"Coordinator of International Student Admissions"

Coordinator of International Student Admissions

Requisition Number: S02134P

Position Category: Staff

Hours Per Week: 40

Months Per Year: 12

Alternate Work Schedule:

Pay Grade: E32

Salary:

FLSA: Exempt

Job Summary/Basic Function:

Duties and responsibilities of this position include the following:

• The Coordinator of International Admissions (ADIA) collaborates closely with the Director of International Student Recruitment to admit and onboard new students; travels to local high schools to recruit and/or participate in web-based recruiting opportunities.
• Evaluate, refine, and enhance the international application file review process and standards, including assessment of international transcripts evaluations and GPA calculations, preparing, reviewing, and admitting all international student applicants.
• Foster strong, productive working relationships with essential campus partners, including Student Financial Services, Student Success Orientation, Advising, and Housing, ensuring comprehensive support for international students. Responsible for creating and leading presentations and ensuring international admissions web content is up-to-date and consistent with other departmental pages.
• Actively engage with and support our international student community during orientation and various campus events.
• Manage student workers whose primary role will be to communicate and engage with prospective and current international students.
• Develop and implement robust strategies to monitor and improve the effectiveness of all international admission activities, from initial engagement and I-20 issuance through to successful matriculation, requiring diligent and thorough follow-up.
• Manage and optimize system-related functions supporting international admissions, including enrollment workflow processes, data processing protocols, and ensuring the integrity of our CRM through regular systematic reviews.
• Ensure the smooth transition of prospective students through the completion of the enrollment process.
• The coordinator also acts as a DSO for the University and works with admitted students through the visa immigration process.
• The coordinator assists with assessment efforts of the division and within the unit, including basic tracking of activities, program evaluation, and measurement of departmental outcomes.

Required Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelors degree
• 2 years of college student admission/recruiting and/or college advising

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred:

• Masters degree in related field
• Experience with SEVIS
• Experience with college admission
• Experience with student recruitment
• Experience with student/event programming
• Experience with cross cultural communication and working with the university and local community
• One year experience working as DSO, RO, PDSO, or ARO
• First-hand experience working with Banner
• Experience in providing one-on-one academic advisement to students in a college setting
• Familiarity with international credential evaluations
• Familiarity with SLATE CRM
• Strong interpersonal skills

Background Check? Yes

Benefits Summary:

WSU offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, long-term disability, life insurance, retirement, a wellness program with release time and paid incentives, tuition benefits, free tickets to athletic and performing arts events, and paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Job Open Date: 08/07/2025

Review Date: 08/21/2025

Job Close Date:

Open Until Filled: Yes

Notes to Applicant:

NOTE: Must be a permanent resident or a U.S. citizen to serve as a DSO for the university.

If you are passionate about what you could offer and accomplish here at WSU, we would love to hear from you. The annual salary for this position starts at $50,000 and may go up from there depending on candidate qualifications. The position comes with a generous benefits package.

To apply, please complete the online application and attach a cover letter, current resume, and the names and contact information for three professional references.

For qualification determination, your application and/or resume must address the required and preferred qualifications and must contain average number of hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be considered incomplete.

Screening of applications will begin August 21, 2025. Position will remain open until filled.

Criminal background check required as a condition of employment.

Physical Activity of this position: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction., Operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, or position. , Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm. , Feeling. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips. , Expressing or exchanging ideas. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately or quickly. , Ability to receive detailed information with or without assistance.

Physical Requirements of this position: Light work. Exerting up to 20 lbs of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Use of arm and/or leg controls exerting forces greater than that for sedentary work.

Visual Acuity Requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision: Required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; using a computer terminal; extensive reading.

The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position: None. The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).