Job Posting Title:

Senior Admissions Officer, Texas McCombs

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Hiring Department:

Red McCombs School of Business

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

Texas McCombs is a top business school at the center of one of the most innovative cities in the U.S. The McCombs community champions hands-on experiences alongside the ground-breaking research and thought-leadership of a world-class faculty. The collaborative spirit and enterprising drive of the Longhorn alumni network, one of the largest university networks in the world, is embedded in our culture, making us human-centered and future-focused in all our endeavors. We are shaping those who will shape tomorrow, and solving challenging problems while remaining committed to creating a community that is dynamic, supportive, and challenging. What starts here really does change the world.
For more information about Texas McCombs please visit: https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/

Purpose

Serve on the Texas McCombs Master of Science Programs Office's Admissions team (MSPO) for the Masters' of Science in Finance (MSF) program. Counsel prospective students through the admissions process and collaborate with other units to ensure a smooth student life-cycle transition. Utilize data to inform recruiting, admissions, and yield strategy.

Responsibilities

Manage and evaluate admissions outcomes from applicant to admitted students

• Develop and implement best practices to monitor progress and yield outcomes with the goal of filling assigned programs to the targeted capacity.
• Assist in the development of admissions tracking metrics and use those to inform recruiting, admissions, and yield strategy (strategic).
• Timely and accurate input of key admissions data on a regular basis (tactical).
• Implement a coordinated admissions process.
• Work with the Director of Admissions in the development of a merit and need-based financial aid strategy and oversee the disbursement of scholarship funds for the assigned MS Program.

Application Evaluation

• Review applications, schedule and conduct interviews when applicable, and provide decision recommendations
• Coordinate with admissions committee. Recruit, hire, train and supervise a part-time application reader (if needed).
• Work directly with Faculty Program Director when specialized expertise is required to make admissions decisions

Counsel prospective students through the admissions process

• Assess the needs and communicate effectively with prospective students through email, phone, and virtual/in-person meetings.
• Actively participate in encouraging qualified applicants to complete their started application

Collaborate with other teams

• Collaborate with the Marketing team on recruitment and admissions strategy
• Collaborate with student affairs team to ensure smooth student life-cycle transitions from prospective to applicant and from applicant to enrolled.
• Collaborate with events coordinator to plan and participate in recruiting and yield events
• Collaborate with Career Management Team to help yield admitted students.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and five years of admissions-related experience.
• Experience conducting presentations and assisting students.
• Admissions experience in higher education, secondary education, or other applicable experience.
• Experience processing a high volume of applications in a short admissions cycle.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• More than the required years' experience.
• Experience with CRM management, preferably Salesforce.
• Experience in higher education admissions.
• Experience recruiting or managing high volume, broad, and competitive applicant pools.

Salary Range

$55,000 depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• Works in standard office conditions with repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.
• Work as a team member in shared office space.
• Some evenings and weekend work are required.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States. This position is not eligible for sponsorship of work visas.
• This is an Austin, TX-based position and is eligible for hybrid work.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure thatALLRequired Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questionspresented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
• E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.