Position Number: 79130
Type of Recruitment: External

Position Summary:
Responsible for developing, planning, coordinating, and assessing recruitment and retention-related events to include both in-person and virtual formats. Leads and/or assists with presentation delivery. Works closely with Online Student Services staff, Communications Manager, transfer enrollment team, and business & community outreach team on event needs and delivery.

Required Qualifications:
Bachelors degree.
Experience in admissions, student services, enrollment services or a business operations environment that includes event planning, in-person and virtual presentations, and event management or closely related field.
Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
Demonstrated ability to nurture and maintain relationships with internal/external educational and business partners.
Knowledge of current trends in higher education admissions, event management, marketing and public relations.
Strong problem analysis and resolution skills.
Demonstrated multi-tasking and organizational abilities.
Ability to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends as necessary.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications:
Masters degree.
Experience utilizing a Customer Relations Management (CRM) system.

Duties & Responsibilities:
Determines recruitment strategies of both in-person and virtual events and conferences.
Develops marketing plans in collaboration with the leadership team.
Serves as primary lead associated with online orientation, along with virtual and in-person recruitment events and conferences.
Gathers, analyzes, and evaluates event information to assess effectiveness.
Prepares strategic content calendar plans and ad hoc reports in collaboration with the leadership team.
Serves as a liaison for CMU Innovation & Online and collaborates/coordinates with various campus departments for on-campus as well as off-campus events.
Initiates the implementation of all event details.
Reviews invoices from vendors to ensure accuracy, provide payment, and expense tracking.
Collaborates with colleagues to ensure planning, management, and delivery of orientations and other events.
Creates and maintains interactive programming for target audiences.
Develops and modifies presentation content as necessary.
Utilizes CRM systems to oversee event management.
Maintains detailed records for all events.
Performs other duties as directed.

Supervision Exercised:
None.

Employee Group: Professional & Administrative -Salary
Staff Pay Level:
Pay Range: $50,000 - $57,000
Division: Academic Affairs
Department: Innovation & Online
Position Status: Regular
Position End Date:
Employment Status: Full Time
FTE: 1.0
Position Type: 12 month
Weekly Work Schedule: Mon - Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; evenings & weekends as required.
Location: Mount Pleasant, MI
Posting Ends:
Open Until Filled: Yes

About the Department:

About CMU:
Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, masters, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 mens and womens Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. Its part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the states largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions - Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more - are within easy reach of the citys central location in Michigans Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.

CMU Leadership Standards:
Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.

We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.

Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.

Message to Applicants:
Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit recommendation letters.

To apply, visit https://www.jobs.cmich.edu/postings/37627

CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex-based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight (see https://www.cmich.edu/offices-departments/OCRIE ).
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Inquiries about the application of Title IX can be made to CMUs Title IX Coordinator, the US Department of Educations Assistant Secretary, or both.
CMUs Title IX Coordinator can be reached at:

Phone: 989-774-3253
Office: 103 E. Preston St.
Bovee University Center, suite 306
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
Email: titleix@cmich.edu

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