Join Utah Valley University and help shape the experiences of future Wolverines through one of the university's premier student leadership programs. As the Ambassador Program Assistant, you'll play an important role in supporting scholarship student leaders and Ambassador Managers who represent UVU to prospective students and their families. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to meaningful recruitment and engagement efforts while helping create memorable experiences that connect students with the university and its opportunities. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys program coordination, event planning, leadership development, and working in a collaborative campus environment. You'll gain hands-on experience in managing program operations, supporting training initiatives, coordinating admissions events, and assisting with budgeting and reporting. By helping maintain a high-impact leadership program, you'll directly contribute to UVU's mission of student success while building valuable professional skills in higher education, program management, and student engagement.

Program Oversight:

Assists the Ambassador Program Director in managing all aspects of the program, including recruiting, onboarding, training, scheduling, and mentoring scholarship students and part-time Ambassador Managers. Provides ongoing support to ensure the success and satisfaction of all program participants.

Project and Task Support:

Oversees ambassador functions and supports the Program Director on various projects and tasks.

Communication and Marketing:

Develops and implements strategies to attract prospective students. Assists in creating and delivering presentations for program training initiatives and campaigns.

Quality Assurance:

Ensures the quality of Ambassador Team Meetings and Tours through monthly evaluations. Leads the Ambassador Project Lead team in organizing and conducting weekly meetings.

Event Planning and Management:

Supports the development and planning of Admissions Recruitment events, including budget management, staffing, and event logistics.

Documentation and Reporting:

Ensures timely, organized, and accurate documentation of program activities, functions, and metrics for prospective student outreach. Compiles and delivers regular, detailed reports on recruitment events, budget utilization, meeting agendas and minutes, and ROI for admissions strategies.

Budget Management:

Assists in monitoring and managing the budget for the Ambassador Program. Develops and maintains accurate records of budget allocations and expenditures. Graduation from an accredited institution with an associate's degree and two years of professional experience in a related discipline or a combination of education and experience totaling four years.

For Example:

Associate's degree in a related field and two years of related professional experience (2 years of education + 2 years of experience = 4 years total). OR four years of directly related professional experience. OR one year of college coursework in a related field and three years of related professional experience. OR any other combination of related education and professional experience totaling four years.

Preferred Qualifications:

One year of experience with student leadership programs in higher education and/or higher education recruitment practices in the state of Utah. Knowledge Knowledge of office methods and techniques. Knowledge of Microsoft suite. Knowledge of higher education recruitment practices in the state of Utah. Knowledge of management and program management. Knowledge of student leadership programs. Knowledge of event planning and strategies Skills Skills in organization and event planning. Skills in budgeting. Skills in motivation and organizational behavior. Skills in record management. Skills in interpersonal communication, both written and verbal. Skills in building out pieces of training and presenting during meetings & retreats. Abilities Ability to perform a wide variety of support duties for the office of prospective students, including drafting professional emails, making professional phone calls, creating readable and detailed reports, event planning, etc. Ability to communicate effectively across multiple levels of hierarchical structures, both written and verbal. Ability to work quickly and efficiently under high-pressure situations. Ability to work with multiple people.