St. John’s established in 1870, has three New York City campuses; a graduate center in Hauppauge, NY; international locations in Rome, Italy; Limerick, Ireland; and Paris, France; and study abroad locations around the world. The Princeton Review and other top rankings consistently recognize the University’s outstanding academics, diverse student body, dynamic internship and volunteer opportunities, focus on student life, and diverse study abroad offerings. St. John’s University offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs in its six colleges and schools, with a growing number of programs offered online. The University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and 12 other major academic and professional associations.

A dedication to diversity, equity and inclusion is at the heart of our mission.  As a Catholic and Vincentian university, St. John’s is committed to institutionalizing practices of inclusive excellence to ensure that we welcome and celebrate the intrinsic worth of all members of our community.  We will become an even stronger university as we enhance equity at every level of our institution.  As noted in our Vision Statement, our graduates will excel in the competencies and values required for leadership and service in a rapidly evolving world. 

ADMISSION COUNSELOR (QUEENS CAMPUS) 

Reporting to the Associate Director of Admission, the Admission Counselor position will assist in the development and execution of an effective recruitment strategy and strategic plan in order to meet undergraduate student enrollment goals.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Based out of the Queens campus, the Admission Counselor position is expected to:

• Research, develop and execute a full recruitment schedule, including high school visits and college fairs, as well as recruitment events within a given territory. Provide recruitment reports and updates as necessary.
• Cultivate strong working relationships with guidance and college counselors within given recruitment territory.
• Review undergraduate admission applications in a timely manner, consistent with departmental policies.
• Assist with the daily operations of the Office of Admission through daily admission presentations, interviews, on and off campus admission events including, but not limited to Open Houses and Accepted Student Days, as well as email, online chats and call campaigns.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The ideal candidate must be willing to travel, work evenings and weekends and juggle multiple tasks. The ideal candidate must also work well individually and as part of a team. Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as a high energy level are essential.

• A Bachelor’s degree and a valid driver license are required.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office is required.      
• Knowledge of Banner and Technolutions Slate is preferred.
• 1-3 years of previous admission experience is preferred.

St. John’s offers a competitive compensation program which is commensurate with your qualifications, experience, and contingent upon the departmental budget. We also offer an extremely comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our workforce. Along with exceptional benefits such as medical, dental, life insurance, long term disability insurance, tuition remission, generous 403(b) employer contribution, employee assistance program, and liberal paid time off policies, faculty and staff can also enjoy St. John’s performing arts, libraries, bookstores, dining facilities, campus recreation and sporting events.

Any offer of employment is subject to receipt by St. John’s University of satisfactory references, verification of employment and education.

St. John’s University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from women and minorities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an individual with a disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Required Skills Required Experience

Performance is measured by the revenue produced in Kofax software sales, professional services, and other measurable performance such as; demonstrations, overall sales support, communications, team building, and technical leadership.  Measurable performance also includes the individuals willingness to:

• Seek and successfully completes special assignments that enable continued development of his/her technical and/or other job-related skills and abilities
• Regularly go out of his/her way to assist others in the team or department
• Demonstrate openness to feedback and constructive criticism
• Through openness and a flexible style of working with others, help to foster an environment of innovation and creativity
• Assist in maintaining a professional customer environment with positive customer satisfaction
• Make a concerted effort to stay abreast of technological advances and Kofax’s industry overall

All Kofax Sales Engineers regardless of title or level must possess the following  skills and knowledge:

• Communications/Listening Skills

(Internal & external) – including but not limited to professional writing, problem escalation, and good analysis skills as outlined below.

• Analysis/Discovery (ROI) -

 Ability to plan for and conduct an Interview with the prospect and/or customer to determine the true business requirements to help build a valid Return on Investment (ROI).

• Project Management

Critical path analysis to do risk assessment, problem decomposition and resource estimation.  Not a concentrated focus on the tools available to manage projects but a working knowledge of the concepts and how they apply in sales situations i.e. knowledge of the theory, not the mechanics.

• Sales & Presentation Skills

 Professional presentation skills and experience in team selling, solution selling methodologies, and an understanding of and ability to utilize the Kofax Sales Process

• Time Management

 Ability to manage projects including preparation for presentations and demonstrations, training, scheduling, and reporting, and expense processing.  This is critical to the success of the Sales Opportunities as the Sales Engineer will be required to manage multiple sales campaigns at any given time.

• Industry/General Technology Knowledge

 A HIGH LEVEL UNDERSTANDING of basic networking and operating system concepts, Visual Basic development / scripting – Ability to develop, test and deploy custom VB/VBA scripts, Java and Java Scripting, Industry specific business pain points with active paper processing, storage, and retrieval, and an understanding of J2EE, XML, .NET, OCR, ICR and their use in business processing.

• Kofax Technology Knowledge

 A HIGH LEVEL UNDERSTANDING of each of the suites that constitute the Kofax product line and the ability to fit the pieces together into the whole strategy - By stating the requirement for ‘a HIGH LEVEL UNDERSTANDING’, it is defined as the ability to:

• Position the Kofax Solution
• Understand the components that make each the solution and why
• Define target markets
• Explain the business value/value proposition
• Describe sample use cases
• Describe reference customers
• Position and differentiate each solution from the other Kofax technologies
• Identify and Qualify potential opportunities
• Understand the applicability of the technology i.e. where the solution is a good fit and where it is a bad fit
• Deliver high-level presentation and associated ‘click-thru’ demonstration
• Understanding of the underlying technology concepts.
• Differentiate new product from current product
• General Architecture – understanding of how all of the components fit together technically as well as how they integrate and work with external technologies.  This includes an understanding of:
  • Foundation technologies including but not limited to J2EE, XML, IIS, .NET, OCR, ICR, Web Services
  • Kofax Networking Constraints
  • Kofax Components and Services