New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) is a non-profit independent, private institution of higher education with more than 12,000 students worldwide. Offering 90 degree programs, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees, in more than 50 fields of study, NYIT has conscientiously followed its mission of providing career-oriented professional education. Its academic programs prepare students for some of the most in-demand careers in today’s global economy, in areas including architecture and design; arts and sciences; education; engineering and computing sciences; health professions; management; and osteopathic medicine.
New York Institute of Technology (NYIT-Vancouver) is seeking a Marketing and Recruiting Coordinator. Reporting to and working closely with the Director of Marketing and Recruitment for the Vancouver Campus of NYIT the Marketing and Recruitment Coordinator will recruit students in Canada and overseas, with an emphasis on Chinese-speaking students. The Coordinator also assists with the servicing of Chinese-speaking agents in NYIT’s agent network and will be the principal Chinese-speaking contact at the Vancouver Campus for agents and prospective students. The Coordinator will also develop her/his own network of agents in designated areas of the world, particularly areas that will be new targets for NYIT Vancouver. The Coordinator will be the principal back-up for the Director when the director is unavailable, and will assist as needed with all aspects of the recruitment process, from generating leads to converting leads into enrolled students, to assisting with the initial processing of applications.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist with and be the principal contact for marketing and recruitment of Chinese-speaking students in Canada and overseas.
- Assist the Director with marketing and recruitment in other markets such as Latin America, the Middle East, etc., as needed.
- Developing and maintaining relationships primarily with Chinese-speaking education consultants (agents), including
o preparing agency contracts for approval
o agency performance reviews and contract renewals
o conducing information sessions in agents' offices
o meeting with students they refer to NYIT – locally and overseas
o ensuring timely payment of commissions
- Acting as the principal back-up for the Director of Marketing and Recruitment when the Director is travelling, on vacation, or otherwise unavailable.
- Assist the Director with advertising campaigns.
- Attending and representing NYIT-Vancouver at overseas fairs and local education fairs.
- Will convert leads to actual students to meet targets established annually.
- Follow up with new applications sent either by agents or prospective students.
- Other duties as needed.
Required Qualifications
- Complete fluency in English and Mandarin, and preferably also Cantonese.
- Bachelor’s degree (minimum), preferably from North America.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience recruiting international students.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and proven record of being able to work well and tactfully with others; ability to work with all departments, in Vancouver and in New York (e.g. to follow up on student application processing, agency commission payments, etc.)
Preferred Additional Qualifications
- Working knowledge of other languages, (especially Spanish and/or Portuguese)
- Knowledge of the education systems of Canada and other countries – ability to evaluate student transcripts from those countries.
NYIT is an AA/EEO institution.
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