Coordinator of Recruitment and Retention

Loyola University Chicago

tuition reimbursement

United States, Illinois, Chicago

Mar 28, 2025

Position Details

Job Title	COORDINATOR - EXEMPT
Position Number	8102715
Job Category	University Staff
Job Type	Full-Time
FLSA Status	Exempt
Campus	Chicago-Water Tower Campus
Department Name	SCH OF CONT & PROFESS STUDIES
Location Code	SCH OF CONT & PROFESS STUDIES (02600A)
Is this split and/or fully grant funded?	No
Duties and Responsibilities	This position has significant responsibility for the advising and support of admitted students to SCPS, to increase enrollment yields. The Coordinator will also manage outreach efforts to business, non-profit and academic institutions promoting recruitment efforts for the school. Admitted Student Support & Retention Advise and proactively engage with admitted students through advising appointments, phone calls, emails, and text messages, working to build relationships between the student and the university. Guide newly admitted students through next steps, including financial aid, scholarships, billing, and academic advising. Exploring students' academic and professional goals while connecting them with critical information necessary to adult students' success. Organize the planning and delivery of the biannual new student orientation, including registration, communication, and engagement efforts to increase attendance and participation. Execute and enhance the admitted student communication strategy, working with the Assistant Dean on updates as needed. Monitor content in the admitted student portal to ensure information remains current, accurate, and aligned with SCPS's messaging and student support needs. Support Graduate, Professional, and Enrollment Management (GPEM) communication efforts to admitted students by serving as a point of contact for content review, ensuring that messaging is clear, effective, and consistent with SCPS's goals. GPEM retains responsibility for executing these communications. Recruitment & Outreach Plan and execute targeted recruitment events, including information sessions, program-specific events, and skill-based workshops to drive applications and enrollment. Lead regular online information sessions in collaboration with faculty advisors, providing prospective students with insights into SCPS programs. Represent SCPS at external recruitment events, community college fairs, and employer-hosted information sessions. Assist Graduate, Professional, and Enrollment Management (GPEM) staff with recruitment efforts, including prospective student outreach and unofficial academic audits. Strategic Partnerships & Engagement Manage outreach and engagement with corporate partners, nonprofit agencies, and government organizations to establish tuition reimbursement agreements, custom education programs, and recruitment pipelines. Build and maintain relationships with academic program leaders at community colleges, facilitating connections between LUC faculty leaders and faculty at partner institutions. Maintain existing relationships with current partners and develop new relationships promoting SCPS programming and supporting recruitment efforts in this area. Oversee the agreement and contract approval process for partnerships with the dean, provost office and business officer. Conduct ongoing outreach to external organizations, maintaining engagement and following up on potential partnership opportunities. Assist Graduate, Professional, and Enrollment Management (GPEM) staff in their work with campus directors, advisors and counselors at community colleges supporting SCPS recruitment efforts.
Minimum Education and/or Work Experience	Bachelor's degree required. 1-3 years of relevant experience
Qualifications	Experience in marketing and sales ideal. Ability to meet enrollment goals established by Assistant Dean Interest in and enthusiasm for building relationships with students and external organizations. Ability to readily provide empathic, compassionate, consistent, accurate, developmental, student-focused and honest advising and support. Ability to work both collaboratively in teams and independently. Strong organizational and communication skills. Ability to work efficiently in a fast paced, changing environment where responsibilities and duties may change.
Certificates/Credentials/Licenses	N/A
Computer Skills	Working knowledge of the Microsoft Suite of products including (not limited to) Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint. Ability to learn new computer applications.
Supervisory Responsibilities	No
Required operation of university owned vehicles	No
Does this position require direct animal or patient contact?	No
Physical Demands	None
Working Conditions	Irregular Hours
Open Date	03/28/2025
Close Date
Position Maximum Salary or Hourly Rate	$60,000/ann
Position Minimum Salary or Hourly Rate	$55,000/ann
Special Instructions to Applicants
About Loyola University Chicago	Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is one of the nation's largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, recognized for its academic excellence, commitment to community engagement, and leadership in sustainability. A Carnegie R1 research institution, Loyola leverages its status as one of an elite group of universities with the highest level of research activity to advance knowledge that serves communities and creates global impact. With *15 schools, colleges, and institutes* -including Business, Law, Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences-Loyola operates three primary campuses in the greater Chicago area and one in Rome, Italy, that provide students a transformative, globally connected learning experience. Consistently ranked among the nation's top universities by U.S. News & World Report, Loyola is a STARS Gold-rated institution that is ranked as one of the country's most sustainable campuses by The Princeton Review and has earned distinctions from AmeriCorps and the Carnegie Foundation for its longstanding record of service and community engagement. Guided by its Jesuit mission and commitment to caring for the whole person, Loyola educates ethical leaders who think critically, act with purpose, and strive to create a more just and sustainable world. Loyola University Chicago strives to be an employer of choice by offering its staff and faculty a wide array of affordable, comprehensive, and competitive benefits. To view our benefits in detail, *click here* . Loyola adheres to all applicable federal, state, and/or local civil rights laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination in private institutions of higher education. Please see the University's *Nondiscrimination Policy* .
Quick Link for Posting	https://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/32540