Student Recruitment Specialist

The core mission of American Indian Student Services (AISS) is to provide opportunities that enhance American Indian/Indigenous student success, while also advancing a wide range of objectives aligned with The University of New Mexico's enrollment, retention, and graduation goals. AISS is seeking an innovative and dynamic Student Recruitment Specialist to join a team dedicated to utilizing individual talents to collaboratively reach goals; embedding creativity in our work to address issues in new ways; displaying integrity through hard work, honesty, & respect; taking the initiative for self-improvement to expand knowledge & skills; and demonstrating the ability to adapt to dynamic shifts in environments and duties.

Combine your passions & skills to positively support students in their higher education journey!

This position requires designing special programs, outreach initiatives, and targeted American Indian/Indigenous recruitment, enrollment, and retention efforts at The University of New Mexico-Central Campus. The Student Recruitment Specialist will serve as the primary liaison with internal and external constituencies on all facets relating to outreach programming and represent AISS and UNM at local, regional, and national recruitment events. Managing and coordinating community workshops; arranging campus visits and tours for prospective students and parents; customer service and networking experience; advanced interpersonal and written skills; and demonstrated experience collaborating and interacting with various university units/divisions, tribal governments, higher education programs, and entities specific to American Indian/Indigenous constituents are integral components of the Student Recruitment Specialist role.

The individual selected for this position will:

• Establish, coordinate and administer targeted American Indian/Indigenous undergraduate and graduate student recruitment and outreach projects, operations, and events.
• Coordinate various programs and marketing for AISS academic/cultural/social special events and programming relating to targeted American Indian/Indigenous recruitment efforts including, but not limited to: American Indian Senior Day, American Indian Junior Day, AISB Summer Bridge Program, AISB Fall Experience Program, Tribal Higher Education Campus Visits, and specialized statewide, regional, and national outreach & recruitment efforts.
• Conduct visits to middle schools, high schools, and colleges to promote UNM American Indian/Indigenous outreach activities for group and individual settings.
• Utilize knowledge of admissions application processes, registration criteria, and financial aid and/or scholarship information and deadlines for internal coordination of student recruitment and enrollment management goals.
• Develop and maintain statewide and regional partnerships with public/private/charter/tribal schools and meet with school counselors and administrators regarding participation in department and university outreach programs and activities.
• Organize and implement all aspects of large, university-wide and multi-departmental special events incorporating presentation and promotional materials, maintaining budgetary and operational controls, and coordinating multiple entities.
• Promote and represent the department/university at public relations events, promotional opportunities, marketing campaigns, business and committee meetings, and press and publicity functions.
• Oversee and coordinate the collection, compilation, and analysis of departmental recruitment activity data.
• Manage the coordination of complex recruitment and outreach projects, operations, and events.
• Serve as an active participant in a variety of department/division-specific and university-wide student programming initiatives.