Management and Professional

Graduate Admissions Recruitment Specialist
Job Number
Full/Part Time
Schedule
Salary
31655050 Full Time 8AM - 5PM $59,000 - $103,400
Position Information

The School of Education (SOE) at UC Riverside is a nationally ranked graduate school and is home to MA, MED, and PhD programs. The Graduate Admissions Recruitment Specialist (incumbent) is the primary point of contact for all recruitment, outreach, and admissions processes for graduate programs in the SOE. Under direct supervision of the Graduate Program Administrator and in collaboration with the Associate Dean of Graduate Education, the incumbent assesses candidates' backgrounds and future academic/career goals to effectively advise them of appropriate graduate programs and research areas within the SOE as guided by the school’s equity-focused strategic plan. The incumbent demonstrates racial literacies and capacity for advising racial and economically diverse applicants on various admissions processes and criteria, documentation requirements, and onboarding activities. The incumbent will help to administer any SOE higher education program offerings to support equity and justice-based recruitment and admission activities, outreach to students and specifically traditionally underserved populations, marketing, data analytics, and program evaluation. The incumbent is expected to conduct modest travel domestically to foster institutional relationships for recruitment and outreach efforts for SOE graduate programs.

The full salary range for the Admissions Recruitment Specialist is $59,000 - $103,400 annually. However, the expected pay scale for this position is up to $92,300 annually. This position is eligible for hybrid work. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs.

Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Education
Education Requirements
Degree
Requirement
Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training. Required
Advanced degree in counseling, student development, education, ethnic studies, or other related area. Bachelor?s degrees or master?s concentrations in equity and justice-focused social science coursework/majors, racial justice, ethnic studies are highly preferred. Preferred
Licenses
License
Requirement
Valid Driver's Licence Required
Experience
Experience
Requirement
Minimum of 2 years of experience working in recruitment/outreach. Preferred
4 - 7 years of related experience. Required
Minimum Requirements

Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relationships with schools, universities, community organizations, and other institutions.
Thorough knowledge and experience working with a diverse student population.
Ability to interpret policies and procedures to prospective students and the public.
Thorough and comprehensive knowledge of academic programs, including curricula, admissions requirements, and financial aid programs, at colleges/universities and specifically at UC, and/or specific colleges and schools.
Ability to develop recruitment programs, and design effective materials.
Ability to foster a collaborative and cooperative team environment and function as a supportive team member with academic and staff personnel at all levels.
Skill in using business software systems in the completion of work assignments, i.e., Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint. Knowledgeable in analytical skills, demonstrating organization and problem-solving skills.
Ability to listen and respond to the needs of customers to achieve excellent customer service measured by outcomes rather than activities.
Ability to adapt to changing business needs, conditions, and work responsibilities in a high-volume environment.
In-depth knowledge of current public educational programs and trends.
Racial and cultural competency in working with historically marginalized communities, given that UCR is an HSI, MSI, and AANAPISI located on Indigenous lands in what we now call the Inland Empire.

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with CRM functionality.

Ability to participate in addressing gaps in diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, anti-racism, and accessibility in the recruitment and retention of underrepresented students, and particularly Black students given identified barriers and disparities at UCR.

Ability to apply critical equity and race-focused theories and asset-based approaches that challenge traditional notions of merit into practice within the profession.

Demonstrate commitment and success in recruiting students from historically marginalized and excluded communities, especially Black and Indigenous students.

Additional Information

In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.

UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.

• UC Riverside is proud to be ranked No. 12 among all U.S. universities, according to Money Magazine's 2020 rankings, and among the top 1 percent of universities worldwide, according to the 2019-20 Center for World University rankings.
  


• UC Riverside is the top university in the United States for social mobility. - U.S. News 2020
  


• UCR is a member of the University Innovation Alliance, the leading national coalition of public research universities committed to improving student success for low-income, first-generation, and students of color.
  


• Among top-tier universities, UC Riverside ranks No. 2 in financial aid. - Business Insider 2019
  


• Ranked No. 2 in the world for research, UCR's Department of Entomology maintains one of the largest collections of insect specimens the nation. - Center for World University Rankings
  


• UCR's distinguished faculty boasts 2 Nobel Laureates, and 13 members of the National Academies of Science and Medicine.
  

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For information about our generous employee benefits package, visit: Employee Benefits Overview

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