Regional Coordinator, California Recruitment

Travel and Territory Management

• Serve as a primary resource for prospective students and families to support the recruitment, application process, and enrollment to the University.
• Plan, organize and attend various recruitment and yield events for the University that occur in the day, evening, and on weekends.
• Identify, register, and attend high school and college visits, college and transfer fairs, and other recruitment opportunities within the assigned territory.
• Responsible for managing a budget for the assigned territory, including purchasing travel expenses and submitting timely expense reports.
• Assist other regional admission staff as needed with recruitment events/programs, including support as needed outside of the assigned territory (with potential for limited international travel).
• Frequent travel to in-state and out-of-state meetings and events.
• Effectively communicate the value of an Arizona education through conversation, presentation, at college fairs, and in written communication.
• Responsible for providing initial financial aid and scholarship guidance.
• Support students to complete their applications by submitting materials and required documents within the assigned territory, being mindful of key dates and deadlines.
• Oversee the management of assigned territory market to establish benchmarks to reach overall recruitment goals.
• Utilize technology and social media resources to effectively market and communicate to audiences.

Application Review

• Read, evaluate and recommend admissions decisions via a comprehensive application review model for prospective students from assigned territory and other students as assigned.
• Counsel applicants, parent/guardians, and counselors on the application process, admissions decisions and merit scholarships.
• Utilize training, sound personal judgment and experience to consider each student's full academic history, in the context of where a student lived and learned, and other life experiences to make recommendations for admission to the University of Arizona.
• Participate in committee review and shared decision-making.
• Utilize Technolutions Slate CRM and analytical tools to maintain a consistent and data-driven process free from bias and in alignment with university and enrollment goals at the direction of Admissions leadership.

Relationship Building

• Counsel prospective students and families about admissions, financial aid, academic programs and student life at the University of Arizona.
• Maintain professional affiliations including local, regional, and national affiliates as it correlates with the scope of your enrollment goals.
• This role involves a high level of communication via SMS text, email, phone correspondence with active engagement and timely follow up required.
• Accurately record engagement, interactions, and work, successfully navigating multiple university systems of record and client relation management systems.
• Develop and grow partnerships with community college advisors and other community college campus partners.
• Communicate and coordinate with college counselors and advisors to nurture relationships and establish rapport.

Strategic Recruitment

• Research, design and implement strategic recruitment activities in collaboration with supervisor and other Enrollment Management leadership.
• Administer and assist in the coordination of assigned recruitment programs, projects, activities and events to cultivate and recruit prospective students.
• Utilizes analytical tools and research skills to seek new opportunities and interventions in recruitment and enrollment work.
• Stay on top of broader higher education and admissions profession topics.
• Liaise with internal campus partners and external stakeholders to support university objectives.
• Represent the university at professional conferences and related events.

Physical and Environmental Requirements

• Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• General familiarity of the Technolutions Slate CRM.
• Skill for helping students in a higher education setting.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, public speaking, and presentation skills.
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues to effectively manage competing job responsibilities.
• Ability to work independently and proactively to meet position goals and deadlines.
• Ability to maintain a high levels of customer service, and meet students where they are.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Skill in building relationships with educators, professionals, students, and families.
• Ability to follow laws and guiding principles of recruitment work, including FERPA regulations.