Recruitment Officer

**Regular/Temporary**
- Regular

**Job Title**
- Recruitment Officer (Student Recruitment, Events)

**Job ID**
- 72569

**Location**
- Central Campus

**Open Date**
- 10/22/2025

**Job Type**
- Continuing

**Close Date**
- 11/10/2025

**Employee Group**
- Unifor Unit 1, Staff

**Favorite Job**

**Department**
- Outreach

**Salary Grade/Band**
- Grade 9

**Salary Range**
- $30.84 - $47.65 (hourly)

**Hours per Week**
- 35

**Posting Details**

**Schedule**
- Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm

**Education Level**
- Bachelor's degree in a related field of study

**Career Level**
- Requires 3 years of relevant experience

**Anticipated Start Date**
- January 6, 2026

**Student Recruitment Officer (Events)**
**Outreach, Faculty of Engineering**
**(JD00082)**

**Engineering a Brighter Future**

**About the Faculty**

Ranked among the top engineering schools in Canada and worldwide, the Faculty of Engineering is on a mission to empower agile and globally conscious leaders in engineering who collaborate to create a brighter future. The Faculty is at the forefront of transforming engineering education, transitioning from traditional lecture methods to a project-based, hands-on learning approach. Our graduates emerge as resilient professionals, armed with invaluable skills and experiences from Ontario's second-largest co-op program, unparalleled research opportunities—the most extensive offered by any Canadian engineering program—and a multitude of clubs, teams, and projects.

Our community, comprising 265 dedicated staff, 220 esteemed faculty members, 7,600 undergraduate students, and 1,300 graduate students, is drawn to the Faculty of Engineering for its vision of being leaders in advancing engineering for global change. Our commitment is steadfast to cultivating a respectful atmosphere where everyone feels they belong, student success is central to all we do, and we are meaningfully reshaping an engineering field into one that reflects a diverse and inclusive society.

**Unit/Project Description**

In addition to event planning, the** SRO-E**actively participates in front-line recruitment activities, representing the Faculty at school visits, fairs, tours, and other outreach events. The role requires strong external communication skills and the ability to connect with diverse audiences. The SRO-E also develops and implements targeted recruitment strategies, builds partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, supports marketing initiatives, and manages domestic and international travel logistics. They collaborate with the full Engineering Recruitment team and work closely with current students and alumni to enhance peer-to-peer engagement, using data to refine approaches and evaluate impact.

**Job Summary**
Responsible for attracting well-qualified applicants to the University through a variety of centralized recruitment efforts, programs, and initiatives. Delivers information to students at events as a means to promote the various faculties and specific programs within the University and to ensure the University meets its target enrolment.

**Purpose & Key Functions**
- Develop conceptual plans and budgets for projects.
- Implement projects and ensure adequate staffing and that projects come in on time and on budget.
- Develop and deliver presentations to potential applicants, families, and guidance counsellors.
- Plan and coordinate various University recruitment events and campus-wide activities.
- Develop estimates of time and resources required for a variety of events and activities.
- Develop and implement market research strategies to establish and remain current with market trends.
- Develop, implement, and coordinate a marketing plan for annual recruitment activities ensuring the image and reputation of the University is maintained.
- Analyze travel reports and previous year's statistics to develop the school visit schedule.
- Monitor and reconcile accounts, prepare financial statements, calculate program costs, travel expenses and develop budget proposals.
- Negotiate terms and prices with external suppliers for services, supplies and equipment.
- Design and develop learning and training materials for temporary staff.
- Develop and deliver training sessions to temporary staff.
- Update, maintain, and verify information in a variety of databases and spreadsheets.
- Create, monitor, and update website and electronic request forms.
- Write and modify queries to extract data from databases.
- Facilitate focus groups to determine the effectiveness of current publications and to identify areas for improvement.
- Document and provide feedback to senior staff regarding the target audience’s perception of the University.
- Meet with and respond to inquiries from prospective students.
- Liaise regularly with stakeholders across the campus.
- Attend and represent the University at recruitment events.
- Travel to visit high schools and complete student registration activities.
- Ensure the confidentiality and sa