Post-secondary International Student Recruitment - Vancouver, Canada - Vancouver Film School

Vancouver Film School

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Work at VFS
There is no such thing as an ordinary day when you work at Vancouver Film School.

It's a creative and fast-paced environment where you're part of recruiting and educating the next generation of actors, filmmakers, video game developers and creative thinkers.

Our unique culture is all about celebrating the pure passion and unwavering perseverance of our students as they go through their own amazing personal journeys towards a career in the entertainment arts.

Constantly evolving and updating to meet industry demands, VFS believes results matter, and that extends from our classrooms and experienced faculty to our hard-working marketing, admissions, and support departments — and well beyond.

Job Scope

Reporting to the Director, International Admissions & Business Development, the International Student Recruitment Specialist is based outside of Canada and is responsible for building and fostering offshore international partnerships, with effective recruitment and sales strategies, in Canadian target markets to increase VFS enrolment numbers.

Core Responsibilities

Engages in offshore international marketing/recruitment practices and initiatives.
Provides offshore support and training to agents and partner institutions.
Manages the assignment of students to the respective VFS admissions advisor.
Conducts presentations, webinars, info. sessions, workshops, events, faculty visit planning, and regular agent visits and activities.
Conducts daily lead followup and all recruitment activities.
Develops and maintains project timelines and provides weekly activity updates.
Travels extensively throughout the year to attend events and partner visits within assigned regions.
Performs network growth activities in assigned and emerging markets.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

Degree/Diploma in Business Administration or a minimum of 5 years of related work experience in a recruitment role for a former institution.
Strong interpersonal skills with internal/external relations.
Goaloriented with a passion to succeed, flexible, works well independently, and under pressure.
A minimum of 5 years experience of recruiting international students, exceeding annual enrolment targets and deadlines.
Excellent written and interpersonal skills with extremely good attention to detail and accuracy.
Demonstrated organizational and time management skills, highly organized.
Demonstrated good judgment and initiative with the ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
Ability to present a professional and positive image and maintain discretion and confidentiality.

Vancouver Film School believes in diversity in all forms and we're committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all.

As our team grows, we're looking to work with a wide range of creatives and professionals from different backgrounds, including but not limited to Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, newcomers to Canada, seniors, visible minorities and people from all genders, sexual orientation and religious backgrounds.

We want to assure both our students and staff that this is of the utmost importance and strive to improve representation in all areas.