Admission Representative (International Recruitment)

Duties

• Utilizes both in-person and digital strategies to recruit future international Jayhawks in targeted regions based on the strategic recruitment plan, meeting and exceeding goals when opportunities exist.
• Collaborates with Assistant Director and a supportive team to analyze data and past productivity to devise, implement and assess recruitment plan and strategy in the assigned territory, which can include traveling internationally to visit high schools, attend college fairs, area receptions, and events.
• Engages prospective international students in their Jayhawk journey, communicating about academic programs, processes, and services to a wide range of prospective students and families.
• Advises international students and families of admission and scholarship requirements and/or transfer guidelines.
• Manages multiple communication channels to provide timely responses to prospective students and families across internal and external platforms.
• Manages Outlook calendar to maximize efficiencies in travel, meetings, expense reports and other business operations.

Staffing, Marketing, and Organizing

• Delivers in-person and virtual presentations to small and large groups of prospective students, families, and community stakeholders, communicating KU’s competitive advantages both on and off campus.
• Plans and executes individual meetings with prospective students and families in virtual, on-campus, and off-campus settings.
• Collaborates with the Assistant Director and Enrollment Marketing and Communications team to review communications distributed throughout each recruitment cycle, provide feedback on messaging and materials, and support updates to recruitment and marketing content.
• Collaborates with the Assistant Director to support international recruitment agents through daily communication, training, and relationship management.
• Coordinates with in-country representatives to schedule and facilitate virtual one-on-one meetings through Slate.

Consults with the Assistant Director of Freshman Recruitment

• Affords assistance with presentations, team-building initiatives, and other leadership responsibilities within the international recruitment team as assigned by the Assistant Director and Director.
• Serves as a support for additional projects and responsibilities assigned by the Assistant Director and Director.

Requirements

• Valid/current driver’s license and a passport or ability to obtain one at time of appointment.
• Bachelor’s degree required at time of appointment.
• Three months presentation experience (evidenced by coursework, extra-curricular activities, or professional presentations).
• Strong written communication skills as evidenced by the application materials.
• Experience as a KU student, as evidenced by application materials.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in effectively communicating in a wide range of professional settings, as evidenced by application materials.
• Bilingual proficiency with demonstrated ability to speak and write in more than one language, as evidenced by application materials.
• Basic proficiency with digital communication tools and platforms (e.g., email, virtual meeting platforms, CRM or student information systems), as evidenced by application materials.
• Experience exercising initiative, decision-making and self-discipline, as evidenced in application materials.
• Experience working with a wide range of student populations, including transfer, high-ability, low-income, first generation, geographic regions, middle school, high school, and non-traditional students, as evidenced in application materials.
• Experience in public relations, marketing, advertising or university admissions, as evidenced in application materials.
• Ability to effectively organize time and tasks, as evidenced by application materials.