Recruitment Specialist (CCG)

Job Summary

The Recruitment Specialist will be the primary contact for potential new students in their assigned recruitment territory. They will provide accurate information about the school, majors and programs, financial aid basics, and counsel students through the admissions process. The recruitment team collaborates to serve all student types, and the Recruitment Specialist will conduct effective direct outreach, coordinate recruiting events, visit schools and businesses, attend college fairs, and provide group and individual information sessions and presentations.

Essential Functions

• Represent the College professionally to build relationships leading to increased enrollments through prospective students and their families, businesses, community members, employers, alumni, counselors, advisors, and teachers/administrators in assigned recruitment territory.
• Understand and comply with Memorandums of Understanding, and DODi 1322.25.
• Fulfill additional responsibilities as assigned.
• Travel (30%): Frequent travel is required including evening and weekend hours to events, high schools, college fairs, and business partners. Establish relationships, regularly visit, engage, and recruit and yield prospects from various organizations throughout the local territory establishing pipelines for continued growth.
• Student Outreach (70%): Direct student outreach will be conducted using phone, email, and SMS through the college CRM system. Develop, analyze, and disseminate thorough reports, tracking the progress and status of travel & prospective students through our CRM. Maintain & document all call, email, text & other interactions with prospects/applicants/students according to departmental procedures in the CRM (and/or other applicable databases).

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• The ability to learn and follow complex procedures and detailed policies while working with minimal supervision
• Effective autonomous decision-making and time management skills
• Knowledge of collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and applying data-informed strategy

Preferred Qualifications

• Columbia College alumnus
• Experience with database management systems, such as Excel, Datatel, Salesforce and OnBase
• Prior military experience

Special Requirements

• Variated work hours, including evenings, and weekends
• Valid Driver’s License and ability to pass the Driver’s background check
• The employee must be able to lift and carry at least 25lbs

Physical Requirements

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Work Conditions

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