Regional Admission Program Coordinator - Texas

Summary

Saint Louis University is a Catholic university seeking a Regional Admission Program Coordinator to support enrollment goals in a designated Texas recruitment territory. The role engages prospective students and families, counsels applicants on admission and financial aid, evaluates academic credentials, develops recruitment strategies, and supports admission office operations.

Responsibilities

• Manages a regional recruitment territory and home office; develops recruitment strategies; travels the designated recruitment territory up to 30%; maintains an informational, active communication system with either traditional high school, parents or counselors; assumes liaison activities for the Office of Admission
• Counsels student applicants concerning admission, financial aid, career planning, and housing options; explains, interprets, and provides outreach to students regarding the FAFSA and financial aid awards
• Identifies, recruits, and enrolls prospective students in a designated market; manages a recruitment territory; develops recruitment strategies
• Plans and arranges all phases of travel; conducts office-based contact by text, email and phone with students, and parents if applicable; may make reservations; assists with administrative duties in support of student recruitment
• Reads, interprets, and evaluates students’ academic credentials and makes admission/denial decisions; assists with scholarship appropriation
• Participates positively as an active member of the recruitment team; assists with special programs and research projects; participates in the development and implementation of enrollment strategies
• Perform various administrative tasks, to include composing routine letters, compiling data for reports, maintaining calendars, processing applications, scheduling appointments, maintains confidential files, prepares position papers/reports, inputs/retrieves data on information system software, etc
• Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

• Knowledge of higher education admission policies and programs
• Knowledge of enrollment planning strategies
• Interpersonal/human relations skills
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Effective presentation skills
• Planning and organizational skills
• Basic research skills
• Ability to demonstrate self-direction and motivation
• Ability to operate personal computer with various software programs
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to learn and apply institutional policies and procedures
• Ability to maintain schedules
• Ability to work effectively in a team setting
• Ability to travel/drive and work on weekends and nights
• Ability to handle stress due to travel
• Ability to multi-task and deal with competing priorities
• Ability to build relationships with and recruit a diverse population of students in all parts of the United States
• Bachelor's Degree
• Two years of related work experience
• Previous experience working with a CRM
• Previous experience working with Slate

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Knowledge of higher education admission policies and programs
• Knowledge of enrollment planning strategies
• Interpersonal/human relations skills
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Effective presentation skills
• Planning and organizational skills
• Basic research skills
• Ability to demonstrate self-direction and motivation
• Ability to operate personal computer with various software programs
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to learn and apply institutional policies and procedures
• Ability to maintain schedules
• Ability to work effectively in a team setting
• Ability to travel/drive and work on weekends and nights
• Ability to handle stress due to travel
• Ability to multi-task and deal with competing priorities
• Ability to build relationships with and recruit a diverse population of students in all parts of the United States
• Bachelor's Degree
• Two years of related work experience
• Previous experience working with a CRM

Nice to Haves

• Previous experience working with Slate

Benefits

• Vacation leave
• Sick leave
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 403B retirement savings plan and match
• Tuition remission benefits
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness program