Manager, National Recruitment

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**Job Title: Manager, National Recruitment**
- Administration _

**Position Status**:Permanent, Full-Time

Non-Union

**Department**: Recruitment and Strategic Enrolment

**Supervision Received**: Director, Student Recruitment

**Supervision Exercised**:
Enrolment Specialist

Pathways Specialist

Student Assistants

**Location**: Sault Ste. Marie or Greater Toronto Area, ON

**Number of Positions**: 1

**PRIMARY FUNCTIONS**:
A. Domestic Student Recruitment 50%

B. Event Management 30%

C. Administration 20%

**TOTAL 100%**

Reporting to the Director, Student Recruitment, the Manager, National Recruitment is responsible for the planning, analysis, and coordination of domestic recruitment activities and events. As a member of the Recruitment and Strategic Enrolment team, the Manager is a team leader in the development and implementation of recruitment strategies, programs, and initiatives to attract high-quality students and support the overall strategic enrollment management goals of the University.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**Domestic Student Recruitment (50%)**
- Plan and coordinate domestic recruitment activities for all Algoma University campuses.
- Manage the campus tour program to ensure optimal efficiency, customer service, and presentation of the institution.
- Oversee the analysis and booking of high school student visits to maximize Algoma’s presence and effectiveness in recruiting at Ontario high schools.
- Make informed recommendations about the domestic recruitment strategy.
- Oversee Algoma’s college recruitment program and develop strategies to enhance effectiveness in transfer and mature student recruiting.
- Research strategies to expand Algoma’s domestic recruitment presence in key regions to meet enrolment targets, and make recommendations on recruitment and conversion opportunities.
- Represent Algoma University at the General Committee on Student Recruitment and relevant subcommittees, as required.
- Conduct visits to high schools and other institutions across Ontario to build relationships and strengthen Algoma’s connection to key constituents.
- Make presentations to high school and college students, guidance counselors, and others as required to promote the University to prospective students.
- Advise high school students, parents, and guidance counselors on academic programs, admissions requirements, and student experience.

**Event Management (30%)**
- Collaborate with the Director, Student Recruitment, Office of the Registrar, and Marketing & Communications staff to establish effective communication with prospective students, their families, and guidance counselors throughout the recruitment and admissions process.
- Ensure the successful planning, budgeting, execution, and ongoing evaluation of campus recruitment and conversion events and activities including, but not limited to open houses, applicant receptions, and guidance counselor events.
- Build presentation and training materials to ensure appropriate information is provided to key audiences.
- Oversee the coordination of special projects including the campus tour program and targeted recruitment campaigns.
- Oversee the coordination of webinars for prospective students and applicants.
- Build relationships and collaborate with all academic and administrative departments on campus in order to effectively communicate university information to prospective students, parents, and guidance counselors.
- Build relationships with guidance counselors and teachers in secondary schools and design and implement outreach strategies to engage this group of constituents in each of Algoma’s three campus locations.
- Manage Algoma’s presence at external recruitment events and activities including, but not limited to, the Ontario Universities’ Fair, and Regional Fairs.

**Administration (20%)**
- Manages the hiring, onboarding, training, performance evaluation, and daily supervision of the Domestic Recruitment team
- Play an active role in the planning of the domestic recruitment budget.
- Ensure the appropriate collection, analysis, and reporting of data required for analysis, strategic planning, and decision-making to support enrolment goals.
- Oversee the creation of prospective student surveys,