Acadia University is one of Canada’s leading primarily undergraduate institutions. For over 175 years, Acadia has been providing students with a learning environment that ensures they have every opportunity to succeed in life. Our graduates emerge with the tools required to be global citizens and community leaders. Acadia’s faculty and staff are key to our institutional success and share a commitment to provide our students with a high quality post-secondary education. Located only one hour from Halifax in Nova Scotia’s beautiful Annapolis Valley, Wolfville offers residents an affordable lifestyle, outstanding recreational opportunities, internationally acclaimed restaurants, a healthy economy, and the best weather in the Atlantic Provinces. With a recently-appointed President and a crystal clear mandate from our Board, Acadia is embarking upon an aggressive agenda that will see the university grow, expand our connection to the local community, strengthen our scholarly community, and engage our alumni in shaping a bright future.
Director of Student Recruitment
The Opportunity
Acadia seeks a dynamic team builder and entrepreneurial thinker to serve as our Director of Student Recruitment to lead our domestic student recruitment efforts. The Director must be a professional, action- and results-oriented leader with proven management experience and demonstrated ability to collaborate purposefully and effectively with a broad range of campus constituencies and external stakeholders and partners, to develop and oversee strategic recruitment policies, procedures, strategies and plans that reflect Acadia’s vision.
S/he will provide direction and leadership for implementation of those strategies, develop short- and long-range objectives and performance standards, and provide advice to senior leadership. The incumbent will also lead the recruitment staff to help meet Acadia’s enrolment targets, as well as direct and manage programs and budgets. The results are critical to Acadia’s success. A detailed job description is available upon request.
The Candidate
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of five years’ experience in business management, sales and/or marketing with demonstrated success in recruitment in a post-secondary educational setting. Knowledge of, and experience with enrolment planning, budget management, marketing and communications is essential as are superior communication skills. Proven effectiveness as a team builder with highly developed organizational and administrative abilities is required. Occasional domestic travel will be required.
The Rewards
Acadia offers a comprehensive benefit package in addition to a starting salary of $71,454 per annum (AUPAT Level 8).
To Apply
Forward your resume & cover letter, quoting competition #15-04-CB in the subject line, via:
Post: Marian Reid, HR Manager – Administration, Acadia University Box 17, Wolfville NS B4P 2R6
E-mail: employment@acadiau.ca
Fax: 902-585-1075
Consideration of applications will begin on 19 June 2015.
For further information, please contact Marian Reid at 902-585-1117 or marian.reid@acadiau.ca.
To see more information on why Acadia is an employer of choice, please visit our website at http://www.acadiau.ca/human
The University invites applications from all qualified individuals; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Acadia University is committed to employment equity in the workplace. We thank all applicants in advance and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The University reserves the right not to fill this position.