Covenant News
Applicants Sought for NPU Athletics Position
CHICAGO, IL (July 15, 2004) - North Park University is seeking applicants for a position as athletic recruitment coordinator in the Department of Admission.This position seeks to strengthen the development of the prospect pool of CCIW-viable student athletes and manages the institutional relationship with prospective student athletes from the prospect stage through matriculation.
Job requirements include developing an annual marketing plan for identifying student athlete prospects, working with both the athletic department and financial aid office, developing and implementing a process for determining viability of students who indicate varsity or intercollegiate sports as an area of interest and communicating that information to respective coaches, establishing building and maintaining relationships with assigned prospective students by telephone, email and other written correspondence, supporting counselors assigned primary responsibility for recruitment of individual student athletes, conducting campus interviews of student athletes as scheduled by the visit coordinators and meeting assigned numeric recruiting goals.
Qualifications include a personal commitment to and the ability to effectively articulate North Park's mission and philosophy of Christian higher education; excellent interpersonal, oral and written skills; the ability to work independently and work non-traditional hours, including evenings and weekends; and the ability to prioritize and respond effectively to multiple demands.
A bachelor's degree is required (master's degree is preferred) as is three to five years of admissions work experience.
For a complete job description or to submit an application, visit www.northpark.edu/hr and follow the directions for "Application Procedures."
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