College Access & Recruitment Manager

Reinvent Stockton Foundation•Stockton, CA

4d•$85,440 - $106,560•Hybrid

About The Position

The Stockton Scholars Program is searching for a highly skilled and highly motivated individual to serve as a College Access & Recruitment Manager. The ideal candidate will be passionate about the mission of Stockton Scholars and committed to providing equitable access to higher education. The Manager will create dynamic recruitment experiences driven by our local education systems, student needs, programmatic data, and our organizational strategic plan. They will be the first stop for our community to understand how to access higher education resources and options. They will specialize in relationship building and maximizing local partnerships like the one Stockton Scholars has with the University of the Pacific. The successful candidate will help build new partnerships focused on direct entry to a four year university, trade school, or community college. The successful candidate will maintain active communications and outreach with scholars and the community including, but not limited to social media, annual reports, student check-ins and other public correspondence. Work will be performed primarily at the Reinvent Stockton Foundation office (located in Stockton). It will be a hybrid role in nature as some of the work can be done from home. This position will also spend significant amounts of time at local high schools and higher education institutions that partner closely with Stockton Scholars (UOP, SJ Delta College, etc). Reliable transportation is required. Occasional evening or weekend events are required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
Background/professional experience related to educational recruitment, college access, transition and retention, youth development and adult learning
Public speaking and creating effective presentations
Self-directed, proactive, and results-oriented leader. Someone who takes initiative, anticipates needs, identifies opportunities, and follows through with energy, ownership, persistence, and accountability to achieve recruitment goals
Strategic, creative, and relationship-focused, builds trusted relationships with students, families, counselors, educators, and community partners while using data, creative problem-solving, and strong organization to identify high-impact recruitment opportunities and manage multiple priorities, events, and follow-up activities
Strong event planning and project management skills
Skilled at creating, developing, and nurturing partnerships
Experience working effectively with students, parents, and community members
Development, implementation and evaluation of programs and the ability to create workshops, lesson plans and facilitate workshops
Adaptable and flexible; able to excel in a fast-paced, small-team environment that requires team members to wear several hats and support each other’s work
Effective time management and organizational skills and attentive to detail is a must
Evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of students from marginalized, at-potential communities
Participate, attend and present at National, Regional and local professional associations
Knowledge of California college systems, Community Colleges, California State Universities, University of California, and Private Colleges
Knowledge of freshman and transfer admission process

Responsibilities

Lead and support the innovation of the Stockton Scholars Community Involvement Program cohort at University of the Pacific (UOP) in Stockton
Develop an annual strategic recruitment plan for special scholar cohorts (in coordination with the SS Associate Director) to maintain or increase higher education efforts using data analysis and evidence-based practices to enhance student outcomes and academic progress
Promote the Community Involvement Program, the Stockton Scholars Scholarship, and SS program services to local high school students, families, and the broader community.
Develop an annual scholarship recruitment plan to ensure youth in Stockton feel like higher education is an accessible option
Lead and design the implementation of a seasonal student, high school, and community outreach strategy that focuses on scholarship promotion and applications, student support services and community engagement with relevant students, families and stakeholders
Stakeholder relationship building on higher education campuses with an emphasis on relationships with local college and university partners (UOP & SJDC)
Generate recruitment data and forecasting to share monthly with the SS leadership team (VP of Programs, Associate Director and Managers)
Develop and host events which will include community meetings, scholarship nights, and parent meetings
Represent Stockton Scholars at community events through tabling or presentations.
Active supporter and collaborator with relevant programs, departments and staff at the University of the Pacific
Create, develop, present and teach, high quality student programming and curriculum focused on supporting students in entering higher education
Participates in Stockton Scholars and related partner activities and events as required
Develop and lead the High School Ambassador Program
Support with strategic student outreach planning and communications materials for SS annual scholarship process for special cohorts (utilizing platforms such as Mailchimp, Salesforce, Social Media, Canva Pro, and FormAssembly)
Build and maintain a monthly newsletter for high school students that includes resources, events, and opportunities related to Stockton Scholars, college options and future opportunities
Support program and operations with duties as assigned by the SS Leadership Team (~10%)