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The Opportunity
Are you motivated by helping others?
Do you believe in lifelong learning?
Are you ready to be a part of an innovative, ever-expanding organization?
If you answered yes to these questions, we're interested in you!
At UFred, we're passionate about helping working professionals achieve their goals through online education, and our Recruitment Team is at the forefront of making that happen. Our Recruiters are made up of supportive, encouraging, collaborative people who are dedicated to helping potential students find programs that help them to achieve their professional and educational goals. Ambitious and enthusiastic, this team is the first point-of-contact for potential students, and they pride themselves on leaving everyone they speak to feeling more informed than before they met.
What you'll do
Responsibilities
The day-to-day of a Recruitment Advisor at UFred
The Recruitment Advisor, reporting directly to the Recruitment Manager, is responsible for building relationships and effectively promoting all programs offered by the University of Fredericton. The position is responsible for supporting and encouraging potential students through the admissions process in order to meet target enrolment goals. This role also includes various administrative duties, such as creating and maintaining accurate lead and opportunity records.
As a Recruitment Advisor, you can expect to
- Communicate over the phone and via email with prospective students throughout the application process
- Establish and maintain relationships with prospective students
- Pursue qualified candidates for enrolment, and determine appropriateness of candidates for admission based upon career goal compatibility
- Maintain a prospective student database
- Work with a variety of status reports
- Meet or exceed specific targets and goals
What you'll need
Qualifications
Some of the things we look for in a Recruitment Advisor include:
- An ability to persuade and influence others
- An interest in creating and delivering presentations
- Extremely well organized and attentive to detail
- Able to work independently and to self-direct his/her daily activities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; a team player and a relationship builder
- Ability to maintain a professional appearance and provide a positive company image
- Flexibility - we work in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment with deadlines and targets
- You enjoy a challenge and are dedicated to pursuing your goals
- Knowledge of Customer Relationship Management systems an asset
- Capable of accommodating last-minute critical requests
- Post-secondary education preferred
We're looking for
Core Skills
A little bit about us
University of Fredericton
The University of Fredericton is fully recognized as a degree-granting institution by the Province of New Brunswick. Our mission is to provide our students with an exciting, rewarding and affordable lifelong learning path of professional education, with programs scheduled to accommodate both professional and personal lives.
Are you interested?
Work With Us
We're committed to developing you!
Are you interested in joining the UFred team but lack some of the prerequisites for the position? Just as we're committed to helping our students grow professionally, we're dedicated to working with our staff as well. If you have a great attitude and a willingness to learn, let us know and we'll try our best to work with you.
Compensation Package
Joining the UFred team means you will be part of a rapidly expanding organization with a mission to provide quality and affordable education globally. UFred values its employees and ensures they are able to enjoy Wellness and Balance, Professional Development, and Service opportunities.
- Wellness and Balance: Employees actively utilize subsidized Health and Vision Care, as well as an RRSP Match program. They spend paid time off with those who are important to them between Christmas and New Years, as well as and on their birthdays. The possibility of flexible work arrangements, active living benefit, and Wellness days are additional benefits enjoyed by our staff.
- Professional Development: UFred supports both internal and external opportunities to support your development needs.
- Service: UFred employees actively participate in a wide range of volunteer and fundraising initiatives within and around the Fredericton Community on a regular basis.
Hours of Work
This is a full-time position (35 hours), under regular business hours. The position is available in Fredericton, NB, with the opportunity to work remotely.
If this sounds like a team that you're ready to be a part of, please submit a resume and cover letter specifically highlighting how you meet the qualifications above.
Please note the close date for this position is August 26th, 2022
We thank all those who apply!
About UFred:
The University of Fredericton is fully recognized as a degree-granting institution by the Province of New Brunswick. Our mission is to provide our students with an exciting, rewarding and affordable lifelong learning path of professional education, with programs scheduled to accommodate both professional and personal lives.