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Responsible for student recruitment and marketing, sales strategy campaign follow-up, admissions counseling, and enrollment activities for the University's programs, with emphasis on programs offered at the OLLU Houston campus.  Work collaboratively with the Houston Director and appropriate faculty and staff to meet OLLU's enrollment goals. Successful candidate will identify prospective students as part of the outreach activities and will be responsible for enrolling a specific number of qualified students by meeting pre-determined enrollment goals. Create a distinctively positive enrollment experience for all adult learner prospective students.  Maintain and develop professional service standards regarding timeliness and helpfulness in developing relationships with prospective students and guiding them through enrollment process thereby identifying their goals and objectives. This individual must be able to clearly articulate the value that an OLLU education will provide to prospective students' overall career and educational goals. The Admission Counselor must assist prospective students throughout the point of matriculation and transition to an academic program. Additionally, the Houston-based Admissions Counselor will have a general understanding of the University's portfolio of offerings to support overall enrollment needs for students in Houston attending OLLU.

The Admissions Counselor will report directly to the campus director for the Houston campus. While the campus director will provide day to day support and oversee all business operations, the recruitment and enrollment goals are set forth by OLLU's sponsoring campus in San Antonio in consultation with Executive Director's offering of regional insights from Greater Houston. The Admissions Counselor will receive direct support for guidelines and training from the Office of Enrollment Management, with emphasis on Graduate Admissions and will be an important member of the graduate team. The Executive Director of the Houston Campus will set goals and expectations for the Counselor. However, due to the unique needs of the off-campus location in contributing to overall university enrollment, the Admissions Counselor will also support undergraduate, transfer, and non-degree earning prospects though engagement with other areas of Enrollment Management. Participation in weekly staff meetings via remote conferencing and personal visits to the San Antonio campus will be required.

Education and Experience Requirements:

1. Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required.  Master's degree preferred. 
2. Strong business acumen is highly preferred.
3. Experience in admissions, marketing, or recruitment in higher education required.
4. Two years higher education recruiting experience with a demonstrated record of success is strongly preferred.
5. Knowledge of the Greater Houston region.