Student Recruitment Officer Term

About us:

The university's second largest division, U of T Mississauga has 17 academic departments and offers 156 programs in 92 areas of study. Home to approximately 15,000 students and over 1,000 faculty and staff, the campus houses the Mississauga Academy of Medicine, Centre for Medicinal Chemistry and Institute for Management and Innovation. With its distinctive interdisciplinary programs such as forensic sciences and biomedical communications, U of T Mississauga offers a broad array of continuing education programs and professional masters programs. Established in 1967, the campus features award-winning architecture, robust community partnerships and a dynamic student environment set amongst 225 acres along the Credit River in Mississauga.

Your opportunity:

The Office of the Registrar at U of T Mississauga delivers registrarial services to support U of T Mississauga's academic goals and U of T priorities in the areas of student information, interpretation of policies, and innovation of registrarial interactions. Our core mission is effective and sustainable strategic enrolment management: student recruitment, retention, success and graduation. Operating in a culture of cooperation and collaboration, we achieve our goals and objectives based on values of student-focused solutions, integrity of academic records and continuous innovative improvements.

Reporting to the Associate Director, Student Recruitment, the Student Recruitment Officer focuses on local and National recruitment efforts, and works closely with other members of the team to develop and implement strategies and initiatives to assist U of T Mississauga in achieving its recruitment and enrolment objectives. The Officer is responsible for promoting U of T Mississauga and U of T in the secondary school and college constituency and the community at large to recruit the most qualified students to the university.

The Student Recruitment Officer initiates, plans, co-ordinates and represents U of T Mississauga at recruitment events and delivers recruitment programs. The Officer provides timely and accurate student-focused advising services fostering positive relations with prospective students, their families, guidance counsellors and stakeholders. The Officer researches and analyzes student recruitment trends, and develops new strategies and programs for student recruitment. The Officer is responsible for evaluating current recruitment activities supported by statistical reports and provide proposals for changes and new initiatives.

Working as a member of the team, the Student Recruitment Officer assists with the co-ordination of the campus visit program including selection, training and supervision of student ambassadors, ensuring that they have current and accurate information about the admissions process, requirements, and programs of the university. The Officer fosters positive relationships between academic divisions, departments and student groups at U of T Mississauga so that internal constituencies are kept well informed of recruitment activities and wherever possible are given an opportunity to participate in the recruitment process.

The Student Recruitment Officer will be required to travel extensively within and outside Ontario during certain parts of the year (trips can be up to two weeks at a time) and will be expected to make travel arrangements for these trips. The Officer will set-up their own equipment for presentations, be prepared to make several presentations each day and have the ability lift boxes promotion materials (approximately 25 lbs.).

Your responsibilities will include:

• Fostering and maintaining a network of external contacts to support recruitment strategies
• Determining appropriate schools to visit based on an analysis of feedback and market trends
• Delivering student recruitment presentations
• Promoting programs at recruitment events
• Advising potential applicants, students, parents, and/or guidance counselors on admissions criteria and processes by probing and providing a range of options and possible consequences
• Conducting post-event evaluation, analysis and recommendations for changes
• Preparing draft program reports and summaries from data collected
• Fostering positive relationships with prospective students

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of experience and education
• Minimum four years' experience in a university or post-secondary environment
• Experience in post-secondary student recruitment and conversant with issues related to student recruitment, admission and university life
• Experience presenting to diverse groups, and in planning and coordinating group events and/or programs
• Excellent communication, public speaking and presentation skills
• Outstanding customer service and conflict resolution skills with a proven record of tact and diplomacy
• Knowledgeable about a variety of high school curricula, English language proficiency requirements and testing options, and U of T admission requirements
• Ability to stay organized and manage deadlines within a rapidly changing environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, webinar, social media tools and customer relationship management (CRM) systems

To be successful in thisrole you will be:

• Adaptable
• Communicator
• Goal oriented
• Motivated self-learner
• Organized
• Possess a positive attitude
• Problem solver

Closing Date: 02/26/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Term
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 12 -- $79,874. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $102,147. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Registrarial Services

This is a term opportunity until February 2027

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.