Position Title: Associate, National Admissions
Location: Remote
Reports To: Manager, National Admissions
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 learners through outreach, and digital engagement and admissions process. As an integral component of the learner 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, ensuring targets and benchmarks for recruitment and admissions are achieved each cohort.
- Conduct presentations and administer 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 information sessions, administering assessments, 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.
- Provide weekly updates on pipeline progress to stakeholders invested in course outcomes.
- Make referrals to supportive services and/or alternative programs for applicants, as appropriate.
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.
- Use reports to track and document both progress and outcomes.
- Keep recruitment and enrollment data organized in Salesforce, particularly as related to 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 training.
- Coordinate class kickoffs.
- Work cross-functionally with a willingness to “get things done” while promoting a collaborative work environment.
- Perform other responsibilities as assigned by the Manager, Recruitment & Admissions and/or Admissions Director.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO US:
Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent practical experience)
- Experience in admissions in a nonprofit or college environment is 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 recruitment and social media marketing is 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.
WHY WORK HERE?
We believe our staff is the heart and soul of the organization. Our workplace culture is challenging, supportive, collaborative and mission-driven. We take a genuine interest in career paths and work-life balance, and welcome contributing ideas from staff at all levels. Working at Per Scholas means working somewhere full of engaging, savvy, diverse people who care deeply about pushing our work forward.
You’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual professional environment, self-development opportunities, innovative technology, and benefits like health care and a 401K match. If you want to work in a progressive organization, where you can build something meaningful and have fun while doing it, we would love to hear from you.