FLSA EMPLOYMENT CATEGORY: Salaried; Exempt; Administrative; Full time
DEPARTMENT: Admissions
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Graduate Admissions Counselor assists the admissions team in recruiting new students, executing prospect and application management, maintaining an
organized office, and counseling prospective students to obtain enrollments. In addition, the counselor works with the Assistant Vice President of Enrollment
Services (Graduate and International)
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1. Recruitment
• Recruit qualified graduate students for programs assigned
• Visit colleges at regional and national fairs during days, evenings, and weekends
• Conduct presentations in college classes
• Hosts territory receptions to engage prospective graduate students
• Work with Alumni to build new recruitment initiatives
• Build and maintain relationships with college department
• Make recommendations for graduate articulation agreements
• Recruit students from corporate partners
• Record recruiting data
2. Prospect and Applicant Management
• Field questions via telephone, mail, and email and tele-counsels’ prospects and applicants
• Fulfill prospect and applicant information requests
• Update Database with all student and staff-initiated contact information
• Counsel prospective students
• Call applicants to follow up and keep up to date
• Call admitted students who have been interviewed to follow up
• Makes admission decisions on applicant files
• Schedule individual appointments with prospective students
3. Prepares for Admissions On-Campus Events
• Communicate and promote on-campus events to prospective students via
mail, email, phone and in person
• Reserve and prepare rooms for on-campus events
• Present at on-campus events
• Tour prospective students and families
• Follow-up with students and families
4. Reports data and provides analysis
• Reports weekly prospect and applicant communication progress to AVP
• Prepares follow-up reports for each type of on-campus event
• Produces an annual report on territorial management and prospect and applicant outcomes
5. Project Management – Present and execute approved projects as per the directive of leadership
6. Participate in all college-wide programs
7. Perform other duties as assigned
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Bachelor’s degree
• Ability to travel
• Ability to multitask
• Independent-working skills
• Well-organized
• Project management skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to troubleshoot
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• One-year Admissions experience
• EPS and Recruitment Plus experience
• CRM (Slate) experience
• Experience working with underrepresented, first-generation, Pell-eligible, and diverse populations
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Interested candidates must submit the Alma College application, letter of interest, and a resume via the apply now button below. Applications will be accepted until October 25, 2024.
Alma College is classified as a selective Baccalaureate College: Diverse Fields by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Committed to academic excellence and development of responsible leaders, Alma’s students thrive on challenging academic programs in a supportive, small-college environment emphasizing active, collaborative learning and close student-faculty interaction. Alma is a private Phi Beta Kappa institution located in the center of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
Alma College is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty, staff and student body.
Alma College recognizes that we are all transformed when we celebrate and value the varied identities backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives in our campus community. We are committed to recognizing and removing barriers to success and providing equitable access to opportunities through education and advocacy. In our increasingly diverse campus and world, we pledge to create a climate where everyone is safe and free to grow intellectually, spiritually, and emotionally. For more information about the College, visit www.alma.edu.