What are the responsibilities and job description for the Student Recruitment Specialist position at unm?
The Engineering Student Success Center is seeking an energetic, highly motivated individual to lead the UNM School of Engineering’s recruitment and enrollment efforts. The qualified individual will be responsible for recruiting students from throughout New Mexico as well from out-of-state locations.
The ideal candidate will be a dynamic individual with the ability to prepare and deliver small and large group presentations. The incumbent should expect a great deal of personal interaction on a regular basis. The position requires a high degree of energy and professionalism as he/she will work independently, and sometimes as a member of a team, when representing the University and the School of Engineering at recruitment events. There will be many times when it is necessary for the individual to work in the evenings and/or weekends depending on scheduled recruitment events or activities.
- Represents UNM across New Mexico and surrounding states to visit middle schools, high schools, and community colleges for the purpose of speaking with individual students and groups in order to recruit students to the UNM School of Engineering;
- Coordinates and oversees the year-round Engineering campus visits and tours for middle school and high students interested in pursuing Engineering or Computer Science degrees. This includes planning for school visits to UNM, coordinating UNM information sessions, conducting demo presentations to elementary, middle school and high school students, and/or providing career and academic counseling about educational and degree programs in the School of Engineering;
- Recruits and provides support to outreach and summer programs. This includes creating promotional material, visiting schools and collecting and assessing applications from high school students;
- Collects, analyzes, and reports enrollment data for undergraduate recruitment efforts for the School of Engineering. Analyzes information on recruitment and retention and develops strategies for program development;
- Creates resource materials, packages, distributes student recruitment materials;
- Performs other duties as assigned.