Admissions Counselor - Graduate Admissions - 996128

About the role

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) was founded in 1964 and is a not-for-profit, independent university known for academic excellence and innovation. NSU offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package including tuition waiver, retirement plan, excellent medical and dental plans, and much more. NSU is a tobacco-free university that cares about the health and welfare of its students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors.

Responsibilities

• Develops prospects from current students, faculty, referral leads, conferences, educational fairs, career days, campus tours, or special events.
• Contacts prospective students to present information and/or explain available programs and services.
• Communicates with prospects about admission requirements, program offerings, curriculum, and/or basic financial aid information by various means of communication.
• Determines students' educational needs and prepares proposals to provide services that address these needs.
• Handles and processes inquiries timely and accurately.
• Provides assistance in completing application and enrollment documents.
• Provides outreach to applicants throughout their journey in the funnel up through point of enrollment and working with key staff in transitioning the applicant to a newly enrolled student.
• Counsels and guides faculty interview teams regarding the evaluation process and legal guidelines to ensure that interviews are conducted in compliance with non-discrimination regulations.
• Prepares reports of activities and tracking of prospects' and suspects' inquiries, applications, and student outcomes up to and including enrollment.
• Manages yield strategies for prospects and applicants.
• Collaborates with admissions colleagues, academic advisers, and financial aid officers to ensure a smooth transition from inquiry to enrolled student status.
• Maintains knowledge of program requirements, course requirements and sequencing, and establishes and maintains relationships with program faculty.
• Makes presentations on programs and admissions to groups to attract new students.
• Coordinates or participates in promotional activities, including conferences, educational fairs, career days, campus tours, or special events to present programs to prospective students.
• Serves in a public relations capacity at professional, civic, and business functions.
• Identifies main client groups and audiences and determines the best way to communicate and engage audiences to elicit desired outcomes.
• Researches, develops, and implements recruiting strategies for specific market segments.
• Maintains student data integrity and confidentiality.
• Serves on one or more committees as assigned.
• Manages travel expenses timely and accurately in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Completes special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Knowledge: Digital Media, Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Marketing, MS Office Suite.
• Skills: Persuasion, Service Orientation, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Judgment and Decision Making, Self-Direction.
• Abilities: Deductive Reasoning, Problem Sensitivity, Inductive Reasoning.

Essential Job Functions

• Develops prospects from current students, faculty, referral leads, conferences, educational fairs, career days, campus tours, or special events.
• Contacts prospective students to present information and/or explain available programs and services.
• Communicates with prospects about admission requirements, program offerings, curriculum, and/or basic financial aid information by various means of communication.
• Determines students' educational needs and prepares proposals to provide services that address these needs.
• Handles and processes inquiries timely and accurately.
• Provides assistance in completing application and enrollment documents.
• Provides outreach to applicants throughout their journey in the funnel up through point of enrollment and working with key staff in transitioning the applicant to a newly enrolled student.
• Counsels and guides faculty interview teams regarding the evaluation process and legal guidelines to ensure that interviews are conducted in compliance with non-discrimination regulations.
• Prepares reports of activities and tracking of prospects' and suspects' inquiries, applications, and student outcomes up to and including enrollment.
• Manages yield strategies for prospects and applicants.
• Collaborates with admissions colleagues, academic advisers, and financial aid officers to ensure a smooth transition from inquiry to enrolled student status.
• Maintains knowledge of program requirements, course requirements and sequencing, and establishes and maintains relationships with program faculty.
• Makes presentations on programs and admissions to groups to attract new students.
• Coordinates or participates in promotional activities, including conferences, educational fairs, career days, campus tours, or special events to present programs to prospective students.
• Serves in a public relations capacity at professional, civic, and business functions.
• Identifies main client groups and audiences and determines the best way to communicate and engage audiences to elicit desired outcomes.
• Researches, develops, and implements recruiting strategies for specific market segments.
• Maintains student data integrity and confidentiality.
• Serves on one or more committees as assigned.
• Manages travel expenses timely and accurately in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Completes special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field.
• One (1) year of student services-related experience.
• Bilingual (English - Spanish) is preferred.

Benefits

NSU offers a comprehensive benefits package including tuition waiver, retirement plan, excellent medical and dental plans, and much more.

Pay

$47,000.00 annually

Schedule

Full-time, exempt position.

Job Requirements

• Valid Driver’s license.

Safety Sensitive Position

No

Background Screening Required

No

Pre-Employment Conditions

Sensitivity Disclaimer: Nova Southeastern University is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities and will make reasonable accommodation when necessary. NSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status.