Admissions Counselor Intern

University of Oregon•Eugene, OR

139d•$40,000 - $46,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Office of Admissions is a unit within the Division of Student Services & Enrollment Management, comprising over 50 staff dedicated to recruiting prospective undergraduates and making admission decisions. This specific role is part of the recruitment & outreach team, which serves as the initial point of contact for thousands of students annually. The team is committed to empowering students throughout the college preparation, search, and choice process, regardless of their final enrollment decision. This position is being added to expand the team's reach and impact. The Admissions Counselor Intern will represent the University of Oregon (UO) to prospective students, families, and school/community contacts, under the guidance of a supervisor and the counselor team. The intern will independently develop and implement recruiting initiatives to meet application and enrollment goals, and conduct holistic reviews of freshman applications for an assigned territory. This includes planning recruitment strategies such as high school visits and individual meetings. The position involves extensive training on the UO, admissions counseling, application review, and territory management. As a front-line service provider, the intern will focus on student admission counseling, recruitment travel, and managing assigned geographic areas. The role requires significant independent judgment and autonomy in work planning, representing the university, counseling students and families, and applying university admission policies through holistic review. Secondary duties may include scholarship review and other assigned tasks. This position reports to the Assistant Director for Residency.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from the UO awarded within the last two years or 30 days of hire.
Prior experience representing the UO as a current student (Ambassador, Student Orientation Staff, etc.) or as a student leader in a paid or unpaid role.
Excellent public speaking and presentation skills.
Ease in using technology for communication, record keeping, and management of data.
Ability to function independently and self-motivate while working remotely.
Ability to work in a collaborative and effective manner with students, alumni, diverse families, administrators, and faculty.
Ability to work and communicate with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
Ability to relate with prospective students via positive personal experiences from the student and campus community angles.
Valid driver’s license and the ability to obtain UO Driver Certification.

Nice To Haves

Experience with multicultural recruitment or outreach programming.
Interest in longer-term connections to admissions or other aspects of student affairs and enrollment management, whether as a profession or for graduate study.
Familiarity with the UO’s undergraduate student recruitment efforts.
Proficiency or fluency in another language, such as Spanish.

Responsibilities

Represent the University of Oregon (UO) to prospective students, their families, and school/community contacts with guidance from the supervisor and counselor team.
Independently develop and implement recruiting initiatives to meet application and enrollment goals.
Conduct a holistic review of freshman applications for their assigned territory, and others as assigned.
Plan recruitment strategies including high school visits and individual meetings with guidance from their direct supervisor.
Participate in extensive training related to the UO, admissions counseling, application review, and territory management.
Serve as a front-line service provider with primary responsibility for student admission counseling, recruitment travel, and management of the assigned geographic areas.
Exercise a significant level of independent judgment and autonomy in regard to work planning.
Represent the university to thousands of students, families, counselors, and other key staff at secondary schools and community colleges.
Counsel students and families.
Apply university admission policy through holistic admission review.
Conduct scholarship review and other duties as assigned.