges.
• Strong public speaking and presentation skills for varied audiences (congregations, classrooms, fairs).
• Self-motivated and comfortable managing a large, geographically dispersed network of contacts independently.
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively, including evenings and weekends.
• Creative, enthusiastic, and goal-oriented in a sales-driven recruitment environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and CRM/admissions software.
• Comfortable and responsible in representing the University via social media.

Salary Band: $25-$35/hour. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions and department budget.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Greenville University is liberal arts University that empowers students for lives of character and service through a transforming Christ-centered education. Our hiring practices reflect our commitment to be a Christ-centered institution.

GREENVILLE UNIVERSITY

The university is located 50 miles east of St. Louis in an attractive residential community of approximately 7,000 people. Greenville was founded in 1892 and is affiliated with the Free Methodist Church yet draws students from 40+ denominations. For additional information, please visit our website: www.greenville.edu.

Greenville University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, disability, family responsibilities, or national or ethnic origin, in employment opportunities, in keeping with applicable state and federal laws. In keeping with the mission of the institution, Greenville University seeks applicants with a strong commitment to the values and lifestyle of evangelical Christianity and who profess a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. As a Christian institution, we require faculty and staff to adhere to the University's Lifestyle statement and to enforce a religiously based code of conduct for all University employees. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Greenville University, as an educational institution affiliated with the Free Methodist Church USA, reserves the right to prefer employees on the basis of religion (Title VII, Sections 702-703, United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended).