Recruiting and Student Programming Coordinator

University of Arkansas Fayetteville • Fayetteville, AR

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About The Position

The Recruiting and Student Programming Coordinator plays a key role in supporting enrollment growth and student engagement for the ISYS graduate programs. This staff position is responsible for planning and implementing recruitment activities, managing prospective student communications, and supporting co-curricular programming that enhances the graduate student experience. The Coordinator works closely with the Graduate School of Business, ISYS Faculty and Staff, and external partners to meet recruitment goals, respond to prospective student inquiries, coordinate graduate program and event logistics, support student services, and ensure expenditures are administered in accordance with University fiscal procedures. Local and regional travel will be required. Saturday availability for supporting curricular events is required. Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education
• At least two years of experience with operational support of University curricular programs and event planning
• Prior experience with planning and implementing recruitment and curricular events, including event planning and communications
• Prior experience with development of marketing materials and professional social media campaigns in a corporate environment or in higher education
• Knowledge of master’s and graduate programs
• Strong organizational and project management skills with attention to detail.
• Demonstrated presentation skills
• Basic skills in Microsoft Suite, Adobe Creative Cloud, and University of Arkansas systems including Workday and CLSS
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work some evenings and weekends
• Strong ability to focus while handling multiple tasks simultaneously in stressful and/or time sensitive environments
• Ability to work effectively with people from various backgrounds

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education
• Prior experience with operational support of Graduate Business Programs and student enrollment management
• At least two years’ experience with University of Arkansas operational systems, (e.g., Slate, Salesforce, Workday, CLSS)
• At least two years’ experience with professional relationship outreach management
• Experience with CRM management

Responsibilities

• Planning and implementing recruitment activities
• Managing prospective student communications
• Supporting co-curricular programming that enhances the graduate student experience
• Meet recruitment goals
• Respond to prospective student inquiries
• Coordinate graduate program and event logistics
• Support student services
• Ensure expenditures are administered in accordance with University fiscal procedures
• Create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others

Benefits

• university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance
• tuition waivers for employees and their families
• 12 official holidays
• immediate leave accrual
• a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary

What This Job Offers

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