Recruitment Events Manager - Undergraduate and International Admissions

APU is seeking employees who desire to engage in our thriving culture by cultivating community through professional interactions, demonstrating a posture of lifelong learning, and modeling Christ-like character. Working together, employees at APU commit to establishing a university atmosphere that is pleasing to God and edifying to one another.

The Recruitment Events Manager (REM) is responsible for creating and planning dynamic and engaging events to drive new student enrollment. The position leads the student-worker events team and the ambassador program. This position is responsible for leading all programming and managing all recruitment events on campus and virtual for undergraduate admissions. The person in this role will be leading and/or coordinating three to four events weekly on average. These events are critical pieces to the new student recruitment process and significantly impact enrollment yield. The REM must be meticulous and organized and able to coordinate multiple moving parts under pressure and ensure that any last-minute changes or obstacles are handled with minimal disruption.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree required.
  
  

Required Experience

• One to two years of leadership experience.
• One to two years of event-creating and planning experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
• Willingness to delegate tasks and organize a team.
• Ability to communicate and negotiate with external vendors and service providers.
  
  

Primary Duties/Essential Functions

• Raise awareness and interest of the university through events.
• Develop strong partnerships with internal partners to successfully collaborate in development of events.
• Drive enrollment with compelling events.
• Regularly monitor event attendance and provide weekly reports to the executive director.
• Ensure event programming is relevant to prospective students and families.
• Maintain accurate records of all expenditures relates to events.
• Work closely with marketing to effectively promote events through multiple channels.
• Ensure all publicized event information is updated and accurate.
• Leads in planning and managing admissions event programming (both in person and virtual).
• Assist in the coordination and management of academic specific recruiting events.
• Hire, train, and supervise student events team.
• Hire, train, and supervise student ambassadors for hosting during overnight events.
• Test, manage, and train staff on the usage of the Slate Events module as implementation requires.
• Approve timecards/Concur reimbursements for student-worker team.
• Willingness and flexibility working some weekends and evenings.
• Exemplary focus, participation, and commitment to the goals of the department.
  
  

Skills

• Must be able to professionally operate in fast-paced, high-demand environments.
• Must have exceptional customer service skills, excellent communication and problem-solving skills, ability to exercise independent judgment and discretion.
• Self-starter attitude.
• Ability to plan and execute projects with many moving parts.
• Strong organizational and management skills.
• Proficient in data entry, analysis and quality control monitoring.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be collaborative and an effective team member and team builder.
  
  

Mental Demands

• Ability to affirm, support, and sustain the identity statements in agreement with the purpose and goals of Azusa Pacific University in providing a Christian-based higher education for its students.
• Possess a high level of initiative.
• Ability to learn, retain and document procedures and policy information
• Ability to cope with regular interruptions.
  
  

Physical Demands

• Requires repetitive motion and sitting at computer keyboard for extended periods of time.
• Hearing and speaking on DialPad.
• Meetings may require walking and/or driving to various University locations.
• Availability to drive and travel locally, and on occasion, nationally. Must be currently licensed to drive in the state of California.
• Ability to pull, push, bend, grasp, reach and lift up to 20 lbs.
• Must be able to climb stairs multiple times in a work day.
  
  

Visual Demands

• Computer monitor and reading.
  
  

Environment

• Pleasant office, comfortable temperatures.
  
  

Technologies

• Proficient in Google Apps., Microsoft Office, Word, and Excel.
  
  

Compensation

• Grade 11: $66,560 to $68,247 is the annual salary for this role and reflects what Azusa Pacific University reasonably expects to pay for this position. Actual compensation may vary based on the qualifications, experience, and internal equity. In addition to compensation, APU offers a competitive benefits package.
  
  

Azusa Pacific University is a Christ-centered, multicultural community that values and seeks faculty and staff who are committed to diversity, work effectively with diverse populations, and engage others in ways that honor our rich cultural mosaic and biblical foundation. Please click the links to learn more about 'what we believe', our 'mission statement', and our 'statement of faith'.

You can learn more about APU by watching the stories of faculty, staff, and alumni as they carry out our mission here: http://www.apu.edu/stories/

Azusa Pacific University will conduct a background check on all final candidates.

Review of applications will begin immediately, and the position will remain open until filled unless otherwise stated. Azusa Pacific University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices, or procedures. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

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