Transfer Enrollment Specialist

Kent State; Kent (OH); On-site; USD 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent State University is seeking a Transfer Admissions Advisor to support enrollment goals for transfer students across the Kent region. You will coordinate and communicate admissions policies with transfer students, families, and community college partners to manage the enrollment process.

The role involves evaluating transfer credits, liaising with academic departments, and conducting outreach at events to attract a diverse incoming class.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a related field is required.
• Three years of student advising/admissions experience in higher education with diverse student populations preferred.
• Strong knowledge of advising policies, FERPA, and transfer articulation processes.

Responsibilities

• Serve as transfer student point of contact and manage transfer enrollment process.
• Collaborate with academic departments and service units to evaluate transfer credits.
• Develop outreach to transfer students and families, including underrepresented groups.
• Maintain articulation agreements and coordinate with the Credit Transfer Office.

Skills

Advising

Public speaking

FERPA knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Education

Master’s degree in related field

Job description

$46,283 - $53,000

Basic Function:

Responsible for contributing to the achievement of university enrollment goals by supporting and communicating admissions policies and procedures to transfer students, families, community college advisers, and campus partners. As a point of contact for transfer students and families for their transfer recruitment territory, this position will manage the enrollment process for transfer students, act as a liaison for potential transfer students with academic departments and university service units, work with faculty and staff to evaluate and update transfer equivalencies, research sending institutions general education curriculum, prepare unofficial transcripts, and speak at events related to transfer students in other Enrollment Management offices. Reports to the Senior Associate Director of Admissions.

Additional Basic Function – if applicable:

Not Applicable.

Examples of Duties:

• Participate in regular advising visits with community colleges in service region to discuss transfer concerns with students and advisers.
• Assist in reviewing transcripts to determine transferability of two and four-year college credits to the university; course transferability will be determined through university policy and appropriate university established procedures.
• Provide recommendations regarding transfer student services and provides solutions for challenges, enhances existing practices including advisement, articulation agreements/partnerships, and transfer support services;
• Plan and organize outreach to prospective transfer students and their families, particularly those from under-represented groups.
• Serve as a liason to help connect transfer students to their individual colleges.
• Maintain a strong knowledge base on all academic programs.
• Participate in academic training initiatives to stay current on advising issues.
• Develop close relationships with community college leadership in order to maintain current articulation agreements and toward the establishment of new agreements.
• Work closely with the Credit Transfer Office to ensure currency of transfer information.
• Serve as an integral part of an Enrollment Management team charged with the responsibility of identifying, recruiting, enrolling and retaining a highly qualified new student class each year.
• Conduct ongoing outreach and engages with prospective students via phone, email and in person.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Additional Examples of Duties – if applicable:

Not Applicable.

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s degree in a related field and a minimum of three years of student advising, admissions or related experience in higher education to include experience working with and interacting with diverse student populations is required.

License/Certification:

None.

Knowledge Of:

• Higher education learning models, programs, schools/colleges, organizational structure *
• Standard university recruiting and admissions practices *
• Sales and/or territory management techniques
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• Core advising competencies
• Student development theory *

Skill In:

• Student advocacy *
• Written and verbal interpersonal communication and public relations skills; including group presentation skills *
• Communication/conflict management skills *
• Problem solving
• Adhering to deadlines
• Work independently and effectively in collaborative groups and provide initiative/leadership as appropriate *
• Student recruitment / outreach / retention through active participation and initiative in unit/university sponsored events *
• Applying confidentiality/FERPA *
• Personal computer applications, including Microsoft Office Suite

Ability To:

• Interact effectively with students and parents from diverse backgrounds *
• Travel regionally and/or domestically *
• Work nontraditional hours, including some evenings and weekends
• Run reports and provide appropriate report analysis *
• Apply student recruitment/outreach/retention skills *
• Demonstrate core advising competencies-including: policies/procedures/curriculum; technology/systems, proficiency; higher education organizational knowledge-including working knowledge of higher education referral network and resources; student development theory; leadership styles and theories *
• Work collaboratively with university departments and academic units, both internal and external; intermediate ability to build awareness of resources and fully developed ability to build relationships *
• Prioritize work with a high degree of initiative and independence *
• Work independently and as part of a team
• Assimilate and maintain confidential data *
• Actively participate and successfully complete university-provided and external training and professional development *
• Work closely and confidentially with students, faculty, and administrators in interpreting academic policies relative to transfer articulation agreements and transfer credit equivalencies *

Preferred Qualifications – if applicable:

None.

Assessments:

Asterisk (*) indicates knowledge, skills, abilities which may require assessments. Assessments could take the form of interview questions, a request to provide work samples or a written or practical test to assess job related competencies.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:

None.

Working Schedule:

Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm and some evenings and weekends as needed.

Additional Information:

Kent State University is committed to creating a community that is culturally and intellectually diverse and to attracting and retaining a diverse staff. We strive to create and maintain working and learning environments that respect differences, and are inclusive, welcoming, respectful and kind.

Must pass a security check.

For official job descriptions, visit www.kent.edu/hr .

Kent State University is a Smoke-Free, Tobacco-Free University effective July 1, 2017. Smoking and tobacco use are not permitted on any of Kent State’s campuses or other locations and properties that are owned, operated, or leased by Kent State, both domestic and international. For additional details, visit www.kent.edu/smoke-free .

Disclaimer:

The intent of this description is to illustrate the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and should not be interpreted to describe all the specific duties and responsibilities that may be required in any particular position. Directly related experience/education beyond the minimum stated may be substituted where appropriate at the discretion of the Appointing Authority. Kent State University reserves the right to revise or change job duties, job hours, and responsibilities.

Advertised: October 12, 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: October 26, 2026 Eastern Daylight Time