Orientation & Transition Coordinator

Universities of Wisconsin • Milwaukee, WI

6d • $45,000 - $52,000

About The Position

The Orientation and Transition Coordinator will support the University of Wisconsin System and UW-Milwaukee (UWM) enrollment goals by coordinating in-person onboarding experiences aimed at supporting all new UWM students’ integration into the institutional community.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or higher, or commensurate work experience
• Experience working with a diverse student population and/or event management
• Experience with mentoring, supervision, leadership, and/or training/development of student employees

Nice To Haves

• Experience with New Student Programs/Orientation, Transition programming, Student Leadership Development or Student Activities in a higher education setting
• Outstanding written communication skills (as demonstrated by evaluation of application materials)
• Experience coordinating logistically challenging programs with various partners and stakeholders
• Experience supporting organizational mission, values, goals, and objectives, as well as all local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
• Experience utilizing Slate or similar Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recruitment, hiring, training, evaluation of all orientation and transition student staffing
• Support management of orientation and transition student staffing budget
• Engage in strategic enrollment initiatives by coordinating the logistics and staffing planning for in-person and online onboarding experiences for all new UWM students with support from other staff on the orientation and transition team
• Support assessment of orientation and transition initiatives
• Serves as a subject matter expert regarding student affairs to internal and external stakeholders
• Generates and analyzes reports of curricular and unit outcomes
• Organizes student-focused programming and resources to promote new and ongoing educational initiatives
• Creates and maintains schedules, logistics, and resources for one or multiple student affairs programs, activities, and/or services
• Writes, edits, and publishes content for various communication projects and marketing platforms to align with strategic initiatives and established communication campaigns

Benefits

• UWM offers a comprehensive benefits package and contributes toward the cost of several benefit plans.
• Employees with a qualifying position also receive an extensive leave package including vacation, sick leave (with no expiration), personal holiday, and paid legal holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees