Admissions Counselor Sr, College of Nursing, Full Time

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About The College of Nursing

The College of Nursing has been providing students and alumni with experiences that extend beyond the classroom for over 130 years. Among the oldest nursing schools in the country, the UC College of Nursing has a reputation for training best-in-class health care professionals and developing cutting-edge procedures and research that improves the health and clinical care of patients. Our mission is to develop nurse leaders who are empowered to generate, explore and apply nursing knowledge for evolving health care environments. If you have a passion for nursing and developing the future nurses that will lead in healthcare come join our college and contribute to our mission. UC Nurses. We See Leaders

Job Overview

The Office of Admissions and Student Recruitment seeks applicants for the position of Sr. Admissions Counselor. The selected candidate will join a dynamic, dedicated team and will advise prospective students about how to meet their educational, professional, and personal goals. This position reports to the Director of Admissions and Student Recruitment for the College of Nursing and serve as a member of the recruitment and outreach team.

Essential Functions

• Serve and manage a geographic territory to ensure the university reaches various enrollment goals while being fiscally responsible. Serve as the primary resource for contacts in that area. Develop and execute initiatives that best serve the students and organizations in the area. Make data-driven decisions to coordinate and execute travel within that area, including visits to high schools and community colleges.
• Travel extensively during key time periods (approximately 8 - 10 weeks in the fall and 1 - 3 weeks in the spring) and work evenings, weekends, and beyond a traditional work week as needed to effectively perform responsibilities.
• Maintain and use information about students and organizations to advise and encourage students from prospect through application and enrollment.
• Increase representation from one or more strategic populations based on the demographics of the territory (i.e. under-represented, high-achieving, transfer, out-of-state, and international).
• Implement and explain university admissions policies.
• Coordinate one or more specialized programmatic areas such as on-campus and off-campus events, student tour guides, tele-counseling, campus visits, outreach, high-achieving scholars, website, social media, transfer, communications and marketing, regional campus referrals, etc.  The scope of the programmatic area(s) likely involves partnerships and efforts beyond the Office of Admissions. 
• Oversee special projects and/or initiatives as assigned.
• Evaluate applications for admission and make holistic admission decisions using many pieces of information. Accuracy and consistency will be needed to ensure the university is properly aligned to reach various enrollment goals.
• Use a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system to maintain records and prepare reports as required; generate reports and assist in analyzing and interpreting data for future planning and evaluation.
• Serve as a peer leader for Admissions Counselors.
• Perform related duties based on departmental need. This j