Admissions Counselor, Enrollment Management ADM Uptown Recruitment and Outreach

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UC is a mission-driven organization where we are committed to student success and positively transforming the community through scholarship and service. We thrive on innovation, making an impact, and fostering an environment where staff and faculty are key contributors to UC’s success.

The Office of Admissions at University of Cincinnati is seeking a dynamic and dedicated Admissions Counselor to counsel prospective students as they navigate the college application and decision process and serve as a representative of University of Cincinnati at recruitment events in their assigned territory and on-campus events. This role is crucial in executing our strategic recruitment plan, building strong connections with prospective students, and driving enrollment growth.

As an admissions counselor, you will have a recruitment territory that you will be in charge of managing to market UC to prospective students, engage high school counselors, and understand the communities that make up your territory.

This hybrid role, with two in-office days at our Uptown Campus and three remote workdays, involves representing University of Cincinnati at on-campus and off-campus events, including high school visits, college fairs, and community outreach activities. We seek someone who is passionate about higher education and interested in either starting or building upon their career within admissions and higher education. If you are organized, self-motivated, and eager to contribute to the future of University of Cincinnati, we encourage you to apply!

• Serve and manage a geographic territory to ensure the university reaches various enrollment goals while being fiscally responsible. Serve as the primary resource for contacts in that area. Develop and execute initiatives that best serve the students and organizations in the area. Make data-driven decisions to coordinate and execute travel within that area, including visits to high schools and community colleges.
• Travel extensively during key time periods (8 - 10 weeks in the fall and 1 – 3 weeks in the spring) and work evenings, weekends, and beyond a traditional work week as needed to effectively perform responsibilities, such as on-campus visit/event experiences.
• Maintain and use information about students and organizations to advise and encourage students from prospect through application and enrollment.
• Increase representation from one or more strategic populations based on the demographics of the territory (i.e. under-represented, high-achieving, transfer, out-of-state, and international).
• Implement and explain university admissions policies.
• May coordinate a specialized programmatic area such as on-campus and off-campus events, student tour guides, tele-counseling, campus visits, outreach and access, high-achieving scholars, website, social media, transfer, communications and marketing, regional campus referrals, etc.
• Evaluate applications for admission and make holistic admission decisions using many pieces of information. Accuracy and consistency will be needed to ensure the university is properly aligned to reach various enrollment goals.
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