Admissions Counselor - Recruitment
- Employer
- Columbia University, School of Professional Studies
- Location
- New York, United States
- Salary
- Salary Commensurate with experience
- Date posted
- Nov 15, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Business & Management, Marketing & Sales, Communications, Other Communications, Education, Other Education, Professional Fields, Other Professional Fields
- Employment Level
- Administrative
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Position Summary
The Admissions Counselor works closely with the Associate Director of Recruitment and other members of the admissions team to develop actionable goals and execute strategies that drive application growth and support the goal of yielding the most highly qualified students and providing exemplary support throughout the enrollment process to the students for the School’s diverse portfolio of programs. These offerings currently include cross-disciplinary Master’s Degree Programs, Pre-Graduate and Graduate Certificate Programs, Structured and Unstructured Certifications of Professional Achievement, take-a-class options for bachelor’s degree holders and visiting students enrolled at other institutions, High School Programs, and the American Language Programs. While the Admissions team will support all SPS programs, each Admissions Counselor specializes in a few programs, providing backup support for others as needed. Admissions Counselors also serve on the Committee for Admissions for the programs they support, evaluating applications for admissions consideration.
Responsibilities
- Research, recommend and execute for program-specific and School-wide recruitment opportunities to increase the number of highly qualified applications to assigned portfolio of programs
- Represent programs and SPS by attending local, regional, and national graduate recruitment and career fairs, disciplinary conferences, campus events, face-to-face and online informational sessions
- Schedule, manage and execute all logistics for information sessions and recruitment events for assigned portfolio of programs including but not limited to coordination of speakers, hosting session, communications and event analysis
- Design and cultivate an exceptional prospective student experience across from initial point of contact (proactive and reactive) through commitment by leveraging SPS and Columbia wide resources and developing a strong communications plan
- Track, analyze and report on prospective student engagement utilizing the CRM and templates to identify trends, collaborate with other teams on necessary and new initiatives to enhance the prospective student experience and increase conversion across the admissions pipeline
- Maintain a close collaborative relationship with academic and marketing team members to ensure that recruiting, admissions, and communications initiatives align with program, department and School goals
- Track and provide feedback regarding the effectiveness of recruitment and marketing efforts in attracting high quality prospective students and applicants, and the overall quality of the prospect and applicant pools to relevant admissions, marketing and academic team stakeholders
- Ensure prospect-facing content for the assigned programs is clear and drives the desired action. Proactively recommend content changes to the website, communications, and collateral based on the synthesis and analysis of prospect and applicant questions and feedback
- Serve as a member of the Admissions Committee for assigned programs, reading applications and making admissions decision recommendations to the academic directors for the programs in their portfolio, and back-up programs (as needed)
- Partner with the advising team to create effective yield management plans for assigned programs, and assist in coordinating and participating in yield events
- Assist with student events such as orientation and graduation
PERFORMS OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED OR REQUESTED
Minimum Qualifications
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Bachelor's degree or equivalent required
Two years related work experience required
A resume and cover letter with salary requirements
must be submitted to be considered for the position
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience in admissions, recruitment or academic
advising
Familiarity with SPS program offerings
Other Requirements
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Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation
skills (verbal and written), and experience presenting in small
group and large group settings, and to a variety of audiences,
including individuals in positions of influence
Intellectual curiosity, sound problem-solving and
decision-making abilities, and strength in creative and innovative
thinking
High energy and passion for recruiting
Proficiency with Windows, Microsoft Word, Power Point
and Excel required
Ability to work mornings, evenings, and weekends, as
needed
Ability to travel up to 25%
Exceptional attention to detail, strong organization
and time management skills, and the ability to perform non-routine
work with changing priorities
Ability to handle confidential information in a
mature, professional manner
Must be able to work with a diverse student body,
faculty and administrators
Experience in a fast-paced student or client
service-oriented environment
Ability to work independently as well as in teams in
a highly-matrixed environment, receiving direction from and
providing support to multiple sources
Sound problem-solving and decision-making abilities,
both as an independent entity, and as part of a team
Proficient in MS Office/systems (MS Word, Excel,
PowerPoint)
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