Admission Counselor

Full-time

Staff positions

October 27, 2025


Responsible for implementing programs and activities designed to enroll new students at AUIS. Responsible to represent AUIS, build, develop and maintain key contact network. Participate in full range of recruitment and admissions efforts, including travel to different regions, group presentations, individual meetings, events, application review and related duties as assigned.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Recruitment: Travel (trip planning, evaluation, reports), presentations, events, calls, correspondence.
  • Data Entry and report preparation:
  • Tele- Counseling: Follow up and regular calls.
  • Event planning and implementations.
  • Application processing.
  • Customer Service: answering Admissions phone, social media messages, working with walk guests, leading campus tours
  • Other Duties: Perform other tasks as assigned.

Basic Expectations:

  • A significant amount of time travelling is central to the position. It is expected that counselors are on the road for 9-10 weeks per year.
  • Weekend work expected for travel, campus events, visit days, fairs, tests, etc.
  • Evening work is expected during the heavy recruitment season.

Minimal Qualifications:

  • Education: Bachelor’s Degree required
  • Experience: Previous experience in admissions/marketing/sales preferred
  • Extremely strong communication skills (oral and written) in English and Kurdish/Arabic
  • Ability to work independently
  • Strong self-motivation and initiative
  • Great social skills
  • Strong presentation and public speaking skills
  • Customer service attitude
  • Attention to detail, data management
  • Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and database applications
  • Willingness to work cooperatively and constructively with a wide variety of people
  • Ability to spend time on the road for extensive recruitment travel

 

To Apply:

Applicants should submit the following materials via email with “Admissions Counselor” in the subject line, to [email protected]:

  • Cover letter
  • Curriculum Vitae

 

No telephone calls, please. While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those under consideration will be contacted for a follow-up interview. AUIS is an Affirmative Action / Equal Employment Opportunity employer that believes cultural diversity is essential to education.


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