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The University of Alaska Anchorage is hiring an Admissions Counselor to promote the university through outreach and guide prospective students from inquiry to enrollment. The role involves travel, public presentations, providing customer service, and supporting admissions operations and special projects.

Highlights

Promote university programs and provide outreach through presentations to prospective students, families, and community groups.
Serve as the primary contact for students in an assigned territory, guiding them from inquiry to enrollment.
Support admissions operations including lobby customer service, responding to inquiries, and completing special projects.
Travel in and out of state, including remote Alaska locations; manage travel arrangements and expenses.
Require strong communication skills and prior public speaking experience.
Experience with CRM systems such as Salesforce and comfort with data entry and reporting.
Bachelor's degree with two years relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience in admissions, higher education, or customer service roles preferred.
Requires unrestricted Alaska driver's license or ability to obtain one within 60 days of hire.
Full-time term-funded position with competitive salary, full benefits, retirement options, tuition waivers, and paid holidays.

Admissions Counselor Full Description

The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) Enrollment Services department is seeking an Admissions Counselor. If you are interested we invite you to apply!

This position promotes UAA through outreach and presentations to prospective students, families, and community groups. It serves as the main contact for students in an assigned territory, guiding them from inquiry to enrollment, and provides general admissions support to others. The role requires in- and out-of-state travel, occasional evening and weekend work, and includes managing travel arrangements and expenses. Additional duties include providing customer service in the Enrollment Services lobby, responding to inquiries, and supporting admissions operations and special projects as assigned.

To thrive in this position, a candidate should demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills, including prior public speaking experience. Success in this role requires the ability to engage with diverse populations and effectively support a wide range of students, including first-generation, low-income, transfer, and non-traditional students. Familiarity with college admissions processes, academic programs, and student support services—particularly at UAA—is essential. The ideal candidate will have experience in a data-driven admissions environment, be comfortable with reporting and data entry, and possess strong decision-making skills and self-motivation. Proficiency with CRM systems such as Salesforce and the ability to travel in and out of state, including to remote Alaska locations, is also important.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in related field and two years relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

*Professional or student work experience with admissions other area related to higher education, or customer service.

Position Details:

This is a full-time, term-funded, exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. New hires will be placed on the UA Staff Salary Schedule, Grade 78, based on education and experience.

Applicant must possess an unrestricted Alaska driver's license or be able to obtain an unrestricted Alaska driver's license within 60 days of accepting the job.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until a successful candidate is identified.

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☎️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Casey Karn, at clkarn@alaska.edu.

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction. Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

This position is a term-funded position and is reviewed annually for contract renewal at the University's discretion.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

The University of Alaska (www.alaska.edu) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution. The University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination (www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu.

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.

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