POSTING DATE: 9/23/09
MORAVIAN COLLEGE seeks qualified candidate to work with the associate dean and program directors to increase enrollment in Comenius Center programs, provides financial aid information to Comenius Center students, and performs academic administrative work, particularly related to recruitment and admission of new students.
CLASSIFICATION: Administrative
FLSA Status: Exempt
DEPARTMENT: Comenius Center
Regular Schedule: 4 days per week
SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the direction of the Associate Dean of the Comenius Center.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Office staff as appropriate.
Link to the Comenius Center
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Student recruitment.
- works with the associate dean and program directors to develop recruitment plans and programs to increase community awareness of and enrollment in Comenius Center programs;
- assists with the planning and preparation of recruitment tools (print and electronic) and advertisements;
- as needed, distributes and maintains supply of recruitment materials; creates, updates, and maintains distribution lists; maintains recruitment event logs;
- has primary responsibility for community outreach, with particular emphasis on communities of color and other traditionally underserved communities;
- participates in recruitment fairs and other outreach events;
- explains academic programs, provides preliminary evaluations of prior credits.
Admissions.
- prepares transfer evaluations (in consultation, as necessary with academic departments) for applicants for baccalaureate degree candidacy.
Financial aid.
- provides basic counseling about financial aid options and procedures to current and prospective students for baccalaureate, post-baccalaureate, and graduate programs.
Student services.
- plans orientations and other meetings for Comenius Center students, open houses, and other events, including but not limited to honor society induction and graduation celebration event;
- develops and maintains a 12-month schedule of orientations, open houses, receptions, and related events, and assembles a manual with directions for completing those tasks;
- provides prospective graduating students with information relating to their participation in commencement;
- provides direction to students who request services (such as academic tutoring or career counseling) or who must resolve administrative issues with other College offices (such as the Bursar, the Registrar, Financial Aid Office, the Veterans' Affairs representative;
Other academic administration.
- assists with the development of text for Comenius Center print publications;
- maintains the Comenius Center website;
- as needed, enters information in the Comenius Center section of the Jenzabar database and develops Infomaker reports;
- as needed, updates Comenius Center content in AMOS;
- assists with data compilation and analysis.
Other.
- Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned by the associate dean of Comenius Center.
QUALIFICATIONS: This position requires a master’s degree. Prior experience with recruitment is highly desirable. Familiarity with adult and other non-traditional student populations and with the small, liberal arts college environment are pluses as is prior work with web software and databases. The Recruiter must be a self-starter, with strong planning and organizational abilities, superior interpersonal skills, and solid written and oral communication skills. The position requires a combination of day, evening and, at times, weekend hours. Local travel required.
The specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements and criteria necessary to successfully perform the job.
Moravian
College offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits
package which includes health, life, and disability insurance,
pension, generous vacation, and tuition remission. If your experience
qualifies you for this challenging position, please send your resume
and a cover letter along with specific salary history and three professional
references to:
Director of
Human Resources
Moravian College
1200 Main Street
Bethlehem, PA 18018
fax : 610-625-7883
email : employment@moravian.edu
Applications
will be reviewed as they are received.Candidates considered for employment
at Moravian College will be asked to complete an employment application.
Click on this link to access a printable application with application
instructions. EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION LINK. Questions - call 610-861-1459. This position includes full-benefits.
Moravian
College and Moravian Theological Seminary value diversity and encourage
individuals from under-represented populations to apply.EOE
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