Transfer Admissions Counselor

Boise State University • Boise, ID

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Transfer Admissions Counselor is responsible for coordinating and implementing transfer student recruitment strategies, enrollment initiatives, and partnerships designed to increase undergraduate transfer enrollment and support student success. This role serves as a front-line representative of Boise State, providing direct support to prospective transfer students and their families. It requires a strong understanding of university programs, services, and policies, along with a positive approach and a clear commitment to higher education. Responsibilities include responding to information requests, offering individualized advising, explaining admissions policies, and leading presentations for visiting students and families. The role includes some travel to community colleges, transfer fairs, and key recruitment areas. Providing timely, accurate, and supportive customer service to students, families, and community college staff is essential. The Transfer Admissions Counselor manages a recruitment territory, travels to key markets, and uses student data and trends to inform outreach efforts and support enrollment goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and 2 years of professional experience or equivalent relevant experience
• Strong interpersonal skills and be effective in oral, written, and electronic communications.
• Public speaking, interviewing, and counseling skills
• Highly self-motivated and directed with keen attention to detail and strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient with Google Office Suite and Microsoft 365
• Ability to travel, make own travel arrangements, navigate in new cities
• Customer service, diplomacy, and marketing
• Ability to initiate, plan, and execute event programming
• Ability to understand, explain, and make decisions based on admissions standards
• Autonomous decision-making
• Ability to work a significant amount of time during evening hours, weekends and both locally and beyond the Treasure Valley.

Nice To Haves

• Strong public speaking experience
• Experience in college or university admissions, or a related higher education field
• Experience with event planning and management

Responsibilities

• Provide initial admission counseling to prospective transfer students and their families, both individually and in group settings.
• Utilize students’ academic background, current enrollment, and planned coursework to guide them through the transfer student process.
• Provide accurate information regarding admission and transfer credit policies, academic programs and degrees, career and special services, financial aid and scholarships, university housing, and other opportunities available at Boise State.
• Represent Boise State at on-campus programs and virtual recruitment events.
• Use university software such as Perceptive Content, PeopleSoft, and Slate to support recruitment and communication efforts.
• Collaborate closely with Boise State advising and academic offices to ensure students are connected with necessary academic support services.
• Travel to represent Boise State at community colleges, college and career fairs, high schools, as well as community and educational agencies.
• Use transfer enrollment data to identify opportunities and develop recruitment initiatives aimed at increasing undergraduate transfer enrollment.
• Plan and manage community college visits, including scheduling, coordinating pre-visit communication, making travel arrangements, conducting visits, and following up with students, faculty, and staff via phone, email, virtual platforms, and in-person meetings.
• Foster and maintain strong working relationships with Boise State colleagues and key external partners, including Extended Studies, Boise State Advising & Academic Support Center, Albertson’s Library, community college transfer center coordinators & academic advisors, administrative staff, and professional educators.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of recruitment strategies in specified territories and determine the need to adjust plans as needed to improve outreach and effectiveness.
• Deliver engaging presentations to large and small groups of advisors, students, and parents.
• Consistently model a positive and service-oriented approach in all interactions.
• Support initiatives outlined in the Admissions recruitment plan.
• Represent Boise State at recruiting events throughout designated recruitment territories and on-campus events.
• Initiate, plan, and execute event programming tailored to the specific needs of transfer students on a specific territory or recruitment area.
• Support initiatives which support divisional or institutional goals.
• Adhere to University policies and procedures regarding travel and procurement.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 12 paid holidays AND the University is closed between Christmas and New Year's (requires use of 3 vacation days)
• Between 12-24 annual paid vacation days for full-time Professional and Classified staff depending on position type and years of service
• 10.76% University contribution to your ORP retirement fund (Professional and Faculty employees)
• 11.96% University contribution to your PERSI retirement fund (Classified employees)
• Excellent medical, dental and other health-related insurance coverages
• Tuition fee waiver benefits for employees, spouses and their dependents

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees