Intermediate Specialist, Student Recruitment

Follow us on Job Type:EmployeeDuration in Months(for fixed-term jobs):24Job Family:Student Recruitment# of Open Positions:1Faculty/Service - Department:School of Engineering Design and Teaching InnovationCampus:Main CampusUnion Affiliation:SSUODate Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):2025/12/04Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):2025/12/15Hours per week:35Salary Grade:SSUO Grade 10Salary Range:$80,942.00 - $102,245.00The Faculty of Engineering strives to provide a learning environment that promotes excellence and innovation, ethical practice and responsibility towards society. Our workplace will challenge, energize and motivate you to be your very best while providing opportunities for career growth and professional development. Our work makes a world of difference in the lives of our students, who will become the next generation of leaders and change makers of our society. Our dynamic community is dedicated to building innovations that will not only help the advancement of technology, but solutions that will revolutionize the industry. We look forward to making the future TOGETHERPosition PurposeDesigns and implements recruitment strategies, as well as liaison and recruitment activities, for all of the faculty’s online graduate programs in order to maximize outreach and attract and retain the very best students. Organizes and leads promotional campaigns, generates web content and develops communication plans to project a positive image of the faculty, promote its brand and increase its visibility.In this role, your responsibilities will include:Liaison and Recruitment Activities: Develops and implements innovative recruitment strategies for all of the faculty’s graduate online programs in order to attract and retain students to the University and achieve the faculty’s recruitment objectives. Plans and coordinates visits with future students to promote programs, achievements and day-to-day activities of the faculty or University. Acts as a resource person for inquiries pertaining to program requirements and University services to increase the appeal of graduate programs for future students. Develops and maintains a network of alumni to maximize the faculty’s outreach and visibility.Event Promotion and Management: Organizes student recruitment and other special events in order to project a positive image of the faculty and/or University. Forms and chairs event planning committees, identifies elements and timelines, monitors and communicates progress. Develops event budgets and ensures that all activities are within budget limits. Designs and develops promotional material, and promotes events to target audiences to maximize outreach and participation.Web Content Management: Anticipates and meets ongoing operational needs by generating web content in accordance with web, official languages and accessibility standards, and with established policies. Develops and evaluates performance indicators for web usage and usability, and coordinates improvements to maximize the effectiveness of the web sites for the faculty.Communications: Develops and implements an annual communications plan to support communications needs for various internal and external target audiences, contributing to the strategic plan and the faculty brand. Writes content for annual reports, news bulletins, brochures, speeches, web sites, social media and press releases and coordinates translation.What you will bring:Bachelor’s degree in marketing or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experienceMinimum five years of demonstrated experience in a similar roleExperience in recruitment and retention for online programmingKnowledge of the Canadian university sector and its administrative structuresAbility to work as a part of a team and independentlyInternational recruitment experience is an assetStrong public relations, interpersonal and communication skillsStrong organizational skillsAdvanced knowledge of computer systems and software including customer management software, web applications, spreadsheets and databases.Experience giving presentations to large groups in both official languagesExperience planning and organizing eventsProject management experienceAbility and willingness to occasionally travel outside of the city for recruitment activitiesAbility and willingness to occasionally work outside of normal office hoursBilingualism – English and French (spoken and written)*We operate in a hybrid environment, with three days per week on campus. #LI-HybridPrior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.