University of Missouri-Kansas City Hiring for Senior Student Recruitment Specialist, Office of Admissions, at Kansas City, MO  Full Time

Office of Admissions

UMKC Admissions Department is accepting applications for a Senior Student Recruitment Specialist. Reporting to the Assistant Director of Recruitment, this position is responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing admissions activities for the St. Louis, Missouri recruitment territory in order to meet enrollment goals and objectives, develop programs and initiatives to support the recruitment of undergraduate students to UMKC, and support the Office of Admissions in meeting its goals.

• The person will be based in Kansas City and work from UMKC’s campus.
• Some evenings, weekends, and overnight travel required.

Duties Include:

• Maintain a strong knowledge of UMKC’s programs, policies, awards, values, and distinctions.
• Develop and implement recruitment strategies, plans, and goals for an assigned recruitment territory based on university data, trends, best practices, and market research.
• Develop, plan, and coordinate recruitment initiatives within the recruitment territory, including but not limited to, high school visits, college fairs, community events, communication plans, and other initiatives focused on recruiting undergraduate students from diverse populations.
• Respond to prospective student inquiries through email, phone, or in-person communications.
• Initiate and maintain positive relationships with prospective students, families, school/college counselors/advisors, and other school, agency, and community organizations.
• Communicate information about UMKC’s requirements for admission, including requirements for specific academic programs.
• Communicate with applicants regarding application materials, admissions decisions, committing to UMKC, and orientation.
• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal/presentation skills, and present information both in person and on virtual campus visits.
• Communicate financial aid and scholarship information, deadlines, and processes.
• Travel extensively in assigned territory, and strategically identify those schools with the greatest potential for enrollment and relationship growth.
• Communicate with students, both admitted and denied to the university. Counsel applicants on eligibility for admission.
• Maintain accurate reports related to school visits and other recruitment events, inquiry, applicant, and enrolled data, and communication efforts.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal constituents, and interface with various campus officials concerning student admissions and recruitment.
• Function with a high level of autonomy, including setting accountability goals, while keeping appropriate stakeholders informed of progress to goals.
• Other duties as assigned.

A Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 1 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary

Previous recruitment experience

Familiarity with St. Louis region and/or Illinois

Full-time, benefit eligible

Benefits Summary:

• Health, Vision, Dental options, available first day of employment.
• Paid Time Off: Vacation, Sick Leave, Personal Days, Winter Break (Dec. 26th – Dec. 31st), and 9 Holidays
• Retirement Savings Plan with University Match
• Employee Educational Assistance and Tuition Reduction (75% Education Discount)* at UMKC and other UM System Schools (Missouri University, University of Missouri – St. Louis and at Missouri S&T)
• Employee Spouse/Dependent Educational Assistance and Tuition Reduction (50% Education Discount)* at UMKC and other UM System Schools (Missouri University, University of Missouri – St. Louis and at Missouri S&T)

Up to $20.40/hr commensurate with experience and education

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm with some evenings, weekends and overnight travel

Applications are reviewed upon submission.

Position will remain open until filled.

Applicants must combine all application materials (cover letter, resume, and list of three references with contact information) into one PDF or Microsoft Word document and upload as a resume attachment.

Limit document name to 50 characters. Maximum size limit is 11MB. Do not include special characters (e.g., /, &, %, etc.).

If you are experiencing technical problems, please call (800) 488-5288.

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Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties and functions of this job. If you believe you may have difficulty performing any of the duties or functions of this job, please contact the Office of Affirmative Action at (816) 235-1323.

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