"Student Services Coordinator"

Student Services Coordinator

Benefits of Working at UNCW: Want to become a soaring UNCW Seahawk and work at one of the best universities on the East Coast? Want to put your toes in the sand after a day of work? The University of North Carolina Wilmington offers a wonderfully vibrant university community along with a beautiful location just miles from the beach. Employees of UNCW are provided a comprehensive benefits package as well as other programs, resources, policies, and practices that help to support a work/life balance. Our programs have been designed to provide a variety of choices to best fit your needs and the needs of your family. Full time employees are eligible for dental, vision and health insurance plans. Health insurance benefit plans eligibility begins on the first of the month following date of hire. Retirement plan contributions begin on the eligibility date following election and include employer contributions for either a defined contribution or a defined benefit plan. Optional disability plans are also available. Full time employees are also eligible for the tuition waiver program which covers the cost of tuition and fees for up to three (3) undergraduate or graduate courses per academic year at UNCW or any other university within the UNC System. In addition, UNCW covers the cost of tuition and fees for one UNCW course each summer session. As a full time employee, UNCW also offers a free membership to the Campus Recreation Center, free vaccine and booster shots offered on campus, meditation and yoga sessions, voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, pretax flexible spending accounts, 12 paid holidays, 24 hours of paid community service leave time, paid vacation and sick leave accrual and family medical leave after 12 months of continuous service. We also offer an abundance of training and development programs through our Dare to Learn Academy, and the employee assistance program, many of which are offered free of charge.

Recruitment Range: $43,940 - $48,823
Vacancy Number: S02768
Competency Level: Journey
Location of Workplace: Main UNCW Campus
Home Department: Honors College - 33100

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit:
The Honors College attracts and retains academically talented students, offering a powerful learning experience by encouraging curiosity, critical thinking, and independent work skills, that together contribute to creating a community of honors scholars on campus. The College is committed to offering opportunities to students as they pursue their academic passions in college. The vision of the program is to encourage and support life-long learning, including a global perspective.

Brief Summary of Work for this Position:
The Honors College at UNCW is seeking a Student Services Coordinator to join a growing interdisciplinary College. The Student Services Coordinator will provide support in the following areas:

• Admissions Coordination: Broad scope of duties, inclusive of student visits and campus visitation events; application tracking, reporting, reading, and some decision-making; disseminating admissions decisions; maintaining data integrity related to applications; coordinating print and digital marketing campaigns; performing virtual and in-person recruitment presentations for high schools; serving as the first point of contact for prospective students and collaborating with HRL to assign housing to first-year LLC students; development and facilitation of admissions workshops.
• Managing Scholarship Awarding: Working with the Director and other staff, making all scholarship awards and renewals through NextGen; reporting on student scholarships in service of development and fundraising; interpreting policies and requirements to students and families.
• Departmental Honors (thesis) Coordination: Track all 100+ thesis projects per academic year from application submission to final project submittal, including: all forms and approvals; serving as the first point of contact for all thesis and process-related questions from students, faculty and departments; facilitating thesis course-building alongside the Registrar; working with the Library archivist; maintaining up-to-date information and policies on the website and Departmental Honors Canvas course.
• Creating Honors College reports & Data Management: Coordinate all data collection for inclusion in industry publications, annual reports, and monthly updates to high-level administrators.
• Student Programming: Alongside other Honors College staff, the Coordinator will brainstorm and implement social, educational, volunteer, and professional development programs; help coordinate logistics for events; identify and pursue opportunities for Honors to co-sponsor events; build long-term relationships with external community partners; collaborate with nonprofit and community agencies to provide experiential learning and service opportunities for students.
• Marketing, Website Design, and Communications: Design informational media; manage Honors social media; curate a biweekly newsletter; manage all website updates; and take responsibility for the majority of mass communication to Honors students.
• Other duties as assigned. Central to this role is the ability to establish a strong relationship with students through a personable and accessible approach and the ability to demonstrate the importance of being 'more than your major' through interdisciplinary inquiry.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
Bachelor's degree; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Master's Degree and 1 year of experience in a similar higher education environment or a Bachelor's degree and one year of experience in an Honors College/Program environment
• Ability to communicate with students across a range of disciplinary interests within a broad liberal arts and interdisciplinary curriculum
• Experience with multicultural/diverse student backgrounds
• Experience with admissions and recruitment processes
• Experience advising Honors students through curricular issues, programming, thesis support, co-curricular programming and experiences
• Experience/proficiency with social media, technology, or graphic design

Required Certifications or Licensures:
No certifications/licensure needed.

FTE: 1.0 FTE (40 hours per week)
Months Per Year: 12 Months
Work Days: Monday-Friday
Work Hours: 8am - 5pm
Type of Position: Permanent
Position Number: 8085
Job Posting Date: 01/29/2026
Posting Close Date: 2/18/2026
Number of Openings: Single Incumbent

Special Notes to Applicants:
PLEASE NOTE: This posting will close at 11:59PM (Eastern time) on the posted closing date. To receive full consideration, please be sure you have fully completed the entire application, including the Work History' section before you apply for this position. Applications must be submitted through the online application system to be considered.

This position is being recruited at the Journey level. If no applicants apply who meet the required competency and training & experience requirements, then management may consider other applicants. Salary would be determined based on competencies, equity, budget, and market considerations.

To apply, visit https://jobs.uncw.edu/postings/38455