Admissions and Academic Administrator
Date Posted: 05/15/2024
Req ID: 37321
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Nursing
Department: Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00056213
Description:
About us: The University of Toronto's Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing ranks among the premier nursing programs in the world and is a global leader in ground-breaking research and education.
Your opportunity: Under the general supervision of the Assistant Dean and Registrar, the Admissions and Academic Administrator is responsible for administrative functions including advising students on program and/or course requirements, preparing acceptance and/or decline letters to applicants, analyzing service delivery and/or internal processes and recommending improvements, editing content for brochures, newsletters, websites and/or handbooks, room bookings, and promoting programs at recruitment events. This position will also be responsible for coordinating in-person and virtual student services related events and assisting with the student examination process.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing advice to departments and staff on admissions requirements
- Providing detailed explanations of admissions decisions
- Reviewing and assessing admissions applications
- Disseminating information regarding recruitment dates, requirements and application procedures
- Tracking and monitoring recruitment activities
- Liaising with contacts to obtain exams and related materials
- Handling the delivery of examination question booklets
- Coordinating appropriate accommodation needs for students
Essential Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience
- Minimum three years of recent work experience in a post-secondary registrarial environment including experience with admissions and student recruitment
- Experience providing advice to departments and staff on admissions requirements
- Experience reviewing and assessing admissions applications and providing detailed explanations on admissions decisions
- Experience coordinating the examination process while maintaining a high degree of confidentiality
- Experience coordinating events including determining the logistical details and liaising with stakeholders to coordinate space and resource requirements
- Experience promoting programs at recruitment events
- Experience tracking and monitoring recruitment activities
- Experience maintaining websites and databases, and generating reports
- Experience analyzing existing processes and systems and making recommendations for change
- High level of proficiency with MS Office Suite, exam software, learning management systems, student information systems and content management systems
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to exercise good judgment in dealing with faculty, staff and students
- Excellent customer service skills and a commitment to student success and the enhancement of diversity
- Ability to work in a collaborative environment that requires multi-tasking, managing competing demands and adaptability
To be successful in this role you will be:
- Communicator
- Multi-tasker
- Organized
- Resourceful
- Self-directed
Closing Date: 05/27/2024, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type : Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: USW Pay Band 11 -- $73,748 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $94,310. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Registrarial Services
Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.
This role is currently not eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, pursuant to University policies and guidelines, including but not limited to the University of Toronto's Alternative Work Arrangements Guideline.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Diversity Statement
The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission. As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.
Accessibility Statement
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission. The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities. If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact [email protected].
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