Job Description

Overview

Job Skills / Requirements

•  Manage student recruitment in assigned territory. Market research, school and community relations and correspondence with students and families are required.  Coordinate recruitment activities including interviews, high school visits, college fairs, Centre-hosted events, virtual events and meetings, email, text and phone campaigns, and other activities to meet enrollment goals;
• ·Build, cultivate and maintain relationships with high school counselors, athletic directors, principals, heads of school, community-based organizations, and other constituencies;
• Develop an action plan to establish and cultivate relationships in assigned regional territory to engage high-achieving prospective students and to grow application volume, admitted applicant volume, and the number of enrolled students from the regional territory;
• Conduct recruitment travel in Nashville and the state of Tennessee in the fall and spring. This individual is responsible for all planning and preparation for the travel;
• Meet with prospective students and their families for individual and group information sessions. Counsel students and families on the admission and financial aid process. Articulate the features and benefits of a liberal arts and sciences education;
• Travel to Centre four-to-six times annually to attend on-campus admission events.
• Read and evaluate applications for admission and scholarship selection; 
•  Attend weekly meetings virtually with the counseling staff and report on pertinent information related to responsibilities;
• Serve as a member of the Scholarship Selection Team within the Office of Admission;
• Participate as a member of the Major Gifts Fundraising team;
• Develops appropriate stewardship plans for significant donors in conjunction with the Director of Stewardship;
• Manages approximately 20-25 gift prospects with the expectation of visiting each of these at least once or twice annually, with a goal of shepherding these prospects through the donor cultivation cycle to a successful six or seven-figure gift solicitation. Designs and implements strategy for donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship;
• Targeted goal of 3-5 visits per month with highly rated Major Gift prospects as determined by the Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement.  
• Appreciation of, a sensitivity to, respect for, and commitment to a diverse academic environment, inclusive of students, faculty and staff of many social, economic, cultural, ideological, racial and ethnic backgrounds.
• Demonstrates an appreciation of and commitment to further an inclusive culture for those of diverse backgrounds such as ability, age, class, ethnicity, faith background, gender expression, gender identity, geographic region, national origin, neurodiversity, race, and sexual orientation that comprise individual and group expressions of identity. 

• Participate actively in professional organizations.
• Enthusiastically participate in all staff activities.

Education Requirements (Any)

Bachelors Degree required, development experience preferred.

Additional Information / Benefits