Senior Coordinator - Regional Admissions Coordinator North Central Texas
Regional Admissions Coordinator North Central Texas
Hiring Department: Admissions and Recruitment
Reports To: Director of Admissions and Recruitment
Work Modality: Remote work arrangements as this position requires frequent travel in North Central Texas. Position will not be located in El Paso, Texas.
Posting End Date: Open until filled.
Hours: 40 hours per week, standard Monday- Friday 8:00am- 5:00pm, flexibility is required on evenings and weekends.
FLSA status: Exempt
Salary: $46,550.00 annually, commensurate with education and experience.
Required Application Materials: Resume, Cover Letter, List of three references
The University of Texas at El Paso seeks highly driven applicants to serve in the role of Regional Admissions Counselor for the north and central Texas area, including but not limited to the greater Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio regions. The Regional Admissions Coordinator must reside in or around the regions it is responsible for recruiting.
The Regional Admissions Coordinator will represent UTEP at recruitment events taking place across the greater Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio regions. They will be responsible for recruiting and facilitating the enrollment process for talented students from the various Texas regions. While this role is remote, this individual will coordinate heavily the Assistant Vice President (AVP) and Director of Admissions and Recruitment to implement recruitment activities and events that align with strategic goals established for the region, facilitate case management of prospective students, and serves as a university specialist in admissions, testing, enrollment, financial aid, housing, and related topics. Expected activities include but are not limited to the establishment of relationships with regional schools, participation in college fairs, and coordination of yield events in the region. The Regional Admissions Coordinator should possess excellent communication skills, demonstrate personal accountability, and be self-motivated. The Regional Admissions Coordinator must reside in or around the regions it is responsible for recruiting.
Statement of Duties and Responsibilities:
• Develops and nurtures relationships with students, parents, and other community members.
• Designs and implements recruitment and enrollment activities and events that align with strategic goals established for the region. Expected activities include but are not limited to planning visits to local high schools, conducting admissions presentations, participation in college/career fairs, and coordination of yield events in the region. Distributing information to prospective students by traveling to high schools to speak with prospects/applicants regarding academic programs, the admissions requirements, process, policies and procedures.
• Collaborates with the AVP and Director of Admissions and Recruitment to develop appropriate strategies for recruitment populations and identify effective approaches in response to enrollment trends.
• Delivers timely admissions reports to AVP and Director of Admissions and Recruitment on a weekly and monthly basis to demonstrate application and enrollment trends, troubleshoot issues, and address concerns.
• Serves as a university specialist in undergraduate admissions information and processing, including but not limited to testing requirements, registration, financial aid, housing, orientation, campus visits, and related topics.
• Effective case management of prospective students and ensures that the admissions applications and admissions documentation have been received for prospective students in their territory.
• Provides timely replies to phone calls, correspondence, and e-mail from prospective students and their family members using appropriate technology resources, such as the constituent relationship management (CRM) systems, Student Information System (SIS), and other platforms.
• Processes and reviews admissions applications and packets for all prospective students within the assigned territory.
• Reconciles error, diagnostic, and other admission processing reports to ensure the integrity of admissions data. This requires proficiency in the University’s student information system and document management system.
• Active participation in regional TACRAO activities and recruitment events such as college fairs, applications workshops, and others relating to the recruitment of students in the region.
• Coordinates on-campus visit opportunities with Directors in the Enrollment Management division to provide students in assigned Texas regions an opportunity to experience campus through personalized visits or traveling with a group of students to campus for large events like Orange and Blue Day.
Required to run reports and analyze data to identify opportunities to increase applications, support admitted student populations and inform travel decisions.
• Maintains knowledge and understanding of regulations addressing Admissions policies, Federal Financial Aid, Texas Residency Laws, NCAA compliance, and others.
• During peak periods staff is required to offer after-hours and/or weekend opportunities to meet with students and their families to support their enrollment to UTEP.
• Position will be housed outside of El Paso.
• Other duties may be assigned.
Supervisory Responsibilities: This position does not have direct reports.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree and three years of experience related to the statement of duties and responsibilities; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience engaging with groups and individuals of a variety of different backgrounds and educational experiences. Superior communication skills to effectively distribute information to both external and internal stakeholders. Previous experience working in higher education institution in student-facing positions. Event planning skills to coordinate opportunities for campus visits. Effective time management skills. Proficient use in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, etc.) applications to execute duties and responsibilities.
The primary accountabilities are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or some of the primary accountabilities listed. Specific tasks or responsibilities will be documented in the incumbents’ performance objectives as outlined by the incumbents’ immediate supervisor or manager. This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information. A valid driver’s license issued by the State where the applicant resides and insurability as defined in UTS 157 may be required to perform the position's essential functions.
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee must frequently stand and walk. The employee must regularly sit; use hands to feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee must lift and move up to 50 pounds.
The noise level for this work environment is usually moderate.
The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity in employment or the provision of services in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employee’s or prospective employee’s right to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972. Inquiries—including the filing of a Formal Complaint or reporting an incident—about the application of Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, who can be reached by phone at (915) 747-8358, by email at [email protected], or by mail at 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX, Kelly Hall, Room 223C.
For accommodation information for employees and applicants with disabilities, please contact UTEP's Equal Opportunity Office at [email protected].
If interested, please apply: https://apptrkr.com/6901852
