Recruitment Specialist

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln is hiring a Recruitment Specialist. The role focuses on implementing recruitment strategies within assigned territories, providing college counseling to prospective students and their families, and representing the university at various events and visits. The specialist will interpret admissions and financial aid policies, utilize data to support enrollment goals, and engage in extensive travel and varied communication methods.

Highlights

Implement recruitment strategy for assigned territories or populations.
Provide college counseling and present UNL benefits to prospective students and families.
Represent UNL at high school visits, college fairs, community college visits, campus events, and community engagement activities.
Communicate with students and families in person, by phone, email, and approved SMS messaging.
Interpret admission, financial aid, and university policies to the public.
Utilize data and access various systems to help meet enrollment goals.
Must have a bachelor's degree, excellent communication and organizational skills, public speaking experience, and proficiency with Microsoft Office.
Valid driver's license and approval of driving record required; the position may require extensive travel, nights, and weekends.
Preferred qualifications include campus or community involvement, recruitment or tour guide experience, customer service skills, data analysis expertise, and fluency in additional languages, preferably Spanish.
Starting salary is $43,888 per year minimum.

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Position Information

Working Title	Recruitment Specialist
Department	Admissions-0959
Requisition Number	S_260396
Posting Open Date	05/28/2026
Application Review Date: (To ensure consideration, please submit all application materials before review date)	06/11/2026
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. This individual will take a proactive role in supporting all efforts to grow new student enrollment but will have specific territories or populations of focus assigned specifically to them. A recruitment specialist is responsible for implementing recruitment strategy within assigned territory and provide regular updates to their supervisor and the Admissions Leadership Team. Recruitment specialists will utilize recruitment tactics to effectively provide college counseling to prospective students and their parents. Recruitment specialists are responsible for presenting the benefits of UNL to prospective students and their families within assigned territory. This position will represent UNL at high school visits, college fairs, community college visits, as well as on campus at events, daily visits, community engagement activities, and on-call. This role will interact with students and families in person, over the phone, and via email, or approved SMS messaging. The Recruitment Specialist may be responsible for additional projects connected to recruitment and admissions. This individual is responsible for interpreting admission, financial aid, and university policy to the general public. The individual will utilize data and access various systems to help the university meet enrollment goals. The individual will need the ability to understand the unique needs of students from all backgrounds throughout the enrollment experience. This position may require extensive travel depending upon focus areas of the recruitment funnel and assigned territory. This position requires many nights and weekends during peak times. The University of Nebraska does not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation in its programs, activities, or employment. See *https://equity.unl.edu/notice-nondiscrimination/*.
Minimum Required Qualifications	Bachelors degree required. Must have excellent communication and organizational skills, public speaking experience, ability to work independently, demonstrated ability to think collaboratively 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. Presentation and written communication skills required. Ability to learn new technologies. Must have a valid driver’s license and meet University driver eligibility requirements.
Preferred Qualifications	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 to speak fluently in an additional language, with preference toward Spanish. 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 references as three (3) separate documents in MS Word or PDF format.
For questions or accommodations related to this position contact	Sandy Airan, [email protected]
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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