Campus Recruiter and Student Programs Specialist

Campus Recruiter and Student Programs Specialist The opportunity

As the Campus Recruiter and Student Programs Specialist in Early Talent at OTPP, you’ll help students take their first career steps while building Ontario Teachers’ future talent pool. You’ll manage intern, co-op and new graduate recruitment, build campus relationships, and deliver programming that connects students to our organization. Combining hands-on recruitment with student engagement, employer branding and data-informed improvements, you’ll help shape how we attract, assess and develop early talent.

Who you'll work with Working closely with the Manager, Early Talent, you’ll combine hands-on delivery with opportunities to improve how we attract, assess and engage early talent, and be part of our global Talent Acquisition team. You will partner with hiring managers, business leaders, HR business partners, experienced hire recruiters, executive assistants, Marketing and Communications, our OTPP campus ambassadors, and campus partners to translate workforce needs into effective recruitment plans and deliver a consistent candidate and hiring manager experience.

What you'll do Campus Recruitment:

Manage intern and new graduate recruitment cycles from intake through offer, including role postings, resume screening, digital interviews, interview coordination and candidate communications.

Manage day-to-day relationships with assigned schools and campus partners, gather insights on academic programs and student engagement, and provide recommendations to inform the broader campus strategy.

Build and maintain relationships with target student clubs, investment funds, technical communities, professional associations and other campus partners

Identify potential sponsor ships and events for the Manager’s consideration; organize and prepare employee representatives for career fairs, information sessions, panels and outreach.

Proactively identify, source and engage high-potential students and early talent, building and nurturing diverse talent pipelines ahead of current and anticipated hiring needs.

Equip campus representatives with clear, accurate and consistent messaging about the organization, hiring process, student eligibility and employee experience.

Develop presentations, toolkits, event materials, candidate communications and recruitment content, partnering with Marketing and Communications to promote opportunities, events and employee stories.

Guide hiring teams in assessing early talent based on potential, learning agility, technical foundations, project experience and transferable skills, and provide recommendations to support internship-to-full-time conversion and longer-term pipeline decisions.

Support annual workforce planning by gathering and validating business requirements and translating approved plans into detailed recruitment timelines, student profiles, target programs, assessment stages, term lengths and start dates.

Analyze hiring outcomes, candidate feedback, market intelligence, school insights and program data to identify trends to recommend improvements to recruitment plans, talent pipelines and future cycles, and inform our campus strategy, target schools, and student programs.

Track and report on program metrics, including source of hire, hiring outcomes and student evaluations, while following established processes, identifying solutions and escalating exceptions when appropriate.

Partner with the Talent Systems team to support recruitment technology enhancements, including user acceptance testing, troubleshooting and process improvements that enhance the candidate and hiring team experience, as needed.

Early Talent / Intern Program Management:

In partnership with our Talent & Leadership learning team, plan,…