Bard College seeks an Admission Counselor for the Midwest Region responsible for representing Bard College to multiple constituencies, including prospective students and their families, Bard Alumni/ae, and school/community contacts. Reporting to an Associate Director of Admission, this representative engages in recruiting initiatives and follow-up to meet application and enrollment goals, focusing on the Midwest and other select neighboring regions as assigned. This is a full-time, year-round, benefit eligible position.

The Admission Counselor manages planning and follow-up of recruitment activities including high/secondary school visits, college fairs, prospective family and counselor receptions, admitted student and family events and individual meetings and interviews for assigned geographic areas. Secondary responsibilities include new recruitment program development and implementation, and other duties as assigned.

The regions that this representative is responsible for are focused primarily on travel areas within the Midwest states of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan, but also select parts of Texas. However, responsibilities for lighter travel and application reading also stretch to Montana, Wyoming, North and South Dakota and Nebraska. Additional travel and reading support outside of these regions may be assigned as needed. This Admission Counselor must live in the primary regions of the Midwest Region. Remote staff are often required to train on the Bard College campus in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY.

Description of Duties

• Fall recruitment takes place from September through November (sometimes starting in August) and spring recruitment takes place from March through May with occasional travel for fairs, trainings and conferences during the summer months
• Travel for up to 20 weeks out of the year covering school visits, college fairs, prospective and admitted student events (sometimes coordinated with Alumni/ae Affairs and Development and other Bard College Offices)
• Represent Bard College through high/secondary school visits, college fairs, community college visits, counselor functions, alumni/ae receptions, community-based organization events, and/or conferences
• Plan, develop, and implement outreach and recruitment activities to meet undergraduate-enrollment goals considering enrollment history and other relevant data
• Meet with and advise prospective students and their families about the college selection process and provide information about opportunities available to them at Bard Conduct interviews for prospective students
• Manage recruitment-related correspondence (emails, letters, phone calls) with students and their families as well as school counselors and teachers from designated recruitment regions. Initiate outreach and recruitment messages and respond to requests for information about Bard College programs, application status, and other information essential to the college selection and admission processes
• Participate in annual retreat and periodical office trainings throughout the year
• Participate in on-campus programs such as the Immediate Decision Plan, Fall Open House, and Admitted Students Day and as directed
• Attend workshop days and case study events at the request of individual high/secondary schools
• Coordinate events in the assigned region with the Office of Alumni/ae Affairs
• Support international students throughout the application process by coordinating communication to international students (website, email, Bard portal) with colleagues who share international regions, the communications team, and the senior leadership team
• Assist the Senior Leadership Team with special projects and tasks as assigned

• Bachelor?s degree
• Professional experience in Higher Education for at least a year, preferably as an Admission Counselor
• Excellent public speaking and presentation skills
• Ease in using and learning technology for communication, record keeping, and management of data
• Excellent writing, communication, and time management skills
• Highly organized and self-motivated with ability to function independently
• Travel experience and ability to organize trips, buy tickets, make hotel reservations, and coordinate travel plans
• Ability to work some irregular hours and travel on occasional nights and weekends
• Experience in working in Microsoft Office applications and Google Suite Programs
• Knowledge of Technolutions Slate is ideal
• Driver?s license in good standing

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift packages and boxes of up to 30 pounds in transporting material for travel

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and three professional references to Interfolio.

Compensation: $60,000-$70,000
This salary range reflects the College's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation for the position at the time of the job posting. Salary decisions are dependent on several factors including but not limited to market and organizational considerations, experience, and qualifications of a selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.

Benefits Overview
We are pleased to offer our full-time employees an excellent benefit package which includes; multiple health insurance options; TIAA retirement plans; generous vacation, sick, and personal time; and more. To learn more about employee benefits and eligibility at Bard College, please visit https://www.bard.edu/humanresources/benefits/.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information.
 
Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.

Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information.

Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.

About Bard College

Building on a 150-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College's mission has expanded across the country, around the world, and to meet broader student needs.Now, approximately 2,000 undergraduates study in Annandale and more than 200 graduate students study in Bard programs, plus nearly 1,000 students in our early colleges. Total enrollment for Bard College and its global affiliates is approximately 5,000 students. The undergraduate program at our main campus in the Hudson River Valley of upstate New York retains a reputation for scholarly excellence and civic engagement. We are committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow's thought leaders.

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