Manager, Outreach and Recruitment

**POSITION PROFILE**

The Manager, Outreach and Recruitment is responsible for prospective undergraduate student outreach and recruitment, management of recruitment staff including co-op students and volunteers, and working with senior leadership on enrolment management strategy. They play a critical role in the implementation of St. Jerome’s specific scholarships and awards. The Manager, Outreach and Recruitment is a key representative of St. Jerome’s University, developing and maintaining networks throughout St. Jerome’s, and in particular with the University of Waterloo’s Marketing and Undergraduate Recruitment team, Student Awards and Financial Aid team, the Faculty of Arts, and the wider community with a particular focus on teachers, guidance counsellors, and leaders at local school boards.

**About St. Jerome’s University**

At. St. Jerome’s University, we embrace and celebrate the philosophy of educating the whole person - intellectually, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Our commitment to academic excellence and to the integration of knowledge, research, and experiential learning allows us to inspire learning and discovery not only in our students but also in those with whom we interact. The University’s mission focuses on preparing leaders who are conscious of the diversity, complexity and richness of the human experience and are formed here to contribute thoughtfully, creatively and positively to the common good of society. We foster a respectful, inclusive community that is centered on the well-being of our students, staff, and faculty, and the promotion of the common good, consistent with the ideals of the contemporary Roman Catholic Church.

**How will you contribute as the Manager, Outreach and Recruitment?**
- Develop and foster relationships with stakeholders at SJU, UW, AFIW, and the wider external community partners including prospective students and parents, guidance staff within the secondary school system, and recruitment staff from other universities
- Collaborate and partner with the University of Waterloo, in particular the Marketing and Undergraduate Recruitment team, and other AFIW partners in initiatives that support the overall recruitment strategies of the university
- Plan and execute on-site outreach, recruitment, and admissions events, in collaboration with various campus partners including academic departments, campus ministry, development, and student affairs
- Develop, implement, manage, evaluate, and enhance the recruitment plan and supports SJU enrolment targets for co-registered and residential students
- Develop, manage, and oversee a plan for travel to strategically selected high schools
- Inform and coordinate the applicant communication plan and offer acceptance strategy
- Collaborate with the Vice President Academic and Dean on strategic enrollment planning and act as representative on admissions matters
- Advance the strategy and lead the implementation of St. Jerome’s entrance scholarships and awards
- Responsible for the recruitment, management, and evaluation of recruitment staff and campus tour guides
- Maintain effective administrative support systems and student records
- Manage the outreach and recruitment budgets

**As a successful Manager, Outreach and Recruitment you possess**:

- Undergraduate degree required; liberal arts discipline preferred
- 3+ years of student recruitment experience required showing progression of responsibility
- Supervisory experience an asset
- Experience working in a university environment and understanding of student demographics including awareness of and sensitivity to cultural, language, religious, political, socio-economic, and other relevant factors in recruitment markets
- Excellent organizational skills
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, customer service, and presentation skills
- Demonstrated budget management skills
- Demonstrates maturity, confidence, and competence sufficient to provide effective, credible representation of St. Jerome’s University at high school and educational events and on interuniversity committees
- Ability to exercise diplomacy, tact, and confidentiality
- Must have a valid G driver’s license and a clean driving abstract
- Must be able to obtain a Vulnerable Sector background check

**The Way We Work & Live**

At St. Jerome’s, we embrace the Catholic philosophy of attending to the needs of our students as ‘whole people’ through education and formation, and this philosophy extends to the way we work with our employees. We strive to foster a culture where everyone feels welcome, supported, and can flourish personally and professionally.

St. Jerome’s University is a Catholic University that welcomes people from all religious, cultural and socio-demographic backgrounds who embrace our mission and the importance of equity, diversity, inclusion, reconciliation, and accessibility as central to the mission of a Catholic university.

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