Student Recruitment + Admissions Coordinator

**Job Title**
- Student Recruitment + Admissions Coordinator

**Permanent Full-Time Excluded Position**
**8:30am to 4:30pm / Monday to Friday**
**Grade 7 ($68,994 to $91,992 per annum)**
- Emily Carr University of Art + Design is a school of students, faculty, thinkers and makers unlike any other. Established in 1925, we are the only specialized, accredited, public, post-secondary university in British Columbia solely devoted to education and research in the creative sector and its associated knowledge economy. We merge research, critical theory and studio practice in an interdisciplinary environment, strengthening our work by the integration of our personal and professional practices. Our strategy, facilities, partnerships and resources are intentionally student-centred to foster dialogue, expression and open connections in support of the next generation of creative and cultural leaders.

The Student Recruitment + Admissions Coordinator leads student recruitment initiatives by planning, conducting, and evaluating strategic outreach activities, including presentations, recruitment events, and ongoing follow-up with prospective students, schools, and community partners to attract qualified applicants to Emily Carr University (“ECU”). Additionally, the role provides critical support to undergraduate admissions processes by making eligibility decisions and proactively engaging with prospective students to improve applicant yield and enrolment. The incumbent also serves as a knowledgeable resource on admission policies, analyzes enrolment data and market trends, and collaborates with internal departments and external organizations to strengthen recruitment effectiveness.

**Benefits of Joining the Emily Carr community**:

- Enrollment in a comprehensive benefits package, including Dental Coverage, Extended Health, Disability Coverage and Life Insurance.
- Membership in the College Pension Plan.
- Competitive Vacation and Professional Development benefits.

**Typical Duties Include**:

- 1. Student recruitment outreach, planning, and follow-up:

- Plans, conducts, and reports on student recruitment with assigned schools, colleges, universities, or regions (the employee’s “recruitment portfolio”) through in-person and online presentations, information booths, counsellor/administrator follow-up, post-secondary fairs, career fairs, and lead/applicant follow-up, for the purposes of attracting good-quality applicants to ECU.
- Fosters relationships with administrative staff or leaders from assigned recruitment portfolio, including maintaining a database of contacts, for the purposes of improving access to prospective students and referrals to ECU.
- In consultation with their supervisor and other key partners, plans and executes general recruitment activities such as on-campus events, online events, and National Portfolio Day, including coordination of potential planning committees, budgeting, logistics, promotion, registration, and reporting.
- In collaboration with their supervisor, leads ECU’s campus visit program including delivery, development and reporting.
- Supervises student employees or other employees including hiring, onboarding, scheduling, providing day-to-day guidance and evaluating their performance. Addresses routine personnel matters independently and consults with the supervisor on complex or sensitive issues, including conflict resolution.
- Supports ECU Continuing Studies to develop and execute recruitment activities with relevant high schools and ECU teen or summer programming, by engaging their participants in ECU awareness activities.
- In consultation with their supervisor and other key partners, participates in the development and implementation of the department’s student recruitment plan or university’s strategic enrolment plan.
- Analyzes enrolment data, compiles and reviews report, analyzes market trends, and evaluates and makes recommendations to their supervisor, colleagues, or other leaders.
- Coordinates with Marketing + Communications and academic leadership to develop and execute a proactive communications plan, including effective use of social media to build awareness, generate leads, promote events, and ensure access to relevant information to prospective students.
- Supports their supervisor with the development of new policies or strategies relating to recruitment by researching promising practices in the field, ensuring alignment with the University’s strategic objectives and priorities.
- Recommends, develops, and maintains effective, collaborative relationships with other universities and provincial, federal, and international agencies and organizations.
- 2. Admissions adjudication and conversion:

- Supports admissions by following-up with incomplete files in support of applicant yield and conversion.
- Supports admissions with applicant file preparation, aggregation, and scoring.
- Exercises independent judgement and analysis to evaluate a prospect’s admissibility to spe