Careers at IWU

Duties and Responsibilities

• Generate IWU Awareness
  • Connect with organizational leaders where there is an established IWU connection to share about the programs, mission and opportunities on the Marion campus
  • Establish rapport and connect with organizations to create recruitment opportunities 
• Recruitment Activities
  • Represent IWU Marion at select college fairs engaging prospective students and their families
  • Visit high schools to meet with prospective students, guidance counselors and other school personnel
  • Visit community colleges to connect with transfers counselors and share the IWU story with prospective students
  • Schedule, promote and host informational meetings or receptions
  • Meet with families of applicants to encourage, answer questions and share IWU opportunities 
• Alumni Engagement and Resourcing
  • Encourage and equip alumni teachers to share the IWU story with their students
  • Develop gift baskets with IWU resources to deliver and engage
  • Solicit referrals from alumni
  • Present to prospective students in alumni teacher classrooms as available 
• Connect with the Marion Enrollment Team
  • Provide information about interested students to the appropriate admissions counselor, athletic coach, music program, Honors College, etc.
  • Build strong relationships with enrollment leaders, counselors, and support staff to promote enrollment aims
  • Regularly updates knowledge of institutional programs and activities
  • Participate in staff meetings as appropriate
  • Come to Marion campus for new student registration and other events that would build knowledge of the IWU Marion community 
• Data Management
  • Maintains records on recruitment and account activity through the Marion CRM
  • Tracks lead and contact data to support reporting, trend analysis, and relationship management
  • Develops and tracks weekly, monthly, and annual benchmarks supporting development goals
  • Maintains an accurate accounting of all visits
• Perform other tasks as assigned
• Work Environment
  • Work primarily remotely
  • 50% - 75% Travel required
  • Possible evening, weekend, and overnight travel required 

Qualifications: According to Indiana Wesleyan University employment policy all employees must possess a strong Christian commitment and adhere to the standards outlined in the IWU Community Lifestyle Statement.

Education

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred

Experience

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in sales, marketing, or college recruitment with a record of high performance in solution selling across multiple industry verticals

Required Skills

• Excellent organization ability, superior interpersonal skills, detail oriented, and the ability to multi-task
• Enjoys working with diverse audiences, and values multicultural awareness
• Relates well to working professionals
• Self-initiating, self-managed, intrinsically motivated, innovative, creative, and persevering
• Ability to arrange and conduct meetings and presentations with influencers and prospective students. Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Can negotiate and influence skillfully and professionally while maintaining relationships
• Manages behaviors and communication style to meet the needs of a wide range of situations; tackles obstacles appropriately; is comfortable with ambiguity
• Investigates appropriate resources and involves partners when appropriate. Is future-oriented and readily assesses what will help or hinder achieving goals
• Strong educational networks are desirable
• Ability to articulate his/her Christian faith
• Excellent driving record
• Working experience in Office 365 and Salesforce
• Superior communication skills (spoken, written, group, and individual)

Diversity Statement

IWU commits to create a community that reflects kingdom diversity. We will foster an intentional environment that exhibits honor, respect, and dignity. Acknowledging visible or invisible differences, our community authentically values each member’s earthly and eternal worth. We refute ignorance and isolation and embrace deliberate and courageous engagement.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

As a religious educational institution operating under the auspices of The Wesleyan Church, Indiana Wesleyan University is permitted and reserves the right to prefer employees on the basis of religion (42 U.S.C., Sections 2000e-1 and 2000e-2).

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. Employees will be required to follow other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.