UIC Latin American Recruitment and Educational Services (LARES) program seeks a passionate and results-oriented special programs recruiter to join our team. This position is on the project team with Apple (partner), LARES and UIC Innovation. Primary duties will include student recruitment (with a focus on Latino students) to Sandbox@UIC programming, foster student success, event development and outreach. The job will require in-person staffing of a newly developed educational space as well as holding regular office hours for program participants, off-site meetings, and frequent travel within Chicago.
This position is 75% of a full-time workweek (30 hours a week) at an annual salary of $46,500.
Main Duties:
- Develop and implement recruitment strategies to attract Latino students from K-12 and community colleges and post-secondary institutions in the Chicagoland area.
- Conduct outreach activities to connect with prospective students and their families. Specific attention will be paid to students with a STEM interest for Sandbox@UIC program pathways.
- Serve as the primary event manager for the Sandbox@UIC programming. Serve as the coordinator and liaison on and off the UIC campus.
- Build strong relationships with school counselors, administrators, and community organizations. Specific attention will be paid to surveying and meeting with educational stakeholders and administrators for needs assessment purposes.
- Develop and maintain key program metrics as it relates to recruitment and issue progress reports. Specific attention will be paid to the numbers and placement for Sandbox@UIC programming.
- Maintain a regular office schedule, acting as the point of contact for prospective and admitted students via telephone, email, and arranging and completing campus appointments with prospective and admitted students.
- Host and assist with recruitment and yield events to attract prospective and admitted students to the campus and meet the enrollment needs of the University.
- Nurture relationships with students/parents, high school counselors, teachers, and administrators to provide pre-admission advising relative to the recruitment and admissions processes.
- Regularly present (either in English or Spanish) to campus visits and at off-site local and regional prospective students and parents.
- Seek out opportunities to engage and meet prospective students by participating in local, state-wide, national or international school events, college fairs, community organizations, etc.
- Respond to field questions and inquiries from prospective and admitted students through various communication channels: (e.g. individual appointments, telephone, email, and social networking).
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree.
- A minimum of two years of experience in student counseling, admissions and/or UIC undergraduate campus involvement or leadership.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with bi-lingual fluency (English/Spanish).
- Driver's License and vehicle are required.
- Strong understanding of the unique challenges and opportunities facing Latino students in an educational setting.
- Ability to build rapport and trust with students, families, and school personnel.
- Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills are required. Public speaking experience and organization skills preferred.
- Self-motivated and results/goal driven with strong work ethic.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, and disseminate significant student prospective information with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Demonstrated knowledge and sensitivity to working with diverse populations. Ability to efficiently and effectively solve problems, initiate and implement projects independently.
- Ability to speak fluently in Spanish (written, verbal, and presenting) is required. Proven track record of success in attracting and enrolling diverse student populations (a plus).
- Proficient in applicant tracking systems (a plus).
For fullest consideration, please submit your resume and cover letter by Monday, October 21 at out online system: https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/12086?c=uic&sq=LARES
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