Position Classification

FT Administrator

Position Summary

The Admission Counselor position serves a vital role in the success of enrollment management by identifying and engaging prospective students, executing recruitment strategies, and managing the matriculation rate of new, undergraduate students.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage assigned recruitment territory through prospect relationship management, leveraging partnerships, relationships, market research, admission/enrollment data, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system to increase prospective student interaction and influence admission yield.
• Initiate and maintain contact with high school and community college students, counselors, and other school administrators through individual and group interactions.
• Recruit at day and evening events as a representative of the University.
• Review academic qualifications and make admissions decisions.
• Communicate University information to prospective students from the inquiry stage through matriculation.
• Manage and coordinate programs for assigned liaison(s) roles between Admissions Office and other Detroit Mercy departments.
• Collaborate with various University stakeholders during the recruitment and enrollment process.
• Evaluate data from self-initiated and standard reports to determine appropriate actions to reach enrollment goals.
• Create new markets by identifying populations for outreach and develop and implement activities aimed at increasing University visibility.
• Assist with day-to-day functions of the Admissions Office and other duties as necessary to support recruitment efforts.

Minimum Qualifications  

Education – Bachelor’s Degree    

Preferred Qualifications  

Experience in recruitment or sales preferred   

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience in recruitment or sales preferred.
• Effective interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Clear verbal and written abilities.
• Effective public speaker with informative and persuasive speaking skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities to accomplish required productivity goals.
• Knowledge working with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Physical Requirements

Job may require lifting light weight objects (1 to 10 pounds) with no repetitive bending or stooping. Occasionally lift average weight objects (1 to 10 pounds).

Work Environment

Regular exposure to favorable conditions such as those found in a normal office.

Licenses/Certifications

Driver’s license and acceptable driving record

Salary/Pay Information  

Commensurate with experience 

Anticipated Schedule  

M-F 8:30 am – 5:00 pm with some evening and weekend hours   

Additional Information

Able to listen, speak, read, write, walk, climb stairs, bend, stoop, and stand intermittently for long periods of time. Able to lift up to 10 pounds

Employee Benefits

At the University of Detroit Mercy, we continually strive to provide a high-quality, comprehensive benefits package to our valued employees. We offer our employees the following benefits: 

• Medical -

o Three health plans to choose from with a large national provider network

•Dental -

o UDM’s School of Dentistry FREE to you and your dependents

o Option to purchase additional dental plan through UNUM

•Vision – 

o Under United Healthcare, you are able to get one exam every 24 months

o Under Heritage Vision, an eye exam and lenses (not Frame) are provided every 12 months

        (Plans are available to employees to purchase as an option)

• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Accounts offered

• Employee Assistance Program -

o Provided to everyone in your household

• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

• Life and AD&D 

o 1x base salary up to  Dollar One Hundred Thousand. 

• Option to purchase additional life insurance, accident insurance, and/or critical illness insurance

• Tuition Remission Benefit for you, your spouse, and children. 

• Retirement Plan -

o UDM provides matches up to 8%

Michigan’s largest, most comprehensive private University, University of Detroit Mercy is an independent Catholic institution of higher education sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and Society of Jesus. Detroit Mercy seeks qualified candidates who will contribute to the University’s mission, diversity, and excellence of its academic community. University of Detroit Mercy is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer with a diverse student body and welcomes persons of all backgrounds. 

About University of Detroit Mercy

The University of Detroit Mercy has one goal - to help our students realize their dreams and ambitions. We fulfill that goal by offering challenging academic programs taught by talented, committed professors and supplemented by hands-on research, co-op, and internship opportunities.

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