Prospective Student Services
12 month academic staff Admission Advisor and Territorial Manager.
Required:
- Bachelor's Degree by the start date.
- Experience in recruitment and an understanding of the recruitment process.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability in successful planning and organizing events and activities.
- Ability to present information to large and small groups.
- Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Highly energetic and self-motivated.
- Must have a valid driver's license and meet the conditions to drive a state vehicle.
Preferred:
- Experience in recruitment at university level.
- Experience recruiting multicultural students.
- Conduct high school visits in the assigned territory meeting with prospective students, their parents, and high school staff. Extensive travel is expected throughout the year.
- Serve as one of the university representatives for college educational fairs, national educational fairs, high school college nights, Pioneer Previews, and other recruiting events as assigned. This will include traveling and evening and weekend responsibilities both on and off campus.
- Assume a leadership role in developing, implementing and monitoring all aspects of multicultural student recruitment activities.
- Work directly for and with the Recruitment Manger and Marketing Manager in planning and executing the University Recruitment Plan, and the University Marketing Plan.
- Create, plan and implement various on and off campus events.
- Assist in the development and utilization of recruitment via technology.
- Know and understand all university academic programs, admission policies, and university history for recruitment purposes.
- Meet with prospective students and other guests as warranted and directed.
- Provide information sessions and tours for guests of the university.
- Serve as a liaison for the university academic colleges, student life staff, and university administrators.
- Assist in the yield analysis of all new student applicants to include report analysis of yield rates by college and by major, and share data analysis with designated audiences.
- Become familiar with PeopleSoft information and reports necessary for recruitment purposes.
- Become familiar with the utilization of Web Now for recruitment purposes.
- Attend all scheduled staff meetings and other university meetings assigned by supervisor or Dean.
- Become familiar with all admission processes for undergraduate freshman, transfer, re-entrant and special students.
- Work in harmony with other Office of Admission and Office of Prospective Student Services staff as well as all university faculty and staff.
- Other duties as assigned by Recruitment Manager.
June 1, 2013.
Minimum of $30,853.
The following application materials must be submitted online:
- Letter of application addressing all required qualifications;
- Current resume;
- A list of three references (name, address and telephone number);
- A separate statement describing a history of working with or demonstrated commitment to addressing issues of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and/or other issues of historic marginalization.
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Questions may be addressed to:
Marcia Cordts, Administrative Assistant, Search and Screen
Prospective Student Services
cordtsm@uwplatt.edu
Application review will begin April 26, 2013. Applications will be accepted until position is filled.
The
University of Wisconsin-Platteville, founded in 1866, enrolls approximately 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students in over 40 majors including institutional emphasis areas of middle level education, engineering, technology management, agriculture, and criminal justice. The campus is located in scenic southwest Wisconsin's largest and most historic community. UW-Platteville is recognized as a cultural and educational center for the tri-state region of Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin.
Platteville is a friendly, progressive community of 10,000 set in the beautiful rolling landscape of Southwest Wisconsin. It offers an excellent school system, high quality municipal and medical facilities, outstanding recreational opportunities, and a vibrant business/industrial community. More information is available at
http://www.platteville.com/.
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville, an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, seeks to build a diverse faculty and staff and encourages applications from women and persons of color. The names of nominees and applicants who have not requested in writing that their identities be kept confidential, and of all finalists, will be released upon request. A criminal background check is required for employment. Applicants must be legally entitled to work in the U.S. at time of hire.
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