Undergraduate Admissions Counselor at IONA UNIVERSITY

Description

As a cross-trained member of a fast-paced recruitment team, this position is responsible for recruiting, interviewing and evaluating prospective first-year and transfer students for Iona University. This member will effectively develop and utilize recruitment strategies; managed prescribed recruitment territories, prioritize recruitment goals and complete projects as changing strategies dictate; effectively using data to assess strategies and priorities to meet recruitment goals.

• Efficiently manage a territory by analyzing data to determine strategic targets and territorial strategies which are most effective in reaching and supporting goal attainment. Evaluate candidate files, assist in gathering credit evaluation materials as needed, and recommend admission decisions all while making fiscally-sound decisions surrounding travel, recruitment, and admission tactics
• Assume an active and collaborative role as part of a cohesive recruitment team by actively and effectively playing key roles as assigned or needed at all recruitment events on or off campus, including booking fairs, acting as liaison with other campus departments (honors, athletics, etc.); assisting with event planning and implementation. Plan and conduct recruitment and outreach presentations at high schools, agencies and cultivate relationships with School Counselors, Community Based Organizations, Independent Counselors, and other agency personnel
• Aggressively and proactively monitoring and adjusting progress toward individual goals in an effort to assure the team goal and exercising good judgment in establishing priorities; making appropriate decisions and problem-solving; effectively managing own time, territory and projects; and accepting or overcoming obstacles creatively and patiently
• Participate in the on-going development, planning, implementation and assessment of recruitment strategies and effective admission and office policies and processes to support enrollment management best practices. Conduct effective and proactive information session presentations, phone, email, social media, and other contact campaigns to qualify students and move them in a timely and supportive manner through the process
• Work with students and parents to facilitate the application process, credit evaluation process, interviews, registration, billing, housing and other key enrollment processes for new students in coordination with other campus offices

Qualifications

About Iona University/EEO language

Founded in 1940, Iona University is a master's-granting private, Catholic, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. Iona's 45-acre New Rochelle campus and 28-acre Bronxville campus are just 20 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. With a total enrollment of nearly 4,000 students and an alumni base of more than 50,000 around the world, Iona is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence and the values of justice, peace and service. Iona is highly accredited, offering undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science and business administration, as well as Master of Arts, Master of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous advanced certificate programs. Iona students enjoy small class sizes, engaged professors and a wide array of academic programs across the School of Arts & Science; LaPenta School of Business; NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences; and Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Iona also continues to be recognized in prestigious national rankings. Most recently for 2025, Iona has been named one of the nation’s best colleges by The Princeton Review, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and others. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report recognized Iona as one of top colleges for social mobility in the country, while Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) ranked an Iona degree in the top 5 percent nationally for long-term return on investment. Iona’s LaPenta School of Business, meanwhile, is also accredited by AACSB International, a recognition awarded to just 6 percent of business schools worldwide.

Iona offers a comprehensive benefits package to all full-time employees that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off. For more information on our benefits and working at Iona visit the Human Resources section of our website.

Iona University values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all of our employees and does not tolerate discrimination based on any legally protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local laws. As an equal opportunity employer, Iona University encourages applications from qualified candidates who reflect the wider world in which we live.