Job Details

Graduate Admissions Counselor
Go to our website »

Position Number: 5795343
Location: Kennesaw, GA
Position Type: Admissions/Enrollment

Graduate Admissions Counselor

Job ID: 278833
Location: Kennesaw, Georgia
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular

About Us

Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Do you want to cultivate an inclusive environment that encourages free expression and civil discourse? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower our 47,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens. Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision. Come Take Flight at KSU!

Location

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Job Summary

Supports Kennesaw State University by serving as a primary contact and counselor for prospective KSU Graduate Degree seeking students. Assists recruitment efforts by attending regional career fairs to advertise, market and recruit prospective graduate applicants. Serves as the direct contact with assisting prospective graduate students throughout the enrollment process. Responsible for responding to graduate program inquiries for information from prospective students by telephone, walk in and email or live chat. Responsible for maintaining daily and weekly goals to contact prospective students in mid-application and move applications from incomplete to complete and ready for review. Responsible for assisting with graduate student registration and required graduate student counseling while enrolled at KSU.

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Assists with recruiting graduate students for programs with KSU
2. Represents Kennesaw State University in the most positive manner with prospective, former and current graduate students
3. Interacts effectively with a diverse group of faculty, staff, students and other customers of our department
4. Researches and provides accurate information about academic and transfer policies, admission procedures, and degree programs, including academic requirements
5. Evaluates college transcripts to determine whether students meet admission guidelines. Reads, interprets, and evaluates students' academic credentials
6. Collaborates with other departments as necessary to define pathways for admission
7. Interviews and counsels' students through the admission process including reviewing credentials, facilitating appointments with appropriate staff, faculty and university departments
8. Manages all aspects of the admission funnel, including judgments on admission status
9. Ensures admitted students complete the enrollment and financial aid process through to matriculation
10. Assists with the management all outside recruiting events and travel based on past data and trends
11. Assists with planning, coordination and execution of open houses and information sessions for graduate students
12. Actively recommends and assists with execution of strategies for recruitment and retention of graduate students
13. Contributes and collaborates with departmental staff and other university departments in creation of recruiting and marketing materials
14. Handles all information with tact and discretion and recognizes the confidential nature of university business
15. Serves as a member of the graduate college recruitment team

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education

Other Required Qualifications
Current, valid and unrestricted Georgia driver's license

Required Experience
One (1) year relative work experience

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Experience
Advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education

Prior experience using application CRMs preferred

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES
Able to learn and use operating best practices of the department and the University
Able to create and sustain effective working relationships with faculty and staff across a variety of academic disciplines.
Able to support learning through performance of essential job functions
Able to handle multiple tasks or projects at one-time meeting assigned deadlines

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of graduate education admission recruitment practices and understands the requirements for admissions to Graduate Programs

SKILLS
Excellent interpersonal, initiative, teamwork, problem-solving, organization, communication (verbal and written), time management, project management, and presentation skills
Proficient with computer applications and programs associated with the position (i.e. Microsoft Office suite)
Advanced user of Ellucian Banner
Advanced user of TargetX, to include, creation of views, conditional logic, application changes, form cloning and creation, communication plan logic, creation of campaigns and communication plans and manipulation of data within TargetX for export to stakeholders
Strong attention to detail and follow up skills
Strong customer service skills and phone and e-mail etiquette

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for living, work and study. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, the University prohibits harassment of or discrimination against any person because of race, color, sex (including sexual harassment, pregnancy, and medical conditions related to pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity or national origin, religion, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran or military status by any member of the KSU Community on campus, in connection with a University program or activity, or in a manner that creates a hostile environment for members of the KSU community.

For additional information or to file a complaint under the provisions of this policy, students, employees, applicants for employment or admission or other third parties should contact the Office of Institutional Equity at English Building, Suite 225, eeo@kennesaw.edu.

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position may travel 1% - 24% of the time

Background Check

Standard Enhanced
Education
DMV

Per the University System of Georgia background check policy, all final candidates will be required to consent to a criminal background investigation. Final candidates may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment. Applicants for positions of trust with screening
results which confirm a disqualifying criminal history will be immediately disqualified from employment eligibility.

All applicants are required to include professional references as part of their application process. Some positions may require additional job-based screenings such as motor vehicle report, credit check, pre-employment drug screening and/or verification of academic credentials.

https://www.usg.edu/hr/assets/hr/hrap_manual/HRAP_Background_Investigation_Employment.pdf

To apply, visit https://careers.hprod.onehcm.usg.edu/psp/careers/CAREERS/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=43000&JobOpeningId=278833&PostingSeq=1