Recruitment & Events Coordinator

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**Job Summary**

**A Brief Overview**

Reporting to the Associate Director, Recruitment and Events, the Recruitment and Events Coordinator will be responsible for serving the needs of the CAC's corporate partners, students, and alumni in support of our mission to become the primary partner for students in their career journey. The incumbent will work to ensure that our client experience is of the highest quality and that clients receive courteous, friendly, and professional service. The incumbent will organize and host events on behalf of the CAC, and will be expected to take a leading role in representing the CAC and Smith brands, delivering exceptional experience for those in attendance. The Recruitment and Events Coordinator develops and maintains relationships with employers to increase the number of opportunities for students, and coordinates and prepares employer communications and promotional material to support to the operations within the CAC. The incumbent provides a high level of customer service, working with clients to ensure their needs are understood and met, and ensuring a seamless experience with their events.

This position acts as a point of contact for internship and professional experience programs, and facilitates connections between students, alumni, and potential employers. This position maintains regular communication with students and collaborates with employers and other departments and/or units on job opportunities and/or internships. This position guides employers through the employment partnership hiring process including job postings, company information sessions, interviewing, and tracking offers and acceptances. This position also coordinates and implements events including scheduling, promotion, recruitment, and logistics.

**What you will do**

Acts as a point of contact for internship and professional experience programs, and facilitates connections between students, alumni, and potential employers.

Maintains regular communication with students and collaborates with employers and other departments and/or units on job opportunities and/or internships.Guides employers through the employment partnership hiring process including job postings, company information sessions, interviewing, and tracking offers and acceptances.Coordinates and implements events including scheduling, promotion, recruitment, and logistics.Identifies opportunities to improve program efficiency and new partnerships.Develops and implements guidelines, procedures, and processes for existing programs.Designs, plans, and coordinates professional experience workshops and events.Provides customized job search and career advice to students including career exploration, educating students about internship search, and providing feedback on cover letters, resume, and practice interviews.Prepares statistical reports, interprets results for reporting, accountability, and planning.
- Designs and delivers student training supports for internships in other units on request, such as workshops and internship manuals.
- Other duties as required in support of the department and/or unit.

**Required Education**
- Four-Year Bachelor Degree or equivalent.

**Required Experience**
- More than 3 years and up to and including 5 years of experience.

Consideration may be given to an equivalent combination of education and experience.

**Job Knowledge and Requirements**
- Practical and applied knowledge of specialized methods and processes that are typically acquired through a combination of technical or academic qualification and/or work experience.
- Provide consultation and advice on non-straightforward and/or complex issues.
- Interaction with others typically requires interpersonal skills and the ability to understand and influence.
- Adapt messages to meet the needs of the intended audience.
- Build relationships, trust and credibility.
- Manage own work and may train and review the work of casual employees, work study students and/or volunteers, to see commitments through to completion.
- Contribute to setting work priorities and direction, supporting the team in achieving goals and objectives.
- Participate in project team meetings and develop individual project plans.
- Lead procedural or technological change within a unit.
- Identify new problems and seek information and input to fully understand the cause of problems.
- Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work processes.
- Draw logical conclusions and provides opinions and recommendations.
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