Graduate Recruitment Coordinator

Represents CEC graduate programs at college fairs and other recruitment events;

Lead in-person and virtual prospective student information sessions;

Coordinate meetings and make presentations about graduate admissions and related topics;

Develop and maintain a comprehensive recruitment calendar for the office;

Coordinate and manage graduate students to assist with recruitment activities and community outreach, as needed; and

Provide high-touch support to prospective students, serving as point of contact for applicants at various stages of the admission funnel.

Partnership and Engagement

• Coordinates with CEC academic departments, university offices, and current students in the development and implementation of program-level recruitment efforts and yield activities;
• Works with the Director of Graduate Admissions and Recruitment on strategic planning and delivery of recruitment and enrollment initiatives;
• Engages faculty and staff to partner in recruiting efforts;
• Facilitate internationally-targeted recruitment efforts;
• Work with partner institutions to drive student interest and applications to select programs, as identified;
• Keeps informed and current with graduate programs;
• Builds, manages, and leverages relationships with key stakeholders, alumni, current students, and university support offices to support enrollment goals; and
• Remains current on competitive programs and application requirements, admissions policies, and procedures.

Data, Operations, and Administrative Responsibilities:

• Evaluates recruitment expenditures and activity;
• Establishes, tracks, and analyzes event campaign metrics to measure engagement, conversion rates, and enrollment outcomes;
• Manages an allotted recruitment budget that includes funds for travel, event registrations, swag, print material, and catering;
• Collaborates with the Graduate Communications Coordinator for advertising and campaign needs;
• Supervises graduate assistants, student wage, and volunteers as assigned; and
• Other duties assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or the equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Demonstrated (typically 2 + years) work experience in admissions, student recruitment, higher education administration, and/or working with graduate programs or high-level customer service;
• Experience managing or administering recruitment-related events and workflow;
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, phone calls, emails and in-person/virtual interaction;
• Applies a customer-oriented/service-oriented approach, interpersonal skills, and the ability to work with a diverse group of individuals;
• Effective organizational, planning, and time management skills with strong attention to detail;
• Proactive and critical thinker;
• Be outgoing, goal driven, self-starter, and resourceful;
• Works effectively both independently and collaboratively in a team;
• Successfully multi-tasks, remains organized, problem-solves innovatively and in a timely manner and to completion, and strategically prioritizes resources and tasks;
• Ability to be decisive, take initiative and complete projects and/or assignments with little or no supervision;
• Excellent communication skills with strong ability to speak publicly (both written and verbal), inclusive of email, web-based tools, telephone, in-person and both one-on-one and in large gatherings;
• Ability to master graduate admissions policies and procedures, and possess ability to explain them clearly to others;
• Excellent computer literacy;
• Willingness to work some evenings and weekend hours; and
• Must have a valid driver's license, be able to travel for recruitment events and eligible to use a state vehicle. Potential for travel overseas for recruiting events.

Valid driver's license: must currently possess an appropriate, active, valid motor vehicle operator’s license that meets all of GMU’s requirements for operating state vehicles and equipment under Mason’s Vehicle Use Policy 1411 ( https://universitypolicy.gmu.edu/policies/vehicle-use/ ). The Office of Risk Management reserves the right to review the driver’s licenses and Motor Vehicle Reports (MVRs) of all candidates selected with employment contingent upon a favorable review.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in related field;
• Experience working in higher education administration, admissions, and student recruitment;
• Experience with university CRM(s); Salesforce is a plus; and
• Ability to work with and analyze data and build reports.

Instructions to Applicants:

For full consideration, applicants must apply for Graduate Recruitment Coordinator at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a cover letter and resume for review.

Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.

Candidates that make it past the first round of interviews will be asked to make a 5 to 10 minute presentation on a selected topic. Second round candidates will be emailed the topic.

Posting Open Date: October 5, 2026

For Full Consideration, Apply by: October 26, 2026

Open Until Filled: Yes

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About the College:

The College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) at George Mason University is a fast-growing force for innovation in research and education. Ranked nationally in the top 100 in both undergraduate and graduate education, the CEC has more than 11,000 students in fall 2025. The college has 34 undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degree programs including several first-in-the-nation offerings. Of its 326 instructional faculty, 100 are tenured, 64 are tenure-track, 100 are term faculty, and 62 are research faculty. As part of a nationally ranked research university, CEC research teams expended $83.7 million in sponsored research awards in the past year and had projects with over $66.8 million in awards. The college stands out for its leading research in areas such as artificial intelligence, data analytics engineering, cybersecurity engineering, biomedical imaging and devices, healthcare, autonomous systems, 5G/Next G communications, systems architectures, computational biomedicine, advanced materials and manufacturing, sustainable infrastructure, and more. The college encourages and supports multidisciplinary research and provides ample opportunities for faculty to work with other disciplines.

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