Admissions Events & Office Manager

University of Mary Washington•Fredericksburg, VA

1d•$49,170 - $53,820•Onsite

About The Position

The Admissions Events and Office Manager is vital to the success of new student recruitment and enrollment in two significant ways. As office manager, this individual plays a key financial role as budget manager for Admissions allowing recruitment staff to purchase services, execute travel, and secure necessary materials to attract and enroll new students. Attention to detail is necessary to manage and record all purchasing transactions as well as participate in budget planning with senior leadership. As events manager, this individual will coordinate logistics for all on and off campus admissions recruitment and enrollment events. Details include scheduling, space and catering reservations, coordination of people, serving as point for event execution, and pulling data to assess event effectiveness toward meeting engagement and enrollment goals. Additionally, this individual plays a role in the daily visitor experience by supervising the Admissions Welcome Center staff, ensuring an extremely high level of customer service and responsiveness for in-person daily visitors and inbound communication.

Requirements

Strong organizational, analytical/decision making and planning skills.
Strong administrative support skills, including excellent communication skills; both written and verbal.
Strong commitment to and demonstration of customer service in a fast-paced office setting with multiple responsibilities while simultaneously interacting with the public.
Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion while maintaining the confidentiality of sensitive and privileged information.
Experience in an administrative position with budget responsibilities.
Supervisory experience.
Experience with MS Office, including Excel spreadsheets.
Experience in a customer-facing service environment.

Nice To Haves

Spanish language skills.
Associate's degree from an accredited college/university in a related field.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in a related field.
Experience working with high school and college age students and/or working in a higher education environment.

Responsibilities

Manage the Admissions budget, including purchasing services, executing travel, and securing necessary materials.
Participate in budget planning with senior leadership.
Coordinate logistics for all on and off-campus admissions recruitment and enrollment events, including scheduling, space and catering reservations, and people coordination.
Serve as the point person for event execution and pull data to assess event effectiveness.
Supervise Admissions Welcome Center staff to ensure a high level of customer service for daily visitors and inbound communication.

Benefits

State application must be received through the online employment system.
Confirmation of receipt when application and/or résumé is submitted successfully.
Criminal history background check.
Employment verification.
Supervisory employment reference checks.
Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required.
Equal opportunity employer.
Adherence to the principle of equal opportunity.
No discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, parental status (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors.
Proud member of the Commonwealth of Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program.
Commitment to recruiting, hiring, and retaining qualified Veterans and their spouses.
Veterans may be eligible for additional leave accruals.
Encouragement for individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process (AHP).