Bilingual Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator

COLUMBIA GORGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE • The Dalles, OR

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About The Position

A collaborative, equity-minded leader to serve as Bilingual Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator. The Bilingual Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator is responsible for creating, assessing, and continuously improving the policies, processes, and practices necessary to: facilitate equitable student learning and success; deliver excellent service; and accomplish the work of the Student Services division. The Student Service division includes outreach.

This role reports directly to the Director of Outreach and Communication and serves as the CGCC representative to the community. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders and be driven by a genuine desire to advance the College’s Mission and Priorities. Accordingly, the Bilingual Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator will provide excellent service with a focus on closing equity gaps in educational access and attainment, and will work to promote inclusive prosperity throughout the Columbia Gorge region.

Requirements

• You are an exceptional communicator in all areas - verbal, written and interpersonal.
• You can effectively manage and prioritize multiple projects while delivering on tangible goals by expected deadlines.
• You are self-motivated and highly organized.
• You exercise discretion and professional judgment, maintaining a high level of integrity and confidentiality at all times.
• You welcome, nurture, and value people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, as well as promote an environment that respects and values differences.
• You embrace the opportunity for collaboration within and across departments when working toward a common goal.
• You demonstrate the importance of relationship building in this role, with both internal and external partners.
• You have experience promoting equity-minded and diversely represented communications and materials, experience in responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and employees as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practices.
• Associate Degree with more than 3 years of relevant experience required.
• Bilingual/Bicultural in English/Spanish

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree
• Higher education experience
• Experience in marketing/communication

Responsibilities

• Represent CGCC by promoting the quality and scope of the college’s educational programs to high school students, parents and the general public.
• Present CGCC’s programs, admissions process, and basic financial aid information to diverse audiences, in small and large group settings, both in-person and virtually.
• Represent CGCC at local and regional college fairs and events.
• Manage and serve a designated recruitment territory in collaboration with the outreach team.
• Support summer programs, college orientation sessions, and other recruitment and outreach activities.
• Utilize CRM systems to enter, track, and manage prospective student data from multiple inquiry sources in a timely manner.
• Conduct follow-up communications with prospective students through outreach campaigns.
• Collaborate with other Student Services staff, including Financial Aid and Academic Advising, to create a welcoming, student-centered experience for prospective and newly admitted students.

Benefits

• excellent benefits including generous employer contributions to medical, dental and vision premiums, and participation in the Oregon PERS retirement system

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree