Associate Registrar, Admissions, Recruitment

ASSOCIATE REGISTRAR, ADMISSIONS, RECRUITMENT & TRANSFER

**OFFICE OF THE UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR**

**Competition No.** 24.02.53

**CATEGORY**

**SALARY**

**CLOSING DATE**
- Full-Time Continuing (35 hours per week)
OOS Pay Band 7: $100,517 to $131,929 per annum
- **About Us**:

- MacEwan University is where caring faculty help people connect their passions to their future paths. Located in the heart of Edmonton's diverse and dynamic downtown community, and on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 First Nations and homelands of the Métis people, MacEwan is known for exceptional undergraduate learning. With its dedication to teaching excellence, informed by scholarly research, innovation, and creative activity, MacEwan provides an exceptional collaborative and supportive learning environment with a commitment to human rights, environmental sustainability, and opportunities for community engagement. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community for all peoples, cultures, and identities.
- Our comprehensive undergraduate university offers 59 programs to more than 18,000 full
- and part-time students in business, communications, community and human services, design, fine and performing arts, health, humanities, natural science, nursing, public safety, and social science. Through a wide array of experiential learning opportunities, and strategic relationships in the community, we partner with others to produce graduates of stature. Along with a robust grounding in their chosen disciplines, MacEwan students are given durable life skills that prepare them to take on the world.**Opportunity**:
MacEwan University is seeking an Associate Registrar, Admissions, Recruitment and Transfer for a full-time continuing opportunity with the Office of the University Registrar.

The position provides institutional-wide leadership, vision, strategic direction, and oversight to the university's undergraduate student recruitment, admissions (Canadian and international) and transfer articulation units. Executes, in collaboration with unit managers, the strategies and tactics that drive operations, making optimal use of technology, communication tools, staffing, and resources to support the student experience, enrolment goals, and academic and service standards. In collaboration with the other Associate Registrars, is responsible for the leadership and management of the overall OUR operations.

Key responsibilities include:

- Developing, implementing, and evaluating unit specific operational goals in alignment with the overarching goals of the OUR and university's strategic plan _Teaching Greatness: Strategic Vision 2030_.
- Fostering a team culture that both promotes MacEwan and its programs while providing accurate and timely information to all constituents.
- Leading a team of admissions professionals to be effective guides for prospective students by providing timely and accurate information and guidance throughout the admissions process.
- Regularly reviewing analysis on admissions, enrolment trends, and student demographics to respond to market trends and shifting student needs.
- Providing oversight of the organization and execution of effective recruitment events, both on and off-campus, in collaboration with key constituents.
- Conducting research on competitor institutions, market trends, and emerging best practices to identify internal and external barriers to achieving enrolment goals.
- Recommending communication strategies and tactics based on a thorough knowledge and understanding of emerging trends in student recruitment and admissions.
- Overseeing the creation and maintenance of internal and external transfer articulation agreements, including serving as the primary custodian for official transfer articulation agreements for the university.
- Supporting a collaborative and respectful working environment that fosters professionalism.
- Encouraging and supporting a climate of excellence, responsibility, and accountability by facilitating professional development activities, monitoring job performance, ensuring service guidelines and outcomes are met, and recognizing employee contributions and achievements.
- In collaboration with the Registrar and Associate Vice-President, Strategic Enrolment Management and other Associate Registrars, providing strategic direction and lead change in the OUR to align with university goals and sector standards.
- Serving as the university's primary expert and has university-wide leadership responsibility and considerable authority over the university's student recruitment, admission, and transfer articulation administration.
- Contributing to and leading, where appropriate, the development of university strategy, policy and procedures related to student recruitment, admission, and transfer articulation, and is responsible for the interpretation and implementation of such policies.
- Developing and maintaining effective communication and collaboratio