Student Recruitment And Admission Officer - Bellarmine University

Job Description:

The Student Recruitment and Admission Officer is responsible for representing Bellarmine University to multiple constituencies, including prospective students, their families, high school guidance staff and community contacts. This role will help in the expansion and diversification of Bellarmine University's student population and geographical reach. The Student and Recruitment Officer will independently develop and implement recruiting initiatives to meet application and enrollment goals. The officer will conduct a holistic review of first-year, transfer and graduate student applications for their assigned school, and others as assigned. This position must be effective at independently planning recruitment strategies including high school visits, area receptions and individual meetings for their assigned territory of travel.

Primary Responsibilities:

The Student Recruitment and Admission Officer will work with their Assistant Dean and other senior leadership to determine territory and market areas of focus for the recruitment of qualified high school, transfer, and graduate students for admission and matriculation. The position will work to achieve targeted recruitment goals and build relationships with key stakeholders in the assigned school and territory. In addition, this position will:

• Travel extensively to maintain assigned territory.

• Establish relationships with key schools in select markets (through high school visits, counselor breakfast meetings, college fairs, receptions, alumni networking, and other events either in person or virtually).

• Manage admission applications of students in assigned school. This includes assisting students through admission process, reading, reviewing, interviewing, gaining reference from counselors and making admission recommendations.

• Maintain contacts with prospective students and events in Slate CRM (customer relationship management) system, respond to inquiries for admission information by phone, email, text and in person.

• Maintain accurate reports and records pertaining to high school visits, telephone contacts, admission files and year-end recruitment analysis.

• Provide prospective students and their families with basic scholarship and financial aid information.

• Will be required to participate in weekly team meetings, frequent supervisor check-ins, participate in on-campus admission committee meetings as required; on-campus admission programs, admitted student events and other visit days as required by Assistant Dean or other senior leadership.

• Track expenses and coordinate activities to stay within recruitment budget. Ability to evaluate ROI of strategies in assigned territory to determine effectiveness of initiatives.

• Manage additional tasks as assigned by Assistant Dean and other senior leadership.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree

• One year of work experience preferred

Professional Competencies:

• Self-motivated and demonstrated ability to function independently and the ability to conduct responsibilities from residence

• Ability to work and communicate with individuals from diverse backgrounds

• In alignment with the University's commitment to equity and inclusion, we seek an individual dedicated to and invested in equity and inclusiveness

• Strong public speaking and interpersonal skills; with excellent presentation and communication skills to articulate and present ideas and concepts in written and presentation formats

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in student recruitment, education advocacy or college counseling

• Bilingual communication skills, "Spanish/English"

• Experience working in an institution of higher education

• Knowledge and understanding of Slate (or a Customer Relationship Management system)

• Demonstrated ability to present information to small and large groups

Additional Information:

Bellarmine University is committed to core values of diversity, equity and inclusion and embraces diversity in our workforce among members of faculty, staff and administration. We remain committed to affirmative actions, policies, procedures and attitudes necessary to continue to build and retain a diverse and equitable workforce. We will demonstrate a fully realized and lived commitment to equity and inclusion, empowering all members of our increasingly diverse community and supporting them to achieve their full potential. As part of Bellarmine's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, we will seek to ensure that all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection, job assignment, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotion, layoff and termination processes remain free of discrimination based upon race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.

Application Instructions:

Please submit a cover letter, resume and contact information for three professional references.

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