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University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Recruitment Specialist

🇺🇸 Lincoln, NE 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $44K 💻 Enrollment 🗓️ February 21st, 2026
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln is hiring a Recruitment Specialist to support high-achieving student recruitment by hosting applicants at events, high school visits, and college fairs. The role involves analyzing data to guide technology utilization for recruitment goals, interacting with students and families through various communication channels, delivering presentations, and handling inquiries related to admissions, financial aid, and university policy.

Highlights
  • Support recruitment of high-achieving students via campus events, high school visits, and college fairs
  • Analyze available data to inform technology and management strategies for recruitment
  • Serve as liaison for high-achieving programs including University Honors Program, Raikes School, and Nebraska Business Honors Academy
  • Interact with prospective students and families in person, phone, email, and approved SMS messaging
  • Deliver individual and group presentations related to recruitment
  • Interpret admission, financial aid, and university policies to the public
  • Answer inquiries for all Office of Admissions prospective student services
  • Requires Bachelor’s degree, excellent communication and organizational skills, public speaking experience, and valid driver’s license
  • Preferred qualifications include experience with high ability recruitment, student information systems, customer service, and data analysis
  • Minimum salary of $43,888 per year; night and weekend work required

Recruitment Specialist Full Description

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Position Information
Position Information
Working Title Recruitment Specialist
Department Admissions-0959
Requisition Number S_260127
Posting Open Date 02/20/2026
Application Review Date: (To ensure consideration, please submit all application materials before review date) 03/09/2026
Posting Close Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Description of Work
A recruitment specialist is a critical role focused on helping students, families, and supporters navigate the path to college. The position will support high achieving recruitment by hosting high achieving applicants at on and off-campus events, at high school visits and college fairs. The responsibilities of this position include analyzing available data to determine appropriate management and utilization of technology decisions to achieve recruitment goals. It requires knowledge of high ability recruitment efforts and will serve as the connection point for high achieving programs across campus such as the University Honors Program, Jeffrey S Raikes School of Computer Science and Management, and the Nebraska Business Honors Academy.

This role will interact with students and families in person, over the phone, and via email, or approved SMS messaging and deliver individual and group presentations. The position contributes to additional projects connected to recruitment and admissions and is responsible for interpreting admission, financial aid, and university policy to the general public. All Office of Admissions staff for prospective students and answer student inquires via phone, email, or in person. Night and weekend hours are required.

As an EO/AA employer, the University of Nebraska considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. See https://equity.unl.edu/notice-nondiscrimination/.
Minimum Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree required. Must have excellent communication and organizational skills, public speaking experience, ability to work independently, demonstrated ability to think inclusively about interactions and programs. Ability to relate to people of all age groups, academic abilities and cultures. Experience with Microsoft Office software. Ability to manage one’s time and work on multiple projects at once. Must have presentation skills. Written communication skills. Ability to learn new technologies. Must have a valid driver’s license and meet University driver eligibility requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with high ability recruitment. Experience with student information systems. Extensive campus or community involvement. Experience working as a student recruitment ambassador or tour guide. Experience in customer service. Experience using data to analyze happenings and to make recommendations for future work. Ability analyzing data
Pre-Placement Driving Record Review Required Yes
Physical Required No
Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) required. Subject to DOT approved pre-employment & random testing for alcohol and controlled substances. No
Criminal History Background Check Required Yes
Posted Salary $43,888/yr minimum
How to Apply
Click on “Apply for this Job”. You will then either create an application or edit your current application that is on file. You will be required to attach your resume, cover letter and list of professional references as three (3) separate documents in MS Word or PDF format.
For questions or accommodations related to this position contact
Sandy Airan, sairan2@unl.edu
Job Category (old) Managerial/Professional
Job Type Full-Time
Alternate Work Schedule (if other than 8-5)
Work Location (City, State) Lincoln, NE
Position funded by grant or other form of temporary funding? No
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Appointment End Date
Supplemental Questions

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  1. * Do you have a valid driver's license?
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    • NO
Required Documents
Required Documents
  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter
  3. List of References

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