College Student Recruitment Coordinator - 530512

The University of Alabama•Tuscaloosa, AL

About The Position

The College Student Recruitment Coordinator organizes and coordinates the recruitment operations for the college. Seeks out potential candidates by representing the college at high schools, community colleges, and professional association gatherings. Coordinates and/or delivers the college's presentations at campus recruitment events. Develops and executes initiatives focused on enhancing student recruitment rates. Supports the recruitment and outreach work of the Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering by managing the completion of territories, schools, visits, event components, scholarship processes, communications, and Welcome Center responsibilities. Represents the College through approved presentations and travel, maintains accurate records, coordinates assigned scholarship-awarding and distribution activities, and manages the donor thank-you-letter process and Denny updates. May provide limited functional guidance to Ambassadors and front-desk student employees to ensure coverage, task completion, and compliance with established procedures.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher.
Valid U.S. driver's license.
At least 19 years of age at time of hire.
Acceptable Motor Vehicle Report in compliance with University policies.
Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and public-speaking skills.
Ability to coordinate assigned activities, timelines, records, schedules, travel, and school outreach.
Ability to follow established strategy, messaging, handbooks, and procedures.
Ability to resolve routine operational concerns.
Ability to recognize matters requiring referral to the Director.
Ability to prepare accurate status updates and records.
Strong organizational, customer-service, and relationship-building skills.
Demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy in handling confidential student, scholarship, and donor information.
Ability to use Slate, student-information systems, Concur, Microsoft Office, and comparable administrative platforms.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of student recruitment, outreach, visitor-experience, event coordination, scholarship administration, and office operations.
Experience supporting or coordinating student recruitment, school outreach, prospective-student visits, or recruitment events in a college or university setting.
Experience coordinating schedules, assignments, or handbook compliance for student employees or ambassadors.
Experience administering scholarships or other eligibility-based student processes, maintaining confidential records, and managing multiple annual deadlines.
Experience collaborating with academic departments, Admissions, campus partners, schools, families, donors, alumni, and community organizations.
Experience using Slate, Concur, Denny, scholarship-management systems, student-information systems, or comparable databases.
Experience compiling participation information.

Responsibilities

Organizes and coordinates recruitment operations for the college.
Represents the college at high schools, community colleges, and professional association gatherings to seek out potential candidates.
Coordinates and/or delivers college presentations at campus recruitment events.
Develops and executes initiatives to enhance student recruitment rates.
Manages territories, schools, visits, event components, scholarship processes, communications, and Welcome Center responsibilities for the Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering.
Represents the College through approved presentations and travel.
Maintains accurate records.
Coordinates assigned scholarship-awarding and distribution activities.
Manages the donor thank-you-letter process and Denny updates.
May provide limited functional guidance to Ambassadors and front-desk student employees.