Admissions Counselor

Overview

 

SUMMARY

 

UD is currently seeking an Admissions Counselor who will be responsible for all activities associated with recruitment, admissions, and enrollment for graduate students.  The Admissions Counselor will externally represent the college to prospective students and the external community and advise potential applicants on admissions policies, procedures, and course offerings.  This position will be held accountable for generating a pool of prospective students, assisting applicants through the admissions process, and assisting the Assistant Director with enrollment management operations.

 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Become familiar with target audiences and their distinctive aspects, including sources of students, preferences of students, and sources of competition.  Learn and use what works best in the area for achievement of recruitment and enrollment goals.
Nurture, build, and sustain ongoing professional relationships with prospective students and those who influence them to achieve assigned enrollment management objectives by moving qualified students to progressively higher levels of interest and commitment through the enrollment funnel.
Conduct and attend recruitment events as a representative of the University
Cultivate alumni, current students, and other constituencies in the recruitment process.
Regularly monitor the inquiry, prospect, and application numbers to focus on attaining assigned objectives.
Continually re-qualify the inquiry pool so that those inquiries most likely to enroll are the ones being contacted on a regular basis.
Monitor the receipt of applications for assigned population and determine next best steps in the recruitment process for each one.
Ensure that all inbound and outbound communication with prospects and applicants is accurately recorded in a timely manner within Slate using established office protocols.
Collaborate with academic areas to ensure accurate program messaging and proper communication of programs deadlines and requirements.
Track applicants through the admission process and communicate throughout the process with applicants to ensure applicants are well advised of the status of their application, missing documents, etc.
Accurately maintain graduate student records in Banner as it relates to academic programs, cohort groups, registration, etc.
Collaborate with marketing team and others to develop consistent messaging on college websites, forms, and communication via the CRM system.
Perform administrative and office support activities as needed.
Attend annual conferences/professional development events as necessary.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

·         Bachelor’s degree

·         One to three years of professional experience in higher education, preferably in admissions or recruiting.

 

SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIREMENTS
·         Working knowledge of MS Office applications (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).

·         Ability and willingness to learn and properly use complex relational databases in routine performance of daily job.

·         Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact with prospective students, faculty, co-workers, and external stakeholders.

·         Ability to articulate key aspects of graduate liberal arts education.

·         Demonstrated work ethic and ability to work with limited supervision.

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

 

·         Master’s degree

·         Preferred knowledge and experience using student information systems such as Slate (CRM) and SCT Banner.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

·         The work may include travel with occasional overnight stays. Requires a valid Texas driver’s license with a favorable driving record.

 

 

BENEFITS

 

UD provides competitive pay and benefits, including eligibility to participate in medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; employee events; a health and wellness program; a free fitness center; competitive leave programs; tuition waiver, tuition exchange for employees and their families; and matching retirement plan contributions.

 

If this sounds like the job for you, apply online at: https://hr.udallas.edu/apply/