Manager Recruitment and Outreach Grand Rapids

Job Description

  • Job code: 010944
  • Pay grade: F
  • Pay type: Exempt/salaried

General summary

Develops, implements and evaluates recruitment and outreach activities, strategies, and programs to build and maintain relationships between Grand Rapids educational institutions.

Major duties

  • Facilitates collaboration between appropriate University units to ensure consistency of policies and procedures around postsecondary educational attainment for dual enrolled and community college transfer students.
  • Collaborates with University admissions staff to create and manage strategies and materials, in order to promote programs and activities consistent with enrollment goals.
  • Represents the University at Grand Rapids area recruitment and other outreach events. Builds and maintains relationships with external stakeholders. Coordinates on-site learning experiences for both academic and career focused audiences.
  • Meets regularly with key staff, faculty, and students from Grand Rapids educational institutions to identify and understand needs, gaps, and barriers to enrollment at the University.
  • Serves as University representative for Grand Rapids based college recruitment and enrollment initiatives.

Minimum qualifications

Minimum qualifications based upon job documentation and industry best practices. Any current employees not meeting these qualifications will be grandfathered until they move to a different job.

Required education

  • Bachelor's degree in related field from an accredited institution.

Required experience

  • Three years' relevant experience.
  • Experience working with students in a public school or community college setting.
  • Demonstrated experience building and maintaining partnerships between K12 and post-secondary educational institutions.

Required other

  • Ability to travel in-state and out-of-state.
  • Ability to work irregular shifts and extended hours, including evenings and weekends.

Physical requirements

Office or other indoor work with minimal physical demands such as occasionally lifting or moving materials less than 25 pounds.

Working conditions

Work is generally performed in a well-lit, temperature-controlled indoor environment with occasional exposure to the outdoors or any number of elements.

Revised: 2023-11-14

This description indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees in the above job. It is not intended to be a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.