Recruitment Coordinator

**Classification & Regular Hours**: Hours per Week: 35 Salary Grade: 13 **About Western**: Since 1878, Western University has been committed to serving our communities through the pursuit of academic excellence and by providing students, faculty, and community members with life-long opportunities for intellectual, social, and cultural growth. We seek excellent students, faculty, and staff to join us in what has become known as the "Western Experience" - an opportunity to contribute to a better world through the development of new knowledge, new abilities, new connections, and new ways to make a difference. **About Us**: **Responsibilities**: The Recruitment Coordinator is responsible for the recruitment, admissions and retention of future students in the Faculty of Engineering. This role plans, organizes, and executes all undergraduate, and some graduate, engineering recruitment, admissions, and retention activities, including large events, admission activities and retention strategies in order to increase enrollment and awareness of Western Engineering and it's programs. The Recruitment Coordinator acts as a first point of contact and meets with future students/parents to attract high-caliber students to the Faculty. Thi role will participate in developing recruitment and retention strategies, updating and creating promotional materials (print and web), and maintaining the websites. The Recruitment Coordinator will also provide assistance in outreach activities where there is a recruitment overlap, including activities where the target age group is Grade 9-12. The role will liaison with Western International to support potential and incoming international students to Western Engineering as required. **Qualifications**: - Education: - Undergraduate Degree (preferably in Business/Management Studies, Science or Engineering) - Experience: - 3 years of experience working in a University (post-secondary) environment building strong relationships with students, faculty, staff and the community - Human Resources, recruiting or counselling experience, specifically in relation to recruiting highly qualified personnel (students) - Proven sales/marketing/public relations experience with selling a program, product or concept - Experience coordinating and planning events with multiple stakeholders with demonstrated experience in public speaking with outstanding presentation skills - Mental Health training and exposure and experience working with at-risk populations (physical and mental) - Experience with BIPOC and female audiences and with high school student programs - International student relations experience preferred - Experience with high school student outreach programs preferred - Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: - Knowledge of post-secondary programs, protocols and processes related to admissions - Knowledge of procedures required of incoming international students - Knowledge of Western Engineering's program and certificate contents and requirements - Compelling and persuasive communication skills to engage individuals and teams inside and outside the University - Cross-cultural competency with an ability to interact and work effectively with people from different cultures and backgrounds - Customer service skills to understand customer needs and expectations, with a desire to deliver helpful and reliable service to the University community - A well-defined sense of diplomacy, including solid negotiation and conflict resolution skills - Self-directed, and comfortable exercising discretion and independent judgment in a fast-paced environment - Demonstrated organizational skills to anticipate, plan and balance multiple priorities with many interruptions with the ability to meet and cope with the stress of deadlines while maintaining accuracy - Capacity to consider issues from the perspective of others - Ability to work within a flexible schedule to accommodate the Faculty's events and activities with the ability to work evening and weekends for events and workshops - Interpersonal skills to liaise with prospective and current students, staff, faculty and other members of the Western community with the ability to respond and be sensitive to the emotional needs of students, support staff and faculty working under pressure - Must have a valid Class G drivers license and access to a car is preferable; Must be willing to travel within Southwestern Ontario on a regular basis and be willing to travel internationally (infrequently) **Background Checks**: Please note, successful applicants may be required to produce current a vulnerable sector record check from a police service prior to commencing employment. **Western Values Diversity**: **Please Note**: We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.