Student Recruitment and Admission Officer

About Bellarmine University:

Bellarmine University is a dynamic, growing university with a strong liberal arts focus in the Catholic higher education tradition and a bold vision for the future. Bellarmine has undergraduate and graduate enrollment of approximately 3,200 students and continues to add new academic programs while maintaining small class sizes and personal attention to students. Bellarmine is listed in the Princeton Review's Best 387 Colleges and is recognized as a top U.S. university in rankings published by U.S. News & World Report and Forbes. In a survey by The Princeton Review, students praised Bellarmine as a place that is "welcoming to every single person and makes an effort to include everyone." Bellarmine students, faculty and staff engage in more than 25,000 cumulative hours of service each year, in Louisville and around the nation and world.

SmartAsset ranked Louisville among the top 25 U.S. cities for best work-life balance, while workplace insights platform kununu.com named Louisville one of the top five U.S. cities for happy employees. Glassdoor recently recognized Louisville as one of the top 15 cities for jobs, based on hiring opportunity, cost of living and job satisfaction. ZipRecruiter calls Louisville a top 10 city for job seekers, thanks in part to its central location and low unemployment. Louisville is within a day's drive of two-thirds of the U.S. population.

Deeply embedded in the heart of Louisville, Bellarmine is an engaged partner expanding learning opportunities, enhancing career networks and economic growth, and advancing equity and quality of life for its neighboring communities. By connecting the campus, the community, and the curriculum through engaged scholarship and action, we enhance social and civic engagement, including faculty, staff, and student-led, asset-based initiatives.

Bellarmine is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants with diverse backgrounds to apply.

Job Description:

The Student Recruitment and Admission Officer is responsible for representing Bellarmine University to multiple constituencies, including prospective students, their families, high school guidance staff and community contacts. This role will help in the expansion and diversification of Bellarmine University's student population and geographical reach. The Student and Recruitment 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:

The Student Recruitment and Admission Officer will work with their Assistant Dean and other senior leadership to determine territory and market areas of focus for the recruitment of qualified high school, transfer, graduate students for admission and matriculation. The position will work to achieve targeted recruitment goals and build relationships with key stakeholders in the assigned school and territory.

In addition, this position will:

• Travel extensively to maintain assigned territory.
• 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 admission applications of students in assigned school. This includes assisting students through admission process, reading, reviewing, interviewing, gaining reference from counselors and making 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.
• Will be required to participate in weekly team meetings, frequent supervisor check-ins, participate in on-campus admission committee meetings as required; on-campus admission programs, admitted student events and other visit days as required by Assistant Dean or other senior leadership.
• 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 by Assistant Dean and other senior leadership.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• One year of work experience preferred

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

Application Instructions:

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references.

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not provided for this position.