Program Enrollment Specialist

Responsibilities

• Manage graduate admissions and student support.
• Provide administrative structure and manage graduate student recruitment efforts.
• Conduct relevant career/recruitment workshops for undergraduate students.
• Recruit students through outreach visits at education fairs, professional group networking, site visits, informational sessions, social networking, and telephone/email follow-up inquiries.
• Execute graduate student professional development activities.
• Aid in the development of proposals.
• Carry out market research to forecast programmatic needs for creating new programs and revising existing ones.
• Provide upper-tier quality control of thesis and research papers.
• Manage and integrate data about students, programs, etc., into comprehensive reports.
• Develop external community partnerships to enhance student enrollment and professional opportunities.
• Provide advisement/guidance to the Graduate Student Organization, Graduate Alumni Association, and fund raising for graduate student support.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Dean, School of Graduate Studies.

Requirements

• Three (3) years of professional experience in admission or enrollment management.
• Excellent oral, interpersonal, written, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision to meet deadlines, manage multiple tasks, and prioritize duties.
• Ability to work as a team member and independently while developing strong collaborative relationships with colleagues, students, student services, and academic services units.
• Exhibit excellent professional judgment and discretion, making decisions that impact student welfare and success.
• Knowledge of student development and resources to promote student success.
• Critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Ability to develop creative media pieces for recruitment efforts.
• Skill in the use of Microsoft Office products.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize assignments.
• Ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures, regulations, and laws.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.

Skills

• Excellent oral, interpersonal, written, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision to meet deadlines, manage multiple tasks, and prioritize duties.
• Ability to work as a team member and independently while developing strong collaborative relationships with colleagues, students, student services, and academic services units.
• Exhibit excellent professional judgment and discretion, making decisions that impact student welfare and success.
• Knowledge of student development and resources to promote student success.
• Critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Ability to develop creative media pieces for recruitment efforts.
• Skill in the use of Microsoft Office products.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize assignments.
• Ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures, regulations, and laws.

Benefits

• Health insurance options (medical, dental, vision).
• Life and disability insurance.
• Retirement plan contributions.
• Paid leave and federal holidays.

Conditions of Employment

• No or very limited physical effort required.
• No or very limited exposure to physical risk.
• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.