Coordinator of International Student Recruitment & Marketing
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Full-time
Advertising / Marketing / Public Relations
Posted on May 10, 2024
VCU's Global Education Office has an exciting opportunity for a Coordinator of International Student Recruitment & Marketing!Summary:
The Global Education Office is seeking a Recruitment & Marketing Coordinator who will help to manage activities in international recruitment and marketing areas. This position will provide support and coordination for outreach and recruitment activities to grow a diverse international student population. This position will report directly to the Director of Global Partnerships and Outreach.
All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU's generous benefits package that includes: competitive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, Virginia Retirement System (VRS), professional development & certifications, tuition waiver, parental leave, caregiving leave and community service leave. Learn more about VCU's benefits here: https://hr.vcu.edu/careers-at-vcu/why-work-at-vcu/.
Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Support VCU's international outreach and recruitment efforts
- Assist with application analysis and assessment to ensure accurate and efficient processing of undergraduate and graduate applications.
- Assist with managing agent network
- Assist managing contracts
- Assist in tracking agent performance
- Assist in processing agent payments
- Help manage and provide communication with prospective international students in the enrollment funnel
- Recruit at virtual fairs; create and deliver virtual presentations
- Analyze CRM data and create reports to optimize operations
- Other duties as assigned
- Bachelor's degree
- At least 2 years full time employment in Higher Education or education
- Considerable experience working with database, word processing, and graphics software with ability to maintain data and document management systems for recruitment purposes
- Professional or educational International and global experience
- Passport or eligibility to obtain a passport
- Skilled in entering data accurately and efficiently with a high level of attention to detail in a fast-paced environment with ability to maintain document management systems for recruitment purposes
- Ability to make oral presentations - in person and virtual
- Skilled in developing and maintaining good working relationships
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills
- Ability to multitask and to manage multiple projects in short and long time frames;
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Experience using social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc) as a marketing tool
- Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Cross-cultural communication skills, agility, and experience;
- Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.
- At least 2 years CRM experience (Slate preferred)
- Experience with accounts payable
- Experience with evaluating product features and their ability to meet business needs
Position Details:
Department: Global Education Office
Employment Type: UF - University Employee FT
Restricted Status: No
FTE: 1
Exemption Status: Non-Exempt
University Job Family: Coordinator (Academic & Faculty Affairs)
ORP Eligibility: No
Neither U.S. work visa nor Permanent Residence sponsorship is available for this position.
Contact Information:
Contact Name: Jessica Abernathy
Contact Email: jereid@vcu.edu
Contact Phone: 804-828-8471
Additional Information:
This application posting will close at 8PM, EST on Monday, June 10, 2024.
