Recruitment Engagement Coordinator-OL

Westminster Theological Seminary • Glenside, PA

7d • Remote

About The Position

The Recruitment Engagement Coordinator works with the department director and cross-functional teams to create relational experiences connecting prospective and current students, alumni, faculty, and the broader Westminster community. The role plans and coordinates virtual, hybrid, and selected in-person experiences that showcase Westminster’s online programs, engage prospective students with the Westminster community, and strengthen connections among online students.

As a member of the Admissions team, the coordinator collaborates with Student Success, Learning Experience, Spiritual Care, and the residential Events team to develop recruitment and student engagement programming. The position manages the event lifecycle from planning and promotion through execution, follow-up, and assessment, and helps ensure Online Learning is represented in the broader life of Westminster.

This is a part-time, non-exempt position expected to work 20–25 hours per week, depending on the time of year. It can be performed 100% remotely. Westminster requires employees to belong to a Protestant evangelical church, subscribe to Biblical orthodoxy and orthopraxy, affirm the historic, trinitarian Christian faith expressed in the Apostles’ Creed, and sign the Community Life Policy.

Requirements

• Proven self-management skills; highly self-motivated and proactive.
• Strong organizational and project-management skills, including the ability to manage multiple events, timelines, and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Ability to develop relational and engaging experiences for prospective and current students.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with prospective students, current students, alumni, faculty, and staff.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with attention to detail.
• Comfortable facilitating and hosting virtual and in-person gatherings.
• Ability to think creatively about recruitment, community engagement, and event programming.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across Admissions, Student Success, Learning Experience, Events, Spiritual Care, and other institutional departments.
• Familiarity with online community platforms and willingness to learn and gain proficiency in Circle and other Westminster systems.
• Familiarity with the history, faculty, and theology of Westminster, and a strong understanding of the WTS mission and institution.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Must belong to a Protestant evangelical church, subscribe to Biblical orthodoxy and orthopraxy, affirm the historic, trinitarian Christian faith expressed in the Apostles’ Creed, and sign Westminster Theological Seminary’s Community Life Policy.

Nice To Haves

• Westminster degree preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate an annual calendar of virtual, hybrid, and selected in-person recruitment and engagement events.
• Collaborate with department leaders, faculty, students, and alumni to plan, promote, execute, and evaluate experiences showcasing Westminster’s programs and community.
• Develop recruitment-focused programming that creates relational entry points for prospective students, including program roundtables, student panels, faculty conversations, workshops, conference follow-up, and application events.
• Connect participants to appropriate Admissions follow-up and nurture pathways.
• Track participation, engagement, follow-up activity, feedback, and recruitment outcomes to evaluate programming and inform future initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time