Recruitment & Scholarship Coordinator

Position Function:

The Recruitment and Scholarship Coordinator position provides support to the Office of Admissions and Student Success by leading student recruitment efforts for the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Primary roles of the position are to:
(1) advise and recruit prospective students to MSU with the goal of attending veterinary school
(2) counsel and support prospective students through the application and enrollment process including scholarship opportunities and financial aid options
(3) coordinate and assist with admissions functions and student success activities and events for prospective and current students and
(4) develop and implement robust communication plans to attract applicants from various backgrounds and geographic regions to the college.

Salary Grade:14

Please see Staff Compensation Structure or Skilled Crafts and Service Maintenance Compensation Schedule for salary ranges. For salary grade UC these positions are Unclassified and salary ranges are determined by the hiring department.

Area of Specialization:

Office of Admissions & Student Success

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Engage with prospective students through various channels including high school visits college fairs informational sessions and individual meetings; providing detailed information about the DVM program admissions procedures and student life.
2. Collaborate with academic and administrative units in the Colleges and the MSU campus (MSU Career Center Financial Aid & Scholarships Undergraduate Admissions Parking Services) regarding admissions events procedures policies and related matters.
3. Manage and maintain a portfolio of DVM and early entry admissions applications
4. Maintain and develop a robust communication plan (e.g. emails newsletter social media mailouts text messaging) that deliver content to prospective students through multiple channels and mediums
a. Coordinate a variety of student recruitment and enrollment initiatives such as development of recruitment materials (through collaboration with the CVM communications and marketing team) recruitment events and managing groups of veterinary students involved with activities
5. Oversee and maintain systems related to student recruitment leveraging data analytics to inform and enhance recruitment strategies and decision-making processes
6. Maintain relations with high schools academies community/ junior colleges and other universities
7. Address and refer inquiries and informational requests from faculty students and parents or guardians.
8. Coordinate and manage admissions events and activities including campus tours informational sessions and recruitment events with prospective students and orientation for current students including EEP student orientation.
9. Manage the recruitment selection and mentoring of CVM Envoys
10. Manage DVM scholarship processes
a. Counsel students on financial aid process and providing information on available resources
b. Provide support to the CVM Scholarship Committee
c. Maintain CVM scholarships including managing the award distribution in accordance with established criteria and donor preference
11. Contribute to the development of student success activities centered around financial literacy
12. Other responsibilities deemed appropriate (e.g. grantsmanship for recruiting and scholarships)
13. Perform related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibility:
May be responsible for training assisting or assigning tasks to others. May provide input to performance reviews of other employees.

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Education: Bachelors degree in Agriculture Life Sciences Natural Resources Education or other degrees related to this position

Experience (yrs.): 2 years of experience in student affairs/admissions

Substitution allowed for Education: None

Substitution allowed for Experience: None

Preferred Qualifications:

Masters Degree in Student Affairs and additional years of admissions and student affairs experience beyond the minimum

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

University level recruiting experience and demonstrated success.
Experience advising at the undergraduate level and above
Proficient skill in the use of personal computers and related software applications including Microsoft Word Adobe Creative Cloud applications and Excel and shared documents or forms
Familiarity with usage of Banner and CRM systems such as Slate
Excellent oral and written communication skills including public speaking experience
Independent self-starter and team player with strong work ethic.
Ability to coordinate a wide variety of tasks and projects simultaneously and prioritize work functions with attention to details
Must be honest dependable and able to meet deadlines

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

Frequent- External and internal imposed deadlines; set and revised beyond ones control; interruptions influence priorities; some ability to anticipate nature or volume of work with certainty beyond a few days; meeting of deadlines and coordination of unrelated activities are key to position; involves conflict-resolution or similar interactions involving emotional issues or stress on a regular basis; involves occasional exposure to demands and pressures from persons other than immediate supervisor; flexibility in work hours with some after hour and weekend work for activities.

Job frequently requires talking sitting hearing and handling objects with hands.

Job occasionally requires standing walking reaching and lifting up to 25 pounds.

Vision requirements: Ability to see information in print and/or electronically.

Instructions for Applying:

Link to apply: must apply online at . Please include a cover letter and resume along with names and addresses of at least three references.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution. Discrimination is prohibited in university employment programs or activities based on race color ethnicity sex pregnancy religion national origin disability age sexual orientation genetic information status as a U.S. veteran or any other status to the extent protected by applicable law. Questions about equal opportunity programs or compliance should be directed to the Office of Civil Rights Compliance 231 Famous Maroon Band Street P.O. 6044 Mississippi State MS 39762 .

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