Senior Admissions Recruiter

The Sr. Admissions recruiter plays a key role in identifying, attracting, and guiding prospective individuals through the admissions process. This position works collaboratively with internal teams, and other stakeholders, to support the implementation of strategic outreach and engagement initiatives. The primary responsibilities include connecting with potential candidates, promoting organizational offerings, and executing targeted recruitment strategies

• Manages multiple cohorts of prospective students throughout the recruitment cycle, providing support, communication, and guidance aligned with academic timelines and enrollment goals.
• Develops and implements social media and digital engagement initiatives aimed at fostering meaningful connections with current and prospective students, enhancing visibility of academic programs, and promoting institutional values across platforms.
• Conducts proactive outreach and follow-up with prospective students generated through webinars, academic fairs, networking events, and other channels, ensuring consistent engagement and relationship-building.
• Serves as a knowledgeable resource on academic offerings, admissions criteria, and student support services, delivering accurate and comprehensive information to help prospective students make informed decisions
• Maintains a high level of responsiveness to inquiries, ensuring all assigned communications from prospective students are addressed expeditiously.
• Initiates outbound communication efforts, including phone calls and personalized outreach, to cultivate interest, answer questions, and encourage progression through the admissions process.
• Represents the institution at recruitment events, information sessions, conferences, and internal meetings, serving as a professional and enthusiastic ambassador while fostering relationships with prospective students, faculty, and community stakeholders.

• Perform additional duties as required by the specific needs of the department
• Occasional travel may be required

Direct Reports: None

Delegation of Work: N/A

Supervision Given: N/A

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree

Required Experience:

• Minimum of three (3) years of related job experience.

License/Certification:

• None 

• Master's degree

Knowledge:

• Understanding of academic admissions cycles, requirements, and institutional policies
• Knowledge of digital marketing, social media engagement, and event-based recruitment

Skills:

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills for engaging diverse audiences

Abilities:

• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of individuals and constituencies in a university community
• Ability in addressing student concerns and adapting strategies to meet enrollment goals
• Ability to establish trust and rapport with prospective students, faculty, and external partners

Primary Work Location:

• Works in an office environment.

Physical Demands:

• Work is performed in a typical, comfortable interior work environment which does not subject the employee to any unpleasant elements; Individual has discretion in relation to walking, standing etc., and has minimal exposure to physical risks

Commitment to Excellence - UHD

• Demonstrates a commitment to competently perform his/her job duties and responsibilities within established time frames.
• Continuously strives to improve work performance.
• Accepts responsibility for his/her commitments to the university.
• Contributes to the success of the university by consistently providing quality results in the performance of his/her job duties and responsibilities.

Integrity

• Demonstrates high ethical standards of conduct in the performance of his/her job duties and responsibilities.
• Accepts responsibility for his/her actions.
• Respects and complies with department and university policies, procedures, and work rules.

Respect and Cooperation

• Treats others with courtesy, respect, and dignity in the workplace.
• Promotes cooperation through open and honest communications and consideration of others ideas, thoughts, and opinions.

Proficiency

• Possesses required job skills and knowledge.
• Demonstrates the ability to apply those skills and knowledge to competently perform his/her job duties and assignments.

Dependability

• Takes responsibility to accomplish job assignments within reasonable deadlines.
• Willing to accept new projects and/or commitments.
• Does due diligence to complete projects within specified timeframes and/or fulfill commitments.
• Arrives to work on time prepared and ready to contribute.

Flexibility

• Willingly adjusts to changing work assignments or conditions.
• Open to changes in operational procedures, technology, and/or organizational structure.
• Views changes as opportunities for learning and professional development.
• Displays a positive attitude to encourage others.
• Promptly responds to changes in work priorities and/or unexpected circumstances or situations.

Communicates Effectively

• Communicates clearly, concisely, and with courtesy.
• Carefully listens to customer or thoroughly reads correspondence, and uses good judgment to respond appropriately. (Customers can be students, external constituents, employees, or university guests.)
• Communicates requests for further action or resources to appropriate individuals with tact

Problem Solving

• Formulates plans and strategies to proactively resolve anticipated problems.
• Prudently responds to unforeseen problems through careful consideration and analysis of problem and relevant information and circumstances.
• Recognizes and apprises appropriate university administrator when resolution requires senior management input and/or approval

Building External Relationships

• Demonstrates the ability to build rapport and develop relationships with external constituents.
• Displays a genuine interest in constituents’ ideas and concerns, and pursues mutual interests and aspirations between the university and external constituents.
• Builds trust and forms alliances through shared respect and cooperation

Computer/Automated System Proficiency

• Proficient in the use of university applications or automated systems to perform job duties.
• Complies with related policies, procedures, and work rules to maintain system security and data integrity.

Student Success Direct Support

• Assists and/or advises students and/or prospective students with academic plans and course selection, financial options, career plans, and/or student opportunities.
• Contributes to student success through careful monitoring of student progress within caseload.
• Promotes student success through regular and persistent outreach to student caseload.
• Provides encouragement and guidance to foster student success.
• Shares relevant knowledge and insight to apprise students of programs and services available to them.
• Listens and responds to student requests and concerns with patience and understanding.
• Treats students with respect.