Fast Facts

The Associate, Recruitment & Admissions will enhance applicant outreach and enrollment processes while promoting Per Scholas’ mission to prospective students through community engagement and social media strategies.

Responsibilities: Manage recruitment cycles, conduct application processing, perform outreach through presentations, and ensure effective data management using Salesforce.

Skills: Strong technical skills (Google Sheets/Excel, Salesforce), excellent written communication, project management, and customer service abilities are required.

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, with a preference for candidates with experience in admissions or a nonprofit environment.

Location: This position is based in Newark, New Jersey, United States with some hybrid work options.

Compensation: $50000 - $55000 / Annually

TITLE: Associate, Recruitment & Admissions 

REPORTS TO: Director, Admissions

LOCATION: Newark, NJ

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

In this role, you will cultivate a pipeline of applicants and implement the outreach and enrollment process. The Associate will promote Per Scholas’ mission to prospective students through community outreach, recruitment, and digital engagement. As an integral component of the student experience, you will help build and refine our processes, and help establish our brand as a valued and sought-after IT training program. 

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Recruitment & Admissions

• Implement a rigorous outreach and admissions process throughout its entire life-cycle, ensuring targets and benchmarks for recruitment and admissions are achieved each cycle.
• Build and manage a social media marketing strategy as a tool to promote student enrollment
• Conduct presentations and administer off-site information sessions.
• Identify relationships with referral partner organizations to sustain a pipeline of candidates with a focus on mutually beneficial long-term partnerships.
• Receive and process candidate applications, including conducting phone screens and information sessions, administering the Test of Baseline Assessment, scheduling and participating in face-to-face candidate interviews.
• Communicate with candidates (including notifying applicants of their acceptance status) while quickly building rapport and trust.
• Make referrals to supportive services and/or alternative programs for applicants, as appropriate.
• Implement retention activities (Meetups, networking opportunities, etc.) for specific alumni populations including women and young adults.

Data Management

• Execute the admissions strategy and suggest refinements for data management and tracking.
• Ensure all data pertaining to stakeholder groups (applicants, students, volunteers, community-based organizations, etc.) is accurately entered into Salesforce in a consistent and timely manner.
• Use Salesforce to track analytics in order to strategically focus time and resources.
• Produce reports to track and document both progress and outcomes.
• Keep recruitment and enrollment data organized in Salesforce, particularly regarding organizational goals and grant deliverables.
• Think strategically to recognize data and trends and suggest improvements in a start-up environment.

Other Projects:

• Participate in staff meetings and trainings.
• Provide telephone coverage as needed.
• Coordinate class kickoffs and graduations.
• Work cross-functionally with a willingness to “get things done” while promoting a collaborative work environment.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned by the Director Admissions.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO US:

Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
• Experience in admissions in a nonprofit or college environment a plus.
• Strong technical aptitude (Google Sheets/Excel, Slides/PowerPoint,, Salesforce etc), project management, and organizational skills with detailed follow-through abilities.
• Excellent written communication, presentation, and customer service skills.
• Strong data management skills.
• Experience with social media marketing a plus.
• Prior knowledge or background in IT (if minimal, a desire and willingness to learn what’s needed) and a passion for technology is a plus.

#LI-Hybrid 

For this role specifically, we are targeting a salary range of $50,000 - $55,000 where the difference in salary is typically determined by several factors, including geography in which the selected candidate resides, and alignment with qualifications and experience.