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Under the general supervision of the Assistant Director for Transfer Recruitment and Evaluation, the Transfer Outreach Program Coordinator performs a variety of duties to ensure quality delivery of services and successful event outcomes. This position is involved with planning, implementation, coordination and execution of overnight summer programs for prospective community college transfer students. The Transfer Outreach Program Coordinator models excellent customer service skills and creates a welcoming environment for UCR administrators, faulty, staff, students, and guests. In addition, the incumbent will organize and administer motivational and informational programs throughout Southern California aimed at increasing UCR enrollment of transfer students from community colleges. As an official representative of the University, is available to prospective and admitted students, their families, the campus community, and the general public to interpret, enforce, and explain University policies and regulations. This position represents Undergraduate Admissions and the University at workshops, counselor conferences, college fairs, Transfer Center visits, and a variety of on and off-campus yield events. This is a nine month career appointment from March 2020 through November 2020. The budgeted hourly range for this position is $21.70 - $32.28.

Working knowledge of admissions requirements for campus/school/college.
Ability to maintain cooperative relationships with schools, universities, community organizations and other institutions.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Working knowledge of academic programs, including curricula, admissions requirements, and financial aid programs at UC.
Working knowledge of UC, and the ability to interpret policies and procedures to prospective applicants and the public.
Knowledge and experience working with a diverse student population.
Skills with effective decision-making and problem resolution skills, including skill to recognize and deal effectively and appropriately with real and potential problem areas, including skill to determine the issues/problems that need to be brought to the attention of higher level staff and/or management.
Ability to work professionally under pressure and under tight deadlines; ensuring excellent customer service support.
Working knowledge of organizational skills, including skill in effectively coordinating and organizing multiple details. Excellent organizational abilities appropriate to effective calendar management and student and/or volunteer scheduling.
Ability to work effectively, efficiently, and independently in a fast-paced environment that is subject to constantly changing priorities.

In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.

UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.

• UC Riverside was included in the (August 2018) edition of The Princeton Review's "The Best 382 Colleges."


• Shanghai Jiao Tong University (August 2017) Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked UC Riverside among the top 151 institutions. This survey bills itself as "the most trustworthy precursor of global rankings of the world's top 500 universities."


• In 2016, UCR was recognized for graduation rate success by the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) for achieving near parity across racial-ethnic, socio-economic, and gender boundaries.


• UCR ranks among the Top 15 Public Research Universities in the nation, as identified by the 2017 Washington Monthly.


• In 2017, two separate reports from the Education Trust celebrated UCR as a national leader for African American and Latino student success. UCR was one of just three schools to be named top-performing institutions in both reports and the only California campus recognized among 18 top-performing colleges and universities in the nation for high black student graduation rates.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For information about our generous employee benefits package, visit: Employee Benefits Overview