Assistant Director of Recruitment

Middle Georgia State University (MGA), a multi-campus, baccalaureate and graduate degree-granting public institution, is the most affordable public state university in Georgia. MGA has five campuses-Macon, Cochran, Dublin, Eastman, and Warner Robins, all located in central Georgia-and global outreach through its fully-online campus. Its enrollment of 8,400 students is largely comprised of students from most of Georgia's 159 counties. The University has six academic schools, including Georgia's flagship aviation program, that support its mission to educate and graduate inspired, lifelong learners whose scholarship and careers enhance the state.

Job Summary

This position is responsible for directing the university's undergraduate recruitment activities.

Responsibilities

Manage, Revise, and Monitors Recruitment Initiatives to Meet Enrollment Goals of the Institution (40%)
- Assist in the development of a comprehensive recruitment plan for the recruitment of new undergraduate students to the university.

Develop and implement recruitment plan for the recruitment of new freshman students to the university.

Edit website content and update print materials, in coordination with other appropriate areas.

Consistently explore opportunities to improve communication and recruitment of new students.

Collaborate with the Office of Marketing and Communications on new student communication and development of a marketing plan to support recruitment.

Directs Recruitment Initiative for High School Community Partnerships and Manages Recruitment Territory (20%)
- Develop and implement comprehensive recruitment plan for collaborating with our high school centric community partnerships for freshman recruitment.

Responsible for the design, development, and coordination of prospective student recruitment events for our high school centric community partnerships.

Schedule and organize MGA campus visits for these partnerships.

Manages, plans, and schedules recruitment events and activities for an assigned geographic area.

Travels to recruitment events to provide information to guidance counselors, parents, and high school students.

Supervising and Training of Recruitment Team (35%)
- Interviews, hires, and trains recruiters.

Manages recruiters as their direct supervisor.

Sets goals and expectations of recruitment team.

Performs a Variety of Related Duties (5%)
- Serve as office-level technical expert for the CRM.

Attend meetings.

Perform related duties and/or special projects for the Director of Recruitment.

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university required.

Required Experience

A minimum of 2 years of progressive leadership experience directing recruitment/admission activities and personnel in a competitive admissions standards environment at a regionally accredited institution of higher education or closely related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Additional

Preferred Qualifications

Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's license issues by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicles or equipment operated.

Preferred Educational Qualifications

Master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university.

Preferred Experience

Salesforce administrator level experience strongly preferred.

Experience working with the University System of Georgia.

Social media experience.

Project management experience.

Experience managing staff and/or student workers.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Possession of strong interpersonal skills, customer service orientation, and time management skills.

Demonstrated ability to interact with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Demonstrated leadership, interpersonal, written and oral communication, problem-solving, strong organizational, and office-level presentation skills.

Experience in developing and implementing recruitment communication plans.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards.

More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

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Institutional Values

Middle Georgia State University is committed to four core values in what we do and represent: CORE VALUES:
Stewardship
- Engagement
- Adaptability
- Learning

Equal Employment Opportunity

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