Graduate Recruiter (HR Title: Student Recruiter II)

**Salary Range: **

Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications

About SMU

SMU’s more than 12,000 diverse, high-achieving students come from all 50 states and over 80 countries to take advantage of the University’s small classes, meaningful research opportunities, leadership development, community service, international study and innovative programs.

SMU serves approximately 7,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students through eight degree-granting schools: Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Cox School of Business, Lyle School of Engineering, Meadows School of the Arts, Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Dedman School of Law, Perkins School of Theology and Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies.

SMU is data driven, and its powerful supercomputing ecosystem – paired with entrepreneurial drive – creates an unrivaled environment for the University to deliver research excellence.

Now in its second century of achievement, SMU is recognized for the ways it supports students, faculty and alumni as they become ethical, enterprising leaders in their professions and communities. SMU’s relationship with Dallas – the dynamic center of one of the nation’s fastest-growing regions – offers unique learning, research, social and career opportunities that provide a launch pad for global impact.

SMU is nonsectarian in its teaching and committed to academic freedom and open inquiry.

About the Position:

This role is an on-campus, in-person position.

This position plays a key role in driving enrollment growth by generating revenue through the development of prospective student contact lists, proactive outbound outreach, and strategic follow-up with applicants to encourage enrollment in academic programs. The successful candidate will guide prospective students through the admissions journey, helping ensure applicants who apply continue progressing through the process to matriculation.

In addition, this position is responsible for establishing and cultivating new business contacts to promote graduate-level master's and doctoral programs, expanding awareness and creating opportunities for program growth.

Essential Functions:

• Organize, and hold information sessions/webinar sessions to educate prospective students on the benefits of a Lyle graduate education, & recruit prospective students to apply to the Lyle School. Attend education fairs, and conferences for targeted prospective students and corporate partners. Identify organizations to increase graduate enrollment. Duties include cold calling, & lead generation.

• Serve as a point of contact for prospective students. Provide additional information to prospects in a personalized manner to ensure a smooth application process, leading to a complete application.

• Work closely with admitted prospective students to support their transition to enrollment in the Lyle School. Recruiter has responsibility of cultivating student relationships to support the growth of graduate enrollment within the Lyle School.

• Work closely with academic departments to recruit students for all program modality offerings (on-campus, distance education and executive format programs. Hold information sessions for prospective students. This role will work closely with academic departments, marketing, and the Dean's office to recruit and enroll the best qualified graduate students into the Lyle School.

• Responsible for the execution of retention activities for graduate programs. Information advising; semester check in; serve as liaison for incoming students within Lyle; and monitor enrollment data. Data and metric tracking will include analysis, updating databases and tracking related to student recruitment. Position will participate in strategic planning to identify and target new audiences for prospective students.

• Special projects and other duties as assigned.

• Weekend and evening work will be required to accommodate recruitment events.

• Frequent travel is required.