Position Title: International Admissions Counselor

Posting Number: P220060

Employer: State

Salary Range: $50,148-$60,000

FTE: 1.00

Position Summary:

• Counsels prospective students and their families concerning application requirements and criteria, UB academic programs, admission policies and procedures.  This includes fielding phone inquiries, in-person appointments, and group presentations.
• Performs detailed and personalized outreach to prospective students, such as: phone calling, emailing, and other communications as needed.
• Assist with all phases of the undergraduate and graduate application process and decision making.
• Verifying and evaluating foreign and domestic academic credentials; verifying and evaluating financial and immigration documents. 
• Determine immigration status, evaluate immigration-related documents, prepare and issue I-20s to incoming students. 
• Create and maintain records, enter data, and validate data in multiple databases / systems.
• File review activities include monitoring files for completeness.
• Represents the university and its programs to the general public at U.S. and international undergraduate and graduate recruitment events, including high school and college visits, college fairs, virtual events, and community-based organizations, receptions, interviews, information sessions, and presentations. This position requires domestic and international travel. Many international recruitment events require working non-traditional schedules, including evenings and weekends.
• Interpret and transmit information to students, counselors, university administrators, and academic units in a manner that exudes high-quality customer service.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and experience working in a college admission setting or working with college-bound students, preferably in an admission and counseling environment.  
• Domestic and international travel is required for this position; therefore, applicants must have either a valid driver's license or demonstrate their ability to meet the transportation needs for this position as well as a passport (or eligibility for a passport).
• U.S. citizenship or U.S. Permanent Resident status is required for this position in order to access government databases and issue I-20s.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree
• Experience in higher education. 
• Direct experience in international admissions.
• Experience in HUB, Slate, Sunapsis, SEVIS, and other systems.
• Demonstrated strong written and oral communication skills, attentiveness to detail, and technology competence. Experience with Windows based computers and knowledge of Microsoft Office suite applications. 

Deadline for Applicants: Open Until Filled

Quicklink for Posting: 33344

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