Regional Advisor II - National Scholar Recruitment

Location: College Station, Texas; the position services recruitment efforts in College Station, requires extensive travel in the assigned recruiting territory, evening and weekend work, and is not eligible for an alternative work location.

Salary: $3,750 per month.

Company

Texas A&M University’s Office of Undergraduate Recruitment recruits and enrolls freshman, transfer, international, and other prospective students while supporting a geographically and economically diverse student body.

What you will do

• Identify, recruit, and support high-achieving prospective students through the admissions, scholarship, and financial aid application process.
• Coordinate with students, parents, high school counselors, community colleges, university departments, and external organizations.
• Plan and deliver school visits, presentations, application workshops, resource tables, college fairs, conferences, and early-awareness programs.
• Advise admitted students on matriculation, housing, orientation, campus resources, scholarships, loans, grants, employment, and financial counseling.
• Maintain and communicate current admissions and financial aid policies, regulations, and procedures, including federal, state, and institutional requirements.
• Mentor and train subordinate advisors, coordinate major office programs, participate in professional associations, and use student information systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least two years of related experience in student services, admissions, recruitment, or financial aid.
• Knowledge of financial aid programs and federal regulations, admissions and enrollment practices, higher education academic requirements and admission policies, and customer service methods.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, strong organization, accuracy, attention to detail, and the ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work effectively with students, parents, high school personnel, and teams; organize and prioritize work; multitask; manage interruptions; and re-prioritize conflicting assignments.
• Ability to design, develop, conduct, and assess programs; deliver group presentations; establish working relationships; and follow written and verbal instructions in English.
• Ability to use computers, standard office equipment, word-processing and spreadsheet programs.
• Ability and willingness to coordinate meetings and attend conferences outside usual working hours, with extensive travel, evening, and weekend work required.
• Familiarity with the assigned territory as it relates to university admissions and recruitment.

Nice to have

• Driver’s license or ability to obtain one within 30 days of employment.
• Master’s degree; bilingual Spanish ability; and more than two years of professional experience in higher education admissions, recruitment, advising, financial aid, or student services.
• Experience in higher education, Texas A&M University System, customer service, admissions, recruitment, financial aid, large-group presentations, activity analysis and reporting, or related professional organizations.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, basic project management and organizational practices, and student information systems such as Banner, AIS, Howdy, MOSES, SLATE, or TAMUDocs.

Culture & Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance, with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums.
• Paid holidays, sick leave, and vacation; automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
• Free exercise programs, release time, LinkedIn Learning training and webinars, employee tuition assistance, and educational release time.
• A workplace culture centered on respect, excellence, leadership, loyalty, integrity, selfless service, collaboration, and diverse perspectives.
• Employment is subject to a criminal history investigation and credential verification.