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Full Consideration Date:
06/27/2025
Job Description:
Primary Function: Manages a recruitment territory and recruits new students to the university; visits high schools and community colleges in specific areas; connects with high school counselors for visits; conducts group presentations and meets one-on-one with students at visits; participates in national, regional and local college fairs; responds to walk-in students, telephone and email inquiries from prospective students, parents and counselors on the college search process; evaluates credentials of prospective students; and plans, coordinates, and participates in various recruitment activities.
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree; excellent communication skills; and ability to interact effectively with students, parents, and counselors and work within a team environment required. Experience with admission recruitment processes and procedures such as tour guide, phone bank, tele counseling, office worker or orientation leader; experience conducting individual or group presentations to students and families; experience working with underrepresented populations; experience using social media in a professional setting; and demonstrated knowledge of the University of Northern Iowa preferred. Frequent evening and weekend travel during fall and spring will be necessary. Student experience will be considered.
Position Details:
Job Category:
Professional and Scientific
Type of Position:
Regular
Service Schedule:
Calendar Year
Application Instructions:
All application materials received by June 27, 2025, will be given full consideration. To apply for this position, please click on “Apply” and complete the Employment Application. The following materials must be attached when applying:
1) Resume
2) Cover Letter
You will be presented with the opportunity to attach multiple documents when completing the application. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL required materials listed above have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes. If you have questions regarding this application process, please email
careers-support@uni.edu
or call 319-273-2422.
Compensation:
$18.50 to Commensurate
Pay Grade:
116
Pay Basis: Hourly
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime or comp time
Iowa enjoys a lower cost of living than many other states. See how the Waterloo-Cedar Falls area compares by utilizing the
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. Our overall compensation package is enhanced by
excellent benefits
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.
If you would like general assistance with the application process or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact Human Resource Services at hrs-employment@uni.edu or call (319) 273-2422.
All offers of employment are contingent upon a background check that includes a review of conviction history. A conviction does not automatically preclude University employment. Rather, the University considers conviction information on a case-by-case basis and assesses the nature of the offense, the circumstances surrounding it, the proximity in time of the conviction, and its relevance to the position.
UNI is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. The University encourages applications from persons of color, women, individuals living with disabilities, and protected veterans. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, political affiliation, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other basis protected by federal and/or state law.
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The University of Northern Iowa provides a high-quality and diverse educational experience, purposefully guiding students to find and develop their strengths and prepare them for success after college. The university’s attractive size, nearly 9,000 students, allows UNI to offer faculty, facilities and academic choices characteristic of a much larger university while retaining a friendly, small-college atmosphere on a park-like campus. UNI has been consistently recognized as one of the “Best Midwest Universities” by U.S. News & World Report. Located in Cedar Falls/Waterloo, the campus is comprised of more than 40 buildings on 940 acres.
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