[Jpjobs] Fwd: SEA Semester Position Announcement - Admissions Counselor

[Julia Westwater]

Sea Education Association (SEA), home of the SEA Semester study abroad
program, announces a job opening in our Woods Hole, Massachusetts office.

Title: Admissions Counselor

Reports to: Dean of Admissions

Start Date: February 2012

Job Description:
One of three such positions, the SEA Admissions Counselor is responsible for
recruiting and advising prospective SEA Semester students, managing student
applications, developing and fostering relationships with academic contacts
at colleges and universities, and working to develop new strategies for
marketing and recruitment. This full-time position includes extensive
travel, offers a competitive salary and benefits, and is based in Woods
Hole, Massachusetts.

Primary Responsibilities:
* Actively recruit students on their home campuses
* Advise students, on a regional basis, throughout each stage of the
inquiry/application process
* Assemble and maintain student application files
* Conduct organized follow-up with inquiries and applicants
* Maintain and strengthen ongoing relationships with administrators,
faculty, and advisors at SEA Semester affiliate and sending institutions
* Establish and develop relationships with potential partner institutions
* Schedule and coordinate personal recruiting travel

Required Skills:
* Effective written and verbal communication skills
* Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities
* Strong presentation and public speaking skills
* Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
* Willingness to travel frequently, especially during peak recruiting
seasons

Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree
* Personal study abroad experience, preferably on a field-based or
experiential learning program such as SEA Semester
* Previous Admissions or study abroad advising experience a plus

How to Apply:
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the
position is filled.  Applicants should email a letter of interest and résumé
to admissions at sea.edu <mailto:admissions at sea.edu> with the subject line 
“Admissions Counselor Search”,
or mail their materials to SEA Admissions Search, P.O. Box 6, Woods Hole,
Massachusetts, 02543.

The Program:
SEA Semester has offered field programs in marine and environmental studies
since 1971. SEA is an educational institution dedicated to the exploration,
understanding, and stewardship of the oceans, and to the study of humanity's
relationship with the oceans. SEA Semester offers students an
interdisciplinary curriculum, on shore and at sea aboard tall ships, that
provides challenging voyages of scientific discovery, academic rigor, and
personal growth.


Best,
Katharine

Katharine Williams Enos
Dean of Admissions
P.O. Box 6
Woods Hole, MA 02543
508.540.3954 x 562
800.977.8516 (fax)

www.sea.edu <http://www.sea.edu>
www.facebook.com/SEA <http://www.facebook.com/SEA>

Field Programs in Marine & Environmental Studies


-- 
Julia Westwater, Registrar/Graduate&  Undergraduate Administrator
Academic Programs Office, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Tel: 508/289-3379
http://www.whoi.edu/more.go?username=jwestwater

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