Graduate Recruitment Manager, School of Architecture and Environment

Graduate Recruitment Manager, School of Architecture and Environment

Job no: 529653
Work type: Officer of Administration
Location: Eugene, OR
Categories: Administrative/Professional, Admissions/Financial Aid/Enrollment Management, Architecture/Art/Design, Communications/Public Relations/Marketing, Operations/Infrastructure, Other, Student Life/Services, Planning/Project Management

Department: College of Design
Appointment Type and Duration: Regular, Ongoing
Salary: $48,000 - $55,000 per year
Compensation Band: OS-OA04-Fiscal Year 2021-2022
FTE: 1.0
Application Review Begins
June 26, 2022 (updated); position open until filled.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Along with your online application, please submit a resume and cover letter describing your interest in this position, including why you believe your experience meets the qualifications of the position. You'll be asked to provide names and contact information for three professional references.
Department Summary
The School of Architecture & Environment has an operating budget of $9 Million annually and is the academic home for 46 tenure-track faculty members, as well as many non-tenure-track faculty and adjunct-level instructors.
Position Summary
This position is responsible for creating, coordinating, evaluating, managing, and implementing recruitment and enrollment endeavors for the School of Architecture & Environment's (SAE) professional Master's programs. Operating in a collaborative environment, this position works closely with the SAE and College of Design (DSGN) academic and administrative leadership to ensure recruitment activities provide robust support for the school while accurately and effectively attracting qualified and interested applicants to the School's professional graduate programs.

General functions include:

• Develops and executes a recruitment and marketing strategy for the School's Master's programs, designed to attract top students and ensure each incoming class meets the size, quality, diversity, and financial goals set forth by SAE and DSGN leadership.
  
• Manages short- and long-term plans for Master's program recruitment and enrollment targets in Architecture, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Historic Preservation.
  
• Develops, cultivates, and generates student leads for professional graduate programs through a variety of outreach initiatives, including face-to-face, phone, online, and on- and off-campus events and meetings.
  
• Creates, coordinates, and maintains communications with new student leads, prospective students, and admitted students. Provide counseling on program attributes to potential applicants.
  
• Provides ongoing interface with potential students through the selection and admission process of the programs.
  
• Works closely with other offices in SAE and DSGN to ensure a high-quality experience for incoming and current students.
  
• Works toward developing a well-coordinated team of staff and faculty that attends to the success of our graduate students from first contact by inquirer to enrollment to graduation and alumni status.
  
  This position may require frequent domestic travel to meetings and recruiting events, including frequent and regularly-scheduled trips between the Portland and Eugene campuses and attendance at frequently held evening and weekend events.
  
  This is a full-time, 12-month professional position directly reporting to the Head of the School of Architecture & Environment. This position is located in Eugene.
  Minimum Requirements
  
• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  Professional Competencies
  
• Demonstrated commitment to working effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds, in support of an inclusive and welcoming environment.
  
• Ability to manage several requirements or projects simultaneously.
  
• Excellent, effective communication skills.
  
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
  
• Ability to collaborate effectively with others to achieve unit or university objectives and to develop positive, supportive, and respectful relationships with internal and external customers and colleagues.
  
• Ability to take initiative and motivate self and others to accomplish objectives and achieve goals.
  Preferred Qualifications
  
• Master's degree.
  
• Relevant experience in higher education.
  
  FLSA Exempt: Yes
  
  All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background inquiry.
  
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  The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit http://hr.uoregon.edu/careers/about-benefits.
  
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  To apply, visit https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/529653/graduate-recruitment-manager-school-of-architecture-and-environment
  
  
  
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