Engineering Recruitment Pathways Coordinator

UMBC • Baltimore, MD

4d • $56,500 - $63,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Engineering Recruitment Pathways Coordinator develops, coordinates, and implements outreach, partnership, and recruitment initiatives to advance enrollment in undergraduate, graduate, certificate, and professional engineering education programs within UMBC’s College of Engineering and Information Technology. Working collaboratively with the Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering departments, the coordinator supports faculty, students, alumni, employers, industry partners, schools, community colleges, community organizations, and university partners. The role cultivates prospective student pipelines, promotes educational pathways, and increases awareness of engineering academic opportunities among diverse learner populations.

The coordinator serves as a liaison between engineering departments and university units involved in outreach, enrollment, recruitment, communications, and educational pathway development. The position aligns efforts, facilitates collaboration, reduces duplication, and improves recruitment initiatives in support of enrollment growth, student access, workforce development, and lifelong learning in engineering fields.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Three years of experience in higher education, recruitment, outreach, enrollment management, student affairs, communications, marketing, partnership development, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating programs, events, or initiatives involving multiple stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with diverse audiences.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in higher education administration, student affairs, communications, marketing, public administration, or a related field.
• Experience supporting STEM, engineering, computing, technology, or professional education programs in a college or university setting.
• Experience using student information systems, CRM systems, enrollment management platforms, or related technologies such as Salesforce, Slate, HubSpot, or EAB products.
• Experience working with K-12 schools, community colleges, alumni, employers, or community organizations.
• Experience supporting graduate, professional, certificate, or continuing education programs.
• Experience developing outreach campaigns, managing communications, and coordinating events.

Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate, and implement recruitment initiatives to increase awareness of and enrollment in undergraduate, graduate, certificate, and professional engineering education programs.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with K-12 schools, community colleges, community organizations, and other educational partners that provide pathways into COEIT engineering programs.
• Support outreach and recruitment for prospective graduate students, working professionals, and other adult learners seeking to advance their engineering education.
• Coordinate recruitment, training, scheduling, and support for student ambassadors, student organization leaders, faculty participants, alumni volunteers, and other representatives involved in college outreach and recruitment.
• Coordinate the development and dissemination of communications and marketing materials with departmental, college, and university communications teams.
• Serve as a liaison among engineering departments, the college, and university units involved in student outreach, recruitment, enrollment, and educational pathway development.

Benefits

• More than four weeks of vacation for regular full-time roles; leave package includes 22 days of annual leave, 15 days of sick leave, 15 holidays, and 3 personal days.
• Tuition remission of up to 8 credit hours per semester.
• Tuition remission at UMBC for eligible dependents after two years of full-time employment.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Retirement plans, including the option to join the pension plan.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Wellness opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level