Purpose: Major responsibilities of this position include the recruitment of first-year and transfer
students, working closely with students, families, guidance counselors and transfer counselors to enable the University to meet its undergraduate admission goals from a targeted geographic
recruitment territory. Recruiting includes communicating with prospective students and their
families about the academic programs at the University of Maine, following up through written,
phone and electronic contact to promote UMaine and execute targeted recruitment and yield
programs that work towards yielding students from a designated territory to enroll in and attend
the University of Maine and/or its regional campus the University of Maine at Machias.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Represent the University at high school visits, college nights, college fairs, transfer days,
  off-campus interviews. This work will be done in assigned geographic region outside of
  the state of Maine.
• Work involves extensive personal contact and communications with prospective students,
  their families, guidance and transfer counselors in-person and via correspondence, e-mail,
  telephone, interviews, high school visits, community college visits and college fairs.
• Work requires having a territory management mindset where pro-active outreach to drive
  students through the admissions process is a must.
• Plan and execute off-campus recruitment events i.e. receptions, information sessions, on-
  the-spot decision events in assigned territory.
• Assist with the development of electronic recruitment initiatives including website
  presence, e-mail, campaigns, web-based responses to mailings, facilitated chat rooms,
  bulletin boards and on-line communities.
• Robust application review expectations. This position is a primarily reviewer of
  applications and is expected to determine an applicant’s admissibility and eligibility for
  merit scholarships.
• Support the University’s overall recruitment goals with respect to the size and make-up
  of the first-year and transfer classes, paying specific attention to out-of-state, multi-
  cultural and academically excellent populations.
• Prepare written reports relevant to admissions, recruitment, and related activities.
• Travel to Orono campus 3-4xs/year to assist with on campus events and participate in
  professional development/department trainings.
• Make decisions concerning travel expenses, event budgets
• Manage a university purchasing card
• Perform other reasonably related duties as assigned.

Required:

• Typically has the education associated with a Bachelor’s degree
• Must be self-motived and committed to the goals and values of the University of Maine to
  both elevate and expand its market strength and awareness.
• Candidates must possess strong written, oral, and interpersonal communications skills. And be knowledgeable with electronic communication methods.
• Must work simultaneously with multiple projects, deadlines, and departments.
• Demonstrated ability to work with and recruit students of diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to travel, normally requiring a valid driver's license. Travel throughout selected
  market areas around the country.
• Ideal candidates have work or educational experience where creativity and generating
  new ideas was expected.
• Ability to lift boxes up to 35 pounds.
• Successful candidate will be approachable, open, honest, and a relationship builder.

Preferred:

• Education associated with a master's degree from an accredited university or equivalent work experience.
• At least 5 years of admission or admission related experience
• Basic computer proficiency, knowledge of Microsoft Office and PeopleSoft