Job Description

Interested in a career at Langara College?

Our employees exemplify Langara\'s values of excellence, collegiality, innovation and integrity. If you think this position fits your qualifications, we encourage you to apply!

Langara College is located in Vancouver, B.C.: applicants to postings must be located in BC or willing to move to BC to accept work with Langara College. Exceptions to this will be clearly outlined in the event Langara College requires work (or positions to be based) to be performed outside BC or Canada.

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Job Title: International Marketing and Recruitment Assistant

Employee Group: CUPE

Employee Type: Permanent

Start Date: Monday, July 24 2023

End Date (if applicable):

: Reporting to the Manager, International Marketing, the International Marketing and Recruitment Assistant, works co-operatively with the International Student Marketing and Recruitment Team to implement the College\xe2\x80\x99s strategic International Student Recruitment Plan. This position is the primary contact responsible for addressing inquiries from prospective and existing international students and agents by telephone, email, and in-person and contributes to the development and maintenance of agent relationships in local and overseas market. This position assists in developing student information materials and provides support to the overall International Student Recruitment Plan.

Qualifications Required:

Education and Experience:

• Two-year Diploma in business field or International Studies or Intercultural communication. Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree preferred.
• Two (2) years of recent related experience working in international student recruitment, in a post-secondary institution.
• An equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered.
• Oral and written fluency in a required secondary language such as designated Turkish, Farsi and/or Arabic.
• Knowledge of the British Columbia post-secondary education system including the rules, regulations, procedures and policies governing the admission of students to post-secondary institutions.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively in English and a secondary language Turkish, Farsi and/or Arabic, both verbally and written.
• Strong sales, customer services, and persuasion skills.
• Demonstrated understanding of marketing principles and terminology.
• Excellent cross-cultural communication skills and ability to effectively communicate with clients for whom English is a second language.
• Ability to make and deliver effective presentations and speak in public.
• Ability to interpret and apply College, government, agency, and departmental policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to effectively work with and provide information, assistance and related services to the public, faculty, staff, agents and students.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with others in a team.
• Must have good interpersonal skills combined with an understanding of diversity, cross-cultural issues, and familiar with other cultures
• Intermediate level computer skills including: keyboarding at 45 wpm, word processing (MS Word), spreadsheet (Excel), database management (MS Access), PowerPoint, e-mail, and internet navigation.

Working Conditions:

• Hold a valid passport and be able to acquire a visa into countries that the College fosters relationships.
• The incumbent works primarily on campus in the International Education Department. In order to meet admission deadlines and take advantage of peak recruitment times, vacation requests may not be granted at certain times during the year.
• Some travel within the Lower Mainland and overseas may be required to attend various educational fairs, secondary and post-secondary institutions, or other recruitment events
• Ability to physically handle heavy materials and/or equipment (i.e. promotional materials, display stands for student recruitment events).
• Most of the duties for this position will take place at the College, applicants should be prepared to travel internationally.

Hours & Days of Work: 8:30am - 4:30pm Monday to Friday.

To obtain the full job description, please our recruitment team.

Salary Range: $26.83 - $30.67 per hour

Pay Grade: CUPE Paygrade 21

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 35

Hours may vary according to the needs of the department.

Compressed Workweek (Fortnight): No

Closing Date: Thursday, July 13 2023

People and Culture is committed to embracing, honoring, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplace. We remain dedicated to focusing our efforts on creating an inclusive employee community that fosters a sense of safety and belonging for everyone. We humbly acknowledge that we are just beginning our journey, which includes engaging in our own internal learning and creating a data-driven action plan that supports the integration of EDI practice into the work of People and Culture and the work we do with employees and leaders. Langara College welcomes applications from everyone including people from groups that are experiencing inequity including, but not limited to, Indigenous people, racialized people, people with disabilities, and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. If there are any barriers that you are experiencing or an accommodation that we can provide to support you through the application process, please us.

If you were a temporary employee with CUPE Local 15 at Langara College who has worked within the last five (5) months of the closing date on this posting, please our recruitment team if you meet the criteria for internal status (850 hours worked) as per Article III.7.g in the . Please quote the job requisition title and number with your previous employee ID and last day worked at the College. Please do not email if you worked at the College more than 5 months ago or if you worked in a different union.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to provide proof of educational and professional credentials noted on their resume. In addition, those shortlisted with international credentials must have their education credentials evaluated through WES (World Education Services) and provide Langara College, People & Culture document evaluation access for employment purposes.

We thank you for your interest in Langara College and for taking the time to complete an application. Only complete applications will be reviewed. Please be advised that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted due to the number of applications received.

Langara is committed to enhancing our diverse workforce.

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