Job Description

Overview

The Recruitment Officer provides strategic direction and leads the undergraduate recruitment efforts for the Faculty of Mathematics internationally, specifically targeting the best high school mathematics students throughout priority markets for the Faculty of Mathematics. The incumbent is responsible for developing and implementing effective delivery of the Faculty of Mathematics strategic international recruitment goals and priorities. They will also be responsible for championing our outreach efforts of the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing (CEMC). Functional direction for the CEMC related outreach activities will be given by the Director, CEMC. This position is responsible for developing, implementing, and reporting on recruitment initiatives as outlined by the Director, Undergrad Recruitment & International. The incumbent will conduct recruitment visits on behalf of the whole University and will work to build external partnerships in priority markets outside of Canada.

Responsibilities

Strategic Direction

• Provides advice, guidance and critical analysis to the Director, Undergrad Recruitment & International and the Director, CEMC on issues impacting the Faculty's recruitment goals internationally and the Faculty's effectiveness therein
• Leads the team to develop a long-term strategic operational plan for our efforts internationally, outside of China and India
• Gathers intelligence and market research on higher-education recruitment trends internationally to share with both recruitment and admissions teams This intelligence will be used to drive policy and operational decisions
• Cultivate new relationships with top schools that could lead to agreements between our institutions

Recruitment

• Provides market research and make recommendations of marketing strategies to the Director, Undergrad Recruitment and International
• Offers recruitment seminars in English at high schools, agencies and public information sessions held at schools and/or hotels
• Attends recruitment fairs targeted at top high school students
• Builds relationships with top national and international schools, providing presentations, brochures and answering inquiries
• Effectively able to write marketing emails to students or teacher leads to promote upcoming trip, webinar or to cultivate the relationship from a distance
• Liaise with agencies to ensure best practices for admission and recruitment
• Co-ordinate trips by other visiting UW representatives
• Recruit high caliber students for the Faculty of Mathematics
• Responsible for following and staying on budget provided
• Provide support for recruiting activities as assigned by the Director

Admissions

• Counsel students, parents, and agents with precise admission criteria required by the Faculty of Mathematics. This will involve face-to-face visits, phone calls, and email. A thorough understanding of Waterloo's policies and procedures is essential, an understanding of education systems (and their variations) internationally. Contribute to the development of new admission policies
• Admissions training will allow the incumbent to offer support to students throughout the application and admissions process, and at the very least be able to counsel students regarding requirements, procedures, and policies

Outreach

• Aid in the development of an official operational strategy for outreach throughout priority markets
• Expand CEMC outreach and contest participation by administering CEMC competitions in key centres
• Promoting and scheduling CEMC workshops in English at top high schools. Developing ongoing relationships with these schools to enable growth of the outreach activity
• Assist CEMC staff in providing administrative support in CEMC activities such as administering contests, responding to inquiries throughout the year etc.

External Partnerships

• Cultivate existing partners and look for new opportunities
• Aid in the creation and implementation of new partnerships and relationships for various university personnel
• Develop, enhance, and evaluate materials used to train Waterloo partners
• Work closely with Waterloo International to share best practices, and liaise with other units across campus

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree at minimum. Master's Degree considered an asset
• Must have three to five years' experience in higher education recruitment
• Experience with international recruitment would be preferred. A combination of work experience, studying abroad, or travel experience would also be considered
• Proven track record of success in recruitment and admissions counselling
• Experience travelling, working, or being educated internationally, considered an asset
• Experience working and delivering services in an intercultural setting is highly preferred
• Excellent public speaking skills and writing skills is required
• Must be familiar with the merits of a post-secondary Canadian education
• Ability to provide lively and informative recruitment seminars; must possess the ability to relate to students and their parents, and to highlight the strength of the Faculty of Mathematics and the university as a whole; the person must be enthusiastic, charismatic, and possess excellent presentation skills in English
• This position is expected to expand our current recruitment and outreach efforts in top high schools in priority markets. By combining CEMC outreach with recruitment, the individual should be able to gain access to some of the best national and international schools that are usually closed to just recruitment seminars
• Extensive travel outside of Canada will be required, with the bulk between September - November and January - March. When travel cannot happen, virtual meetings or presentations in 'off-hours' is expected
• Experience with MailChimp considered an asset
• Maintain a clear Police Vulnerable Sector Check

Equity Statement

The University of Waterloo is committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. The University of Waterloo is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River.

The University values the diverse and intersectional identities of its students, faculty, and staff. The University regards equity and diversity as an integral part of academic excellence and is committed to accessibility for all employees. The University of Waterloo seeks applicants who embrace our values of equity, anti-racism and inclusion. As such, we encourage applications from candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including applicants who identify as First Nations, Metis and/or Inuk (Inuit), Black, racialized, a person with a disability, women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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