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Student Recruitment Specialist


Job Location:

Lawrence, KS - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 51283 - 51283
Posted: 18 October 2026 (6 days ago)
Application Deadline: 21 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Summary

This position is part of the Haskell Indian Nations University Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Department of the Interior (DOI). As a Student Recruitment Specialist you will be responsible for administering programs and activities to target and recruit students in undergraduate programs at Haskell Indian Nations University; provide career and academic counseling planning and advising to potential students.


Duties

As a Student Recruitment Specialist GS-1702-7/9 your typical work assignments will include the following under supervision:

  • Administers programs and activities for targeting recruitment and retention of students in undergraduate programs.
  • Creates and distributes resource materials i.e. promotional handbooks brochures and other publications to promote recruitment to Haskell.
  • Attends conferences seminars and workshops to keep informed about developing educational communications and processing technologies to apply new methods to new or existing programs involving college recruiting.
  • Serves as a liaison between Haskell colleges universities and local school systems to develop and maintain partnering relationships in the recruitment of students.
  • Manages database of prospective and current Native American students in the local and national school systems.

Requirements
Conditions of employment
  • Be sure to read the How to Apply and Required Documents Sections.
  • U.S. Citizenship is required.
  • A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicants successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
  • As a condition of employment you will be required to serve a 2-year trial or 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.
  • If you are a male applicant born afteryou are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act and the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 () in order to be eligible for appointment to this agency.
  • Driving Requirement (Required only at time of appointment): Incumbent may be required as an incidental duty to operate a government-owned or leased motor vehicle in the performance of duties therefore a valid drivers license is required.
Qualifications

Applicants must meet the qualification requirements contained in the OPM Standards. For this position they are listed below.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

GS-7: 1-year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-5 grade level that equipped me with the particular knowledge skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position that includes: experience in assisting with administering comprehensive programs and activities targeted at the recruitment and retention of students in undergraduate programs; participated in developing recruitment and retention plans and promoting academic programs; creating and distributing resource material preparing recruitment letters information packets and formal correspondence to disseminate at recruitment sessions.
or
Superior Academic Achievement
that includes one of the following: (1) Class standing: must be in the upper third of the graduating class based on completed courses; or (2) Grade-Point Average: must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 (B or better) based on 4 years of education or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 (B or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or (3) Election to membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society: membership in one of the national scholastic honor societies recognized by the
Association of College Honor Societies. Membership in a freshman honor society cannot be used to meet the requirements of this provision. To be creditable under this provision superior academic achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled. (You must submit a copy of your transcripts or Honor Society Membership to support this response.)
or
Education: Successfully completed 1-year of full-time graduate level education (18 semester hours 27 quarter hours or equivalent) from an accredited college or university. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work. (You must submit a copy of your transcripts to support this response.)
or
A combination of specialized experience (as described above) and graduate level education (as described above). When combined together the total meets 100% of the total requirements for the position. To compute divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond one year by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify. (You must submit a copy of your transcripts to support this response.)

GS-9: 1-year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 grade level that equipped me with the particular knowledge skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position that includes: experience in administering comprehensive programs and activities targeted at the recruitment and retention of students in undergraduate programs; participated in developing recruitment and retention plans and promoted academic programs; conducting individual student consultations and collaborating with school counselors; assisting students with completing applications for financial aid assistance; creating and distributing resource material preparing recruitment letters information packets and formal correspondence to disseminate at recruitment sessions; meets with school counselors administrators and/or other constituent groups to promote outreach activities.
or
Education: A masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D. if related to this position. Education at the graduate level in an accredited college or university in the amounts shown in the table meets the requirements for positions at GS-7 through GS-11. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. (You must submit a copy of your transcripts to support this response.)
or
A combination of specialized experience (as described above) and graduate level education (as described above). When combined together the total meets 100% of the total requirements for the position. To compute divide your total months of qualifying experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of graduate education beyond one year by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100% to qualify. (You must submit a copy of your transcripts to support this response.)

Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year (52 weeks) of service at the next lower grade level.
Learn more about what is time-in grade.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

EDUCATION: Transcripts MUST be uploaded and electronically linked from USAJOBS at the time you apply and MUST include identifying information to include School Name Student Name credit hours major and grade-point average or class ranking degree and date awarded. All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE).

Applicants are responsible for providing documentation that the educational requirements have been met. To qualify based on education you must submit a legible copy of your transcripts. Official transcripts are required upon selection if you qualified based on education. Education must have been obtained from an accredited or pre-accredited institution recognized by the U.S. DOE (click here) in order for it to be credited towards qualifications.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the U.S. (click here).

Additional information

Initial appointments to the competitive or excepted service: The probationary or trial period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest meet the organization goals and mission of the agency and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the determining if your employment advances the public interest the agency will consider:

  • Your performance and conduct;
  • The needs and interests of the agency;
  • Whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
  • Whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Under applicable law the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies in writing that the individuals employment should continue and that their appointment should be the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary or trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Bargaining Unit Status: Position is covered by Bargaining Unit/Union - Federation of Indian Service Employees American Federation of Teachers Local 4521.

Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Documentation: The CTAP/ICTAP provides placement assistance (click here for more details here for DOIs policy) to permanent Federal civilian employees who are surplus displaced or involuntarily separated. Applicants claiming eligibility must submit a 1) copy of their most recent performance appraisal 2) proof of eligibility 3) most current SF-50 noting position grade level and duty location with their application. To be considered applicants must be well-qualified (i.e. meet the minimum qualification requirements including any selective placement factors; education and experience requirements) score at least 85 on the assessment questionnaire and be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry.

Status Candidates: Consideration will be given to Non-Indian applicants (
Status or Reinstatement eligibles) in the absence of a qualified Indian preference eligible. Applicants not entitled to Indian Preference or Veterans Preference must be Federal civilian employees with competitive status or former Federal civilian employees with reinstatement eligibility and must submit latest Notification of Personnel Action SF-50 as proof.

Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA): Preference eligibles may apply for permanent positions (career or career-conditional appointments) under merit promotion procedures for VEOA appointments; however veterans preference is not a factor in these appointments. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment a veteran must be a preference eligible OR veteran separated after 3 or more years of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions. Applicants must submit a copy of their DD-214 (Member Copy 4) for verification of eligibility. For more information about this program and to determine whether you are eligible
click here.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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