Office of Admissions

UMKC Office of Admissions is accepting applications for a Welcome Center Events Coordinator to fill this very important role working with our prospective students! Reporting to the Assistant Director of Campus Visits, this position is responsible for planning, coordinating, and assisting in Welcome Center events and initiatives.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Group Visits
  • Manage flow of requests and handle confirmation and communication of scheduled visits
  • Build visit days in CRM Slate software
  • Track and report on group visit data to leadership
  • Event day contact and management
  • Primary presenter for group visits
• UMKC Student Ambassador Program Assistance
  • Support the overall scheduling of Student Ambassador team
  • Handle last minute staffing requests/changes
  • Assist with annual training preparation
• Office Operations
  • Manage events inventory and office supplies – make sure Welcome Center giveaways and refreshments remain stocked
  • Monitor guest accommodation requests and schedule accommodations as needed
  • Present on UMKC information including admissions process and financial assistance
  • Answer questions from prospective, admitted and confirmed student via phone, email, chat, and in-person
  • Rotate as primary office support for the UMKC Campus Ambassador team
• Additional Event Support
  • Order food and other event day items (such as table linens) from campus dining services
  • Prepare event materials
  • Rotate with team to attend and work other Admissions events
  • Schedule text messaging to prospective and admitted students about events, as needed
• Other duties as assigned

A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 1 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary.

Full-time, benefit eligible

Up to $22.00/hr commensurate with experience, education, and internal equity

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm with some evenings and weekends

Willingness to work evening and weekend hours when needed
2 or more years of experience in event planning, office management and/or higher education

Review begins February 13th, 2023

Position will continue to accept and review applications until role is filled.

Applicants must combine all application materials (cover letter, resume, and list of five references with contact information) into one PDF or Microsoft Word document and upload as a resume attachment.

Limit document name to 50 characters. Maximum size limit is 11MB. Do not include special characters (e.g., /, &, %, etc.).

If you are experiencing technical problems, please call (800) 488-5288.

Note, you must provide a description of job duties for each Work Experience entry on your application. Please carefully review the application instructions section of our Careers page prior to submitting your materials.

Equal Opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law. This policy shall not be interpreted in such a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations or the recruiting rights of military organizations associated with the Armed Forces or the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America. For more information, call the Vice Chancellor - Human Resources at 816-235-1621.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties and functions of this job. If you believe you may have difficulty performing any of the duties or functions of this job, please contact the Office of Affirmative Action at (816) 235-1323.

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Why UMKC?

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