Undergraduate Recruitment Coordinator

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• Employment Type:
  
  Permanent
• Time Type:
  Full time
• Hiring Range: $67,688.63 - $84,610.79
• Department:
  Faculty of Engineering
  - Dean of Engineering Office
  - Admissions Support

The Undergraduate Recruitment Coordinator reports to the Faculty of Engineering’s Associate Director, Admissions, and is responsible for developing strategic undergraduate recruitment communications and initiatives to support the development and execution of the Faculty’s annual undergrad recruitment plans. This includes the responsibility for ensuring the success of undergrad recruitment events and the content development for print and online communications, digital media initiatives (i.e. digital advertising, photography, and video), social media content, and post communications analysis.

Marketing and Recruitment Plan Development Conduct research as part of setting the strategic direction and implementation of Engineering recruitment initiatives related to relationship building with prospective students and their families, events, and confirmation tactics Ensure a full understanding of the strategic recruitment needs and expectations of the Faculty of Engineering department chairs, associate chairs undergrad studies and Undergrad Office to appropriate prepare ideal messaging and content development Work with the Associate Director, Admissions to set and track an annual budget for Faculty recruitment events and prospective student relationship building strategies.

Ensure that the Faculty’s key value propositions and differentiators, and expectations of the strategic plans, are highlighted in centrally-developed recruitment materials Relationship building Initiate and maintain professional relationships within the Faculty of Engineering and other University of Waterloo academic units (i.e. professors, staff, current students, alumni, etc.) for engagement and participation in Engineering recruitment, admissions, and confirmation initiatives Represent Engineering on University-wide and Faculty-wide committees and advisory groups related to admissions, and recruitment communications, events and relationship building initiatives (ie: round tables, working groups, and committees) Be the primary contact for in person visits and interactions with prospective engineering students/applicants, parents and high school teachers Create and cultivate relationships with domestic and international students, influencers, and key stakeholders Create Faculty-specific communications to prospective students and applicants and respond to student inquiries Regularly meet and communicate with relevant academic units/departments within and outside Engineering who are involved with recruitment, engagement, transition, and admissions Lead Engineering’s confirmation strategy for students (ie: arrange hand-written note writing, coordinate calling/texting campaigns, manage mass mailings of swag, etc.)

Manage and execute Engineering’s recruitment social media strategy, aligned with the overall Faculty marketing and recruitment plan. Event and tour management Working in partnership with the Faculty Advancement Events Specialist and the event planning teams within University Marketing and Undergrad Recruitment (MUR) to ensure the successful planning and execution of…