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University of Houston · 2 months ago

Graduate Student Recruitment Specialist - Cullen College of Engineering

Houston, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$43K/yr - $49K/yr

3+ years exp

The University of Houston is seeking a Graduate Student Recruitment Specialist for the Cullen College of Engineering. This role involves developing recruitment strategies, managing admissions processes, and promoting graduate opportunities to prospective students.

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Responsibilities

Represents the University of Houston to the public community in Houston, throughout Texas, and across the nation

Develops and implements strategies and programs to facilitate recruitment and enrollment

Reviews application files and makes admissions decisions and scholarship recommendations

Prepares recruitment schedule, and plans recruiting and yield events

Updates admissions webpage and printed publications

Manage alumni and volunteer programs that support student recruitment and enrollment

Recruits and promotes University opportunities to prospective students by developing and delivering presentations to high schools, businesses, organizations and UH alumni

Maintains key relationships with high schools, community colleges and the media

Serves as Lead Counselor in an assigned recruitment area; Assesses and monitors the progress of recruitment efforts

Supervises, trains and evaluates student assistants in ongoing recruitment projects such as campus tours, mail-outs, phone campaigns and UH Ambassadors

Plans, organizes and supervises implementation of university/college recruitment projects and events

Maintains a high level of knowledge regarding the Student Information System and acts as troubleshooter for Outreach and Admissions staff

Monitors target markets and university enrollment and produces reports for use by Outreach and Admissions staff

Assists with the development of a training plan for new counselors

Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Position will help facilitate recruitment and enrollment specifically for the Graduate Programs in the Cullen College of Engineering

In addition to updating admissions webpage and printed publications, this position will also update Social Media content in coordination with department graduate advisors

Recruits and promotes University opportunities in graduate admission at recruitment fairs and webinars organized by UH

Assists with the development of training plans for new department advisors

Monitors target markets and university enrollment and produces reports for use by College leadership

Qualification

Recruitment strategiesAdmissions decision-makingSocial Media content managementStudent Information SystemRelationship managementTrainingSupervisionReport generationPresentation skills

Required

Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline

Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed

Requires a minimum of three (3) year of directly job-related experience