Career Center

Department: Undergraduate Admission
Salary/Grade: EXS/5

For full consideration, please submit a cover letter and resume with your application.

Job Summary:

This role recruits and evaluates freshman and transfer applicants to support Northwestern’s undergraduate enrollment goals, exercising discretion in the review of confidential admission materials. As a member of the Outreach & Access team within Undergraduate Admissions, you will manage initiatives to recruit historically underrepresented student populations, with special emphasis on recruiting students who identify as Black/African American. Serving a regional admissions territory, this position plans and implements strategic recruitment practices, both long-term and short-term, and provides detailed and nuanced counseling to students, families, and counselors. You will join a collaborative, student-centered staff who celebrate innovative approaches in higher ed, and who find joy and pride in admissions work.

Please note: Some evening and weekend work required. 4-6 weeks annual travel by car, rail, and/or airplane. May need to lift and carry boxes of recruitment materials up to 30 pounds.

Specific Responsibilities:

• As part of a regional team, manage a regional recruitment territory. Plan and execute outreach activities to meet University enrollment goals and University strategic plan. Develop, implement and assess strategic recruitment by targeting schools, programs, and students within territory. Build and maintain productive working relationships with college counselors and community based organizations (CBOs) to establish a successful recruitment campaign. Track, evaluate and report relevant recruitment statistics. Organize high school visits, college nights, on-campus events and other strategic recruitment events. Out-of-town travel 4–5 weeks in the fall with other local and out-of-town travel as assigned.
• Lead on-campus information sessions as on-duty director in visitors center on rotational basis. Answer student/family queries by phone, email, and in person.
• As a member of the admission committee, read, evaluate and render an admission decision for a minimum of 1,800 freshman and transfer applications. Apply independent judgment by interpreting institutional priorities during the application evaluation process to determine applicant admission to the freshman and transfer classes. Must exercise independent judgment to interpret and apply University admissibility standards to meet enrollment targets. Plan and organize reading quotas to meet deadlines. 
• Manage initiatives to recruit historically underrepresented student populations, with special emphasis on recruiting students who identify as Black/African American.
• Create campus-based programming efforts designed to recruit historically underrepresented students including student group visits and fly-in programs. 
• Hire, train and supervise 2–3 work-study students and their projects.
• Cultivate strong working relationships with on- and off-campus offices/organizations that contribute to the advancement of recruitment goals, including, but not limited to, Black/African American student groups, community based organizations, Office of Financial Aid, and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree.
• 1–3 years’ experience in college admission/recruiting, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in administration, project management, customer service, public relations, supervision, and/or event coordination.

Minimum Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities.)

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills.
• Strong speaking/communication skills and ability to speak effectively before audiences of up to 500 or more.
• Requires valid driver's license and frequent business travel by plane.
• Ability to work effectively with time and volume pressures. Must be able to meet deadlines.
• Ability to communicate inclusively with all members of Northwestern community (students, faculty, staff, alumni) as well as prospective students and families from around the world.
• Ability to meet department and University goals.
• Ability to work outside normal business hours including evening and weekends.
• Requires independent judgment, discretion and diplomacy.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Northwestern.
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and softwares.
• Curiosity, collaborative spirit, and a sense of humor.

Preferred Competencies: (Skills, knowledge, and abilities)

• Familiarity with Slate Technolutions CRM.

Benefits:
At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more! Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.

Work-Life and Wellness:
Northwestern offers comprehensive programs and services to help you and your family navigate life’s challenges and opportunities, and adopt and maintain healthy lifestyles.
We support flexible work arrangements where possible and programs to help you locate and pay for quality, affordable childcare and senior/adult care. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/work-life/index.html to learn more.

Professional Growth & Development:
Northwestern supports employee career development in all circumstances whether your workspace is on campus or at home. If you’re interested in developing your professional potential or continuing your formal education, we offer a variety of tools and resources. Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/learning/index.html to learn more.

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