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Position Title:

Assistant Director of Recruitment Operations and Events

Job Category:

Academic Staff

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Profile:

Admissions Assistant Dir (B)

Job Duties:

The Assistant Director of Recruitment Operations and Events develops and implements the vision for student campus visits. This position oversees all campus-based recruitment activities, including college awareness programs, youth enrichment visits, daily prospective student tours, orientation coordination, and showcase events. The role requires weekend and evening commitments throughout the year. As a strong and visible advocate for campus-based recruitment, this leader collaborates with administration, faculty, and staff to promote engagement while actively seeking their participation and input for continuous improvement. This position stays current with best practices in campus visit experiences, proposing innovations as appropriate and feasible. Responsibilities include supervising two professional staff members, with a managerial dotted line to student staff. The role involves managing an operational budget and reports to the Executive Director of Admission and Financial Aid.

**Full position description is available upon request. **

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Assists in the development and implementation of admissions and recruitment strategies and programs to attract and enroll students

• Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees

• Serves as a unit liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups to foster partnership efforts regarding admissions and recruitment

• Assists in the development of strategic planning initiatives, as well as admissions and enrollment objectives, to ensure appropriate use of financial, administrative, and staffing resources, and alignment with the strategic plan

• Conducts events, information sessions, and school visits and attends college fairs to support enrollment for prospective and admitted students

• Communicates information about academic and co-curricular opportunities to prospective students, their families, school counselors, and others

• Helps evaluate admissions and recruitment policy and procedure effectiveness and provides recommendations for improvement

Department:

Admissions and Recruitment

The UW-Stevens Point Admissions and Recruitment team guides prospective students and their families through the application process. We provide information about academic programs, assist with financial aid navigation, and facilitate campus visits to help students determine if UW-Stevens Point meets their educational goals.

Compensation:

$62,000 minimum annually, based on qualifications and experience

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree;

• Three years’ of progressively responsible experience in a college/university recruitment office;

• Ability to supervise, lead, and motivate professional and student staff;

• Ability to effectively advocate with administrators, faculty, and other unit staff about the importance of campus-wide participation in campus-based recruitment activities;

• Ability to develop operational plans to achieve specific objectives, assess their effectiveness, and propose changes in response to data;

• Excellent public speaking, interpersonal, networking, and collaborative skills;

• Excellent written communication skills;

• Excellent technology, organizational, and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Recruitment experience.

• Comfortable with technology and customer relationship management systems (CRM - SLATE).

How to Apply:

After you submit your application, you are unable to edit it, so please be sure to include all application materials.

TO ENSURE CONSIDERATION: Applications received by December 9, 2025 are ensured full consideration. Applications received after that date may be given consideration at the discretion of the search committee. Application materials will be evaluated, and the most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process. Incomplete and/or late application materials may not receive consideration.

Files must be complete to be considered. Submission in PDF format is preferred for all attachments. Please include the following documents:

- Cover letter addressing qualifications and experience

- Resume

Contact Information:

Name: Karrie Lane

Email: klane@uwsp.edu

Phone: 715-346-4024

If you have any questions regarding the application process, need special arrangements, or if you submitted your application with missing materials, please call or email:

Human Resources

Email: human.resources@uwsp.edu

Phone: 715-346-2606

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e., a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment. UW-Stevens Point does not offer H-1B or other work authorization visa sponsorship for this position

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you to supply three (3) professional references/one (1) of which being a current or former supervisor. (Preference to supply five (5) professional references/two (2) of which being a current or former supervisors.) Your references will be required to answer questions regarding misconduct, sexual violence and sexual harassment.

Special Notes:

Through the discovery and dissemination of knowledge, UW-Stevens Point stimulates intellectual growth, provides a liberal education, and prepares students for a diverse sustainable world. The university is committed to creating a safe, inclusive learning community for all faculty and staff from a variety of backgrounds. Visit https://www.uwsp.edu/join-uw-stevens-point/ for more information about UW-Stevens Point. To learn about the Stevens Point (aka Point) area fun, jobs, housing, education, quality of life, and bragging rights, visit www.stevenspointarea.com.

Individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process should contact Human Resources and Affirmative Action at 715-346-2606 or hr@uwsp.edu.

The safety and success of students, faculty, and staff at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point is paramount. The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act requires the distribution of an annual security report to all current and prospective students, faculty, and staff. You may obtain the complete report at https://www3.uwsp.edu/protsv/Pages/Clery.aspx

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

An offer of employment will require a criminal background check and authorization to work within the United States as required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

UW is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other bases protected by applicable federal or State law and UW System policies. We are committed to building a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.