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Budget Title: Senior Staff Assistant (SL-3)

Salary: $57,151

Binghamton University is seeking qualified applicants for the full-time position of Transfer Admissions Specialist. The Undergraduate Admissions Office seeks a self-motivated, dynamic individual with outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to support prospective transfer students, their families, and community college partners in navigating the transfer admissions process and credit evaluation.

This position plays a key role in supporting Undergraduate Admissions by identifying, selecting, and enrolling transfer students, ensuring a smooth and successful transition to Binghamton University. The role includes both in-office responsibilities and travel to community colleges for recruitment and advising events.

Primary Responsibilities:

+ Develop a working knowledge of Binghamton University, including academic programs, policies, goals, and institutional history.

+ Use and maintain technology systems including student information systems (e.g., Banner) and admissions CRMs (e.g., Slate).

+ Build and maintain relationships with community college counselors and advisors, prospective students, families, alumni, and professional organizations.

+ Review and evaluate transfer student applications using a holistic admissions process; serve on application review committees.

+ Represent Binghamton University at on-campus and off-campus events, including community college visits, transfer fairs, and admissions programs.

+ Prepare reports and develop proposals to support transfer strategy and enrollment goals.

+ Gain a solid understanding of academic curricula, general education requirements, and transfer pathways, including course-to-course equivalencies.

+ Collaborate with Academic Advising Offices and Registrar's Office to maintain and update transfer credit equivalency tables.

+ Participate in campus-wide academic advising teams and committees.

+ Assist in drafting and maintaining transfer articulation agreements.

+ Contribute to CRM database maintenance, including updating contact records, verifying data, managing communication activities, and editing information.

Job Requirements:

+ Bachelor's degree

+ Experience with public speaking

+ Analytical thinking, and creative problem-solving ability

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills

+ Ability to work independently

+ Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines

+ Ability to maintain a flexible working schedule including frequent nights and weekends

+ Possess a valid driver's license to operate a vehicle in New York State and be able to travel domestically in various environments

+ Ability to walk and stand for long periods of time

+ Ability to lift and carry boxes that weigh 25 lbs. or more

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Master's degree in a related field

+ At least 1 year of experience in admissions, enrollment and/or student recruitment

+ Experience with a student information system (e.g., Banner, SLATE)

+ Experience working with and serving diverse populations

+ Knowledge of local, regional and national college counseling ethics, standards, trends, strategies and tactics

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Additional Information:

Offers of employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment background check and verification of degree(s) and credentials.

Binghamton University is a tobacco-free campus.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at [email protected]

Payroll information can be found on our website https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/human-resources/payroll/

Cover letters may be addressed "To the Search Committee."

Postings active on the website, accept applications until closure.

For information on the Dual Career Program, please visit:

https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/human-resources/prospective/dual-career/index.html

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

The State University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

As required by Title IX and its implementing regulations Binghamton University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs and activities which it operates. This requirement extends to employment and admission. Inquiries about sex discrimination may be directed to the University Title IX Coordinator or directly to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and OCR, as well as the University's complete Non-Discrimination Notice may be found here (https://www.binghamton.edu/diversity-equity-inclusion/policies-and-procedures/title-ix-.html) .

Binghamton University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact: Ada Robinson-Perez, ADA Coordinator email: [email protected] or 607-777-3660.