Outreach and Enrollment Specialist, Tampa Campus

Job Title

National Louis University Enrollment and Outreach Coordinator

Job Description

National Louis is a 135+ year old university that has been grounded in the values of innovation, access, excellence, and equity from its inception. As an institution we believe in providing access to educational opportunity and that education is our greatest lever for social and economic mobility. We are a student-focused community that is committed to continuous improvement and asks how do we become more "student ready" so that we may better serve our students. We believe that through education we are able to empower change and build healthy communities. Our community works hard in the service of students and supports one another like a family.

This position will be responsible for executing the Enrollment and Outreach strategic plan to meet and exceed new student enrollment goals. As such, primary job functions for this position include: 1) building relationships with school and outside organization partners 2) participating and conducting local and regional recruitment events and 3) working with students to ensure they successfully move through the enrollment process.

Essential Responsibilities

• Maintains a high level of knowledge regarding program and the enrollment process and is able to communicate, both orally and in written form, NLU's admission requirements, program offerings, basic financial aid requirements, and scholarship opportunities with any prospective students as well as stakeholders.
• Contacts prospective students and determines their educational need. Assess and promptly responds to the needs and concerns of prospective students, via email, social media, phone and in person. Monitor systems tasks list to ensure all inquiries and tasks are completed in a timely manner. Meet or exceed high contact strategy plan.
• Prepares reports of activities and tracking of prospects' and suspects' inquiries, applications, and student outcomes up to and including enrollment.
• Builds relationships and act as the primary point of contact for partners to build knowledge of NLU community and generate inquiries. Actively pursues new educational partners for NLU through outreach and networking activities.
• Develops and maintains a network of relationships that will serve to increase enrollment, such as alumni, current students, the business community, professional organizations, and student groups. Actively plans, attends and documents attendance at information sessions, school and district events, education fairs and community events.
• Provides feedback and recommendations to management regarding recruiting strategies, customer service, communication, and recruitment programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 1-3 years of experience working with students in an educational setting and/or experience in a sales environment.
• 1-3 year of experience with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Additionally experienced Student Information Systems. Knowledge of social media tools such as Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and Twitter.

Compensation and Benefits

At National Louis University, we offer our employees an innovative environment to work together and inspire the ideas that will make an impact. As our external environment changes, our employees are provided the opportunities and tools needed to grow both personally and professionally to remain successful. NLU employees and dependents are offered a wide range of benefits, including but not limited to, Health Insurance benefits, Retirement benefits, Paid Time Off and Educational Opportunities. Additional information regarding full-time staff benefits can be found here.

The salary range of the grade for this position is $47,365.00 to $66,311.00 annually. Compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate. Offers are based on multiple factors permitted by law, including but not limited to: budgetary considerations, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, market considerations, tenure and standing with the university (applicable to current employees), and internal equity.

Application Instructions

Please Include the following along with your application:

• Resume (Required)
• Cover Letter (Optional)
• NLU Employees please also submit an Internal Posting Form