"Student Recruitment and Admission Officer - Bellarmine University"

Job Description

The Student Recruitment and Admission Officer serves as a primary ambassador for Bellarmine University, engaging prospective students, families, high school counselors, community partners, and other key stakeholders. This role supports the strategic growth, diversification, and geographic expansion of the University's student population.

The Student Recruitment and Admission Officer will independently develop and implement recruiting initiatives to meet application and enrollment goals. The officer will conduct a holistic review of first-year, transfer and graduate student applications for their assigned school, and others as assigned. This position must be effective at independently planning recruitment strategies including high school visits, area receptions and individual meetings for their assigned territory of travel.

Primary Responsibilities

Working collaboratively with the Assistant Dean of Admission and senior leadership, the Student Recruitment and Admission Officer will:

• Travel extensively within an assigned territory to represent Bellarmine University at high schools, college fairs, receptions, counselor meetings, alumni events, and community programs
• Establish relationships with key schools in select markets (through high school visits, counselor breakfast meetings, college fairs, receptions, alumni networking, and other events either in person or virtually).
• Manage the full admission cycle for students within the assigned school(s), including application review, interviews, counselor outreach, and admission recommendations.
• Maintain contacts with prospective students and events in Slate CRM (customer relationship management) system, respond to inquiries for admission information by phone, email, text and in person.
• Maintain accurate reports and records pertaining to high school visits, telephone contacts, admission files and year-end recruitment analysis.
• Provide prospective students and their families with basic scholarship and financial aid information.
• Participate in weekly team meetings, supervisor check-ins, admission committee meetings, and required on-campus programs (e.g., visit days, admitted student events).
• Track expenses and coordinate activities to stay within recruitment budget.
• Ability to evaluate ROI of strategies in assigned territory to determine effectiveness of initiatives.
• Manage additional tasks as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• One year of work experience preferred
• Ability to work independently and manage responsibilities remotely while traveling
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively, including evenings and weekends as needed

Professional Competencies

• Self-motivated and demonstrated ability to function independently and the ability to conduct responsibilities from residence
• Ability to work and communicate with individuals from diverse backgrounds
• In alignment with the University's commitment to equity and inclusion, we seek an individual dedicated to and invested in equity and inclusiveness
• Strong public speaking and interpersonal skills; with excellent presentation and communication skills to articulate and present ideas and concepts in written and presentation formats

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in student recruitment, education advocacy or college counseling
• Experience working in an institution of higher education
• Knowledge and understanding of Slate (or a Customer Relationship Management system)
• Demonstrated ability to present information to small and large groups

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