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Job Summary:

Essential Duties:

• Manages a geographical territory for the purpose of recruiting new freshman, transfer, graduate and international students for enrollment at UTA.
• Builds relationships with the school counselors, students and families within that region and serves as a direct liaison between the students and the campus.
• Keeps university enrollment goals as the focus of all recruitment activities and maintains current metrics to measure success and progress toward stated goals.
• Assists in the planning and implementation of all recruitment functions, events, and activities.
• Provides information to prospective students and parents on specific educational opportunities of the University, both on and off the campus.
• Counsel's students and parents on admission, financial aid processes and enrollment steps.
• Answers questions of a complex nature regarding the University's admissions policies, degree offerings, and campus opportunities.
• Review's student applications for admission and counsel's applicants regarding their eligibility status.
• Develops and nurtures relationships with community partners, strengthening connection and providing outstanding service to each.
• Travels to high schools, colleges, and other learning institutions to publicize and promote admission requirements and procedures of UTA.
• Travel will consist of overnight stays and the necessity to plan and book personal travel accommodation within the parameters of state approved guidelines.
• Replies to phone calls, correspondence and e-mail from prospective students, their family members and/or other educational partners.
• Prepares professional, thorough correspondence in response to inquiries submitted to the office or the staff member.
• Assists with events, both on and off campus, as well as virtual events.
• Provides written updates of admission funnel progress pertaining to assigned territory and tracks progress to stated goals.
• Work well both independently and within a team environment.
• Provide support to co-workers as needed to assist the entire university in reaching enrollment goals.
• Assists other areas/departments on campus with recruitment efforts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Two (2) years of experience counseling students in academic and scholastic matters, with a broad knowledge of institutional admission requirements or the equivalent experience.
• Ability and knowledge to use standard office equipment.
• Extremely accurate admission and transfer evaluations are required.
• May require frequent travel for recruiting purposes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Software.
• Detail Oriented.
• Ability to multitask in a busy office environment with multiple interruptions, including high volume phone calls and monitoring multiple email accounts.

Special Instructions:

EEO Statement:

UTA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Additionally, the University prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation. A criminal background check will be conducted on finalists. The UTA is a tobacco free campus.

Open Until Filled: No

Location: Arlington

About The University of Texas at Arlington

With annual research expenditures in excess of $100M, the University of Texas at Arlington is a Carnegie Research-1 “highest research activity” institution committed to life-enhancing discovery, innovative instruction, and caring community engagement. A leading institution in the heart of the thriving North Texas region, UTA nurtures minds within an environment that values excellence, ingenuity, and diversity. With a total global enrollment of over 59,000 in AY 2018-19, UTA is one of the largest institutions in the University of Texas System. Guided by its Strategic Plan Bold Solutions | Global Impact, UTA fosters interdisciplinary research and teaching to enable the sustainable megacity of the future within four broad themes: health and the human condition, sustainable urban communities, global environmental impact, and data-driven discovery. UTA was cited by U.S. News & World Report as having the second lowest average student debt among U.S. universities in 2018. U.S. News & World Report also ranks UTA fourth in the nation for undergraduate diversity. The University is a Hispanic-Serving Institution and is ranked as the top four-year college in Texas for veterans on Military Times’ 2018 Best for Vets list.

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