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Manager, Recruitment and Admissions

Apply locations Ottawa, ON Main Campus time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id JR14904

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Job Type:

Employee

Duration in Months(for fixed-term jobs):

N/A

Job Family:

Admissions

# of Open Positions:

1

Faculty/Service - Department:

Juris Doctor Program

Campus:

Main Campus

Union Affiliation:

N/A

Date Posted:

June 27, 2024

Closing Date:

July 08, 2024

Note : Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above

Hours per week:

35

Salary Grade:

Non-Union Grade NM1

Salary Range:

$98,138.00 - $121,799.00About the Common Law Section of the Faculty of Law
Over the past 20 years, the Common Law Section of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa has become a national and global leader in many fields. We are the only law school to offer a common law degree in both English and French, and our faculty is one of the most accomplished in the country. We are an engaged Faculty, and we have a strong culture of public engagement. We also have a strong bond with the legal community in Ottawa and a special relationship with the Supreme Court of Canada. We are leaders -- leaders in research, leaders in the profession and leaders in our community. On any given day, members of our faculty may be seen testifying before a Parliamentary committee, providing expert commentary in the media, or contributing to public policy debates on the issues of the day. We are the most-cited law faculty in the national media. Through our dedication we have built strong experiential learning opportunities for our students where our students have unparalleled access to, and interaction with, the highest judges in the land to help foster an inclusive and high-quality student experience.

Position Purpose:

Under the direction of the Assistant Dean JD Program, the Manager, Recruitment and Admissions provides strategic direction and recommendations, management, and leadership in the short, medium and long term in the development and implementation of services, policies and processes associated with recruitment and admissions at the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, which have a direct impact on the strategic plan of both the Common Law Section and University. This includes direct supervision of the Common Law Section recruitment and admissions staff, and management of all admissions and recruitment activities.

Admissions and recruitment in the Common Law Section is unique compared to other Faculties in the University. The Common Law admissions process involves a holistic review of applicant files that is resource and time intensive. This holistic process is critical to achieving the Common Law Section’s strategic goals and necessary to ensure that the Common Law Section is admitting applicants who are academically excellent, as well as ready to participate in a learning environment that is collaborative, diverse, and inclusive.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Develops and implements strategies and best practices to attract top candidates to Common Law Section programs that is aligned with industry standards in Canadian legal education. Efficiently and effectively manages the communications, marketing and implementation of programs to recruit, evaluate and admit students into Common Law Section programs while ensuring rigorous quality control mechanisms are in place to guarantee consistency, equity, diversity, inclusion and efficiency throughout the admission process.

• Provides advice to senior management about new trends in the national and international market, clientele, and competitors, to proactively respond to internal and external competition. May be required to benchmark to recommend best practices adopted by competitors in the legal education market.

• Exercises strategic leadership to ensure the Section and University’s objectives are met in admitting a diverse and excellent student body into Common Law Section programs in a context where applicants will be admitted primarily through a holistic admission process, and the quality of applicants will influence the Common Law Section’s reputation and standing in the legal profession and legal education market.

• Monitors statistical data related to the admissions process (including, for example, applicant data, offer data, and acceptance data), and analyzes, identifies, and evaluates factors affecting the admission process to ensure alignment with the Section’s recruitment and admissions priorities. Makes recommendations to achieve recruitment and admission objectives set by the Assistant Dean and in the faculty’s strategic plan.

What you will bring:

• A university degree is required, with a strong preference for a candidate with a JD or master’s degree.

• Minimum five years’ experience in post-secondary education administration with a strong preference for a candidate with experience in a post-secondary professional school, particularly in professional school admissions; or a minimum of five years’ experience in the practice of law.

• Experience managing staff, with progressively increasing responsibilities in a complex, decentralized organization involving multiple stakeholders.

• Experience leading large-scale projects with systemic scope, involving various aspects (e.g., technological component, human resources component, implementation of a new regulation and/or institutional policy, etc.).

• Proven ability to manage several functions simultaneously under pressure of resources and deadlines.

• Strong leadership, communication (oral and written), public speaking, relationship management, analytical, research and project management skills are required.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Excellent tact, diplomacy and confidentiality is required in working with students, employers, alumni, staff and senior level law school and University officials.

• Willing to exercise flexibility in work hours to accommodate emergency and crisis situations, weekend and evening events, and travel during recruitment fairs.

• Experience in implementing effective change management strategies to support the achievement of institutional and faculty objectives.

• Experience in developing, interpreting, explaining, and applying policies.

• Knowledge and experience with information technologies, especially computerized management systems and their strategic application.

• Demonstrated commitment to principles of reconciliation and decolonization, and equity, diversity, and inclusion.

• Bilingual

Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:
Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.
The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact hrtalentmanagement@uottawa.ca to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.
If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.

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