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Coordinator, Tours and Visitor Experience
Posting Number
req26556
Department
Admissions & New Student Enrol
Department Website Link
https://www.arizona.edu/student-services/enrollment
Location
Tucson Campus
Address
Tucson, AZ USA
Position Highlights
The Coordinator, Tours and Visitor Experience leads all aspects of campus visits to the University of Arizona, ensuring prospective students and families experience a highly personalized, welcoming, and informative campus visit. This role manages and develops the Arizona Ambassador student staff, building a team of tour guides to execute a concierge-level experience for all prospective, admitted, group, and VIP campus tours.
The Coordinator creates and follows standard operating procedures to ensure a consistent, effective, and efficient campus visit program in coordination with supervisor. This role constantly evaluates and assess campus visit outcomes and data, reporting to their supervisor and other Office of Admission and Enrollment Management leadership progress towards goals, and needs of the visit program.
Note: This role's schedule is 40 hours/week Tuesday - Saturday, ensuring seamless coverage of the Wildcat Welcome Center for Saturday operations, with an adjusted weekend of Sunday - Monday.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!
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Duties & Responsibilities
Campus visit program coordination (45%):
Lead all aspects of the campus tour, group tour, and VIP tour program including scheduling and logistics. Create and maintain the Office of Admission visit calendar through designated CRM (Technolutions Slate), using data informed decision making in coordination with supervisor to build an appropriate schedule.
Organize private and VIP visits, ensuring a high level of personalization and attention to detail. Ensure appropriate staffing, transportation and unique experiences are available for a variety of VIP levels. Collaborates with all University units and external partners to deliver integrated services and ensure add-on experiences compliment the campus visit to allow for guests to tailor their visit experience to meet their needs and departmental goals.
Arizona Ambassador supervision (30%):
The Coordinator, Tours and Visitor Experience, is responsible for the successful oversight of Arizona Ambassador student staff. This role hires, trains, supervises, evaluates, and supports the continued development of the Ambassador student staff, indirect supervision of other Enrollment Management student staff, and supports the execution of their work in the Wildcat Welcome Center. Monitors performance and holds staff accountable. Mentors student staff to foster their professional growth and ensure high standards of operation. Coordinate with all student managers for Enrollment Management and ensuring proper staffing for all departmental priorities.
Reporting and assessment (15%):
Ensures accurate reporting needs are in place and at work for all programmatic efforts of the Campus Visit. Regularly reports progress and activities to supervisor. Maintain accurate records and provide regular reports on visitor engagement and satisfaction, using data to inform a solutions-oriented approach to continuous Campus Visit program improvement in coordination with supervisor, and other Enrollment Management leaders.
Admission counseling (10%):
Advises and counsels prospects, applicants, and incoming students on University admissions policies, procedures, and requirements by periodically serving as admissions counselor on duty to assist with questions both virtually and in-person. May include assistance with Customer Service, Campus Events, Recruitment travel, or any aspects of Enrollment Management in coordination with supervisor.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent customer service, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to quickly assess guest needs and seek appropriate next steps.
• Ability to work collaboratively with staff members across the Office Admission, Enrollment Management, and the University of Arizona.
• Ability to follow laws and guiding principles of recruitment work, including FERPA regulations.

Physical and Environmental Requirements:

• Must be able to lift boxes/materials up to 20 pounds.
• Works in a large and busy welcome center environment.

This job posting reflects the general nature and level of work expected of the selected candidate(s). It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The institution reserves the right to amend or update this description as organizational priorities and institutional needs evolve.
Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Fingerprint clearance required and to be completed once hired.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in customer service, event coordination, or higher education.

FLSA
Exempt
Full Time/Part Time
Full Time
Number of Hours Worked per Week
40
Job FTE
1.0
Work Calendar
Fiscal
Job Category
Student Services
Benefits Eligible
Yes - Full Benefits
Rate of Pay
$47,356 - $59,195
Compensation Type
salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)
Grade
6
Compensation Guidance
The Rate of Pay Field represents the University of Arizona's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The University considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity.
The Grade Range represent a full range of career compensation growth over time. The university offers compensation growth opportunities within its career architecture. To learn more about compensation, please review our Applicant Compensation Guide and our Total Rewards Calculator.
Career Stream and Level
PC2
Job Family
Recruitment & Admissions
Job Function
Student Services
Type of criminal background check required:
Fingerprint criminal background check (security sensitive due to title or department)
Number of Vacancies
1
Target Hire Date
8/3/2026
Expected End Date
Contact Information for Candidates
Dan Kellish dkellish@arizona.edu
Open Date
7/17/2026
Open Until Filled
Yes
Documents Needed to Apply
Resume and Cover Letter
Special Instructions to Applicant
Notice of Availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report
In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), each year the University of Arizona releases an Annual Security Report (ASR) for each of the University's campuses.Thesereports disclose information including Clery crime statistics for the previous three calendar years and policies, procedures, and programs the University uses to keep students and employees safe, including how to report crimes or other emergencies and resources for crime victims. As a campus with residential housing facilities, the Main Campus ASR also includes a combined Annual Fire Safety report with information on fire statistics and fire safety systems, policies, and procedures.
Paper copies of the Reports can be obtained by contacting the University Compliance Office at cleryact@arizona.edu.