Position Summary

The Regional Admissions Recruiting Manager (Manager) reports to the Director of Recruitment, Outreach and Orientation. The Manager is responsible for supporting the University’s strategic initiative to increase the enrollment of out-of-state first year students and transfer students by developing and implementing a comprehensive, regional recruitment plan that includes extensive travel within targeted territories and executing an integrated marketing and communication plan to effectively engage students, parents, and counselors from a defined region.

The Manager operates with minimal direction and independently manages the day-to-day operations of admissions recruitment within an identified state or region outside of California. This includes but is not limited to the following: collaborating with the Admissions and Outreach leadership teams to create strategic plans for recruiting within the state or region; marketing, maintaining, and evaluating any state-specific admissions policies and procedures as required; conducting outreach; providing information and guidance to prospective undergraduate students and their families; and establishing state-specific recruitment goals and plans to reach enrollment targets.

The Manager is directly accountable for the success of the programs they run and is responsible for analyzing applicant data and assessing recruiting and yield activities to ensure the effectiveness of strategies implemented in their assigned region. A main goal of the position is to increase the overall number of newly enrolled first year and transfer students annually and to establish defined pipelines from specific schools within the region.

In collaboration with Sacramento State Alumni, this position will also efficiently engage local alumni through the development of strategic partnerships between alumni groups and key alumni leaders. This includes facilitating and supporting alumni groups, leaders, communications, and events in the assigned region. The Manager may be assigned to reside in the assigned state and must be adept at maintaining performance and achieving goals while working remotely.

The Manager is considered a “mandated reporter” under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083.

Conditions of Employment

Satisfactory completion of the background check process.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree. Demonstrated understanding of laws and regulations in California and assigned region. Demonstrated understanding of CSU policies as they relate to the recruitment and admission of students. Valid Driver’s license and ability to drive a vehicle on university business.