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Job Overview
Athol Murray College of Notre Dame is hiring an Admissions Officer to focus on the recruitment of boarding students both domestically and internationally.

School Profile

Founded in 1920 Athol Murray College of Notre Dame is a Canadian independent co-educational boarding school for students in grades 9 to 12, 85% of Notre Dame's 280 students are boarders and currently 86% of those boarders are Canadian. Notre Dame is known as the little school on the Canadian prairies where students are called to something bigger than themselves. Boarding is the heartbeat of life on campus. It is a safe and welcoming home where friends become family and lifelong bonds are forged. In addition to high-impact basketball, volleyball and rugby programs, Notre Dame is recognized globally for its exceptional hockey development program. Girls and boys from across Canada, the US and internationally choose to attend Notre Dame because of the opportunity to earn a first-class education while playing the sport they love.

In response to the changing nature of the educational and hockey landscape in 2026-2027 Notre Dame will be introducing several significant academic program enhancements.

• MAP Growth Assessments for all new and returning students
• Expanded Advanced Placement (AP) offering
• Increased Indigenous co-curricular programming
• Online learning courses for remote learners in grades 11, 12 & post-grad (PG)
• Faculty and student led Immersive Week
• Enhance guidance offering that includes structured university campus visits and post-grad support
• A new English Additional Language (EAL/ESL) offering
• The Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Diploma

Roles Responsibilities

The Admission Officer’s primary responsibilities will be to...

• To develop and implement the school’s boarding student recruitment strategy and ensure it aligns with the school’s overall mission and vision.
• Research new markets and provide plans and business cases in support of the development of these markets. Liaise with internal stakeholders – Hockey Operations, Alumni Relations, Fundraising, and Marketing & Communications, as well as external partners – CAIS, in-country agents and other partners both domestic and international.
• Develop and cultivate a network of preferred educational agents. Identify new agent partners. Negotiate agent agreements. Review on an annual basis agent performance. Co-ordinate quarterly digital agent meetings with one annual in-person session. Provide agents with up-to-date information and materials as required.
• Identify, meet, recruit, interview and make recommendations on the admissibility of prospective students. This includes travelling internationally and domestically; anticipating between 45-75 days of travel per year with the heaviest concentration of travel will be in the months of September to November and January to March.
• Follow-up with new students and families to ensure a smooth transition to the school by working directly with school directors and orientation leaders.
• Prepare and distribute profiles of all incoming boarding students to the school Academic, Boarding Life and Advancement teams.
• Liaise and communicate regarding retention and tracking purposes and ensure proper direction and communication to families pertaining to retention issues.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will possess the following qualifications

• Post-secondary education required.
• A minimum of 3 years of direct sales experience. Major account sales experience would be a further asset as would experience working in an admissions function in an independent or private school.
• International market experience or experience working with clients from diverse countries, cultures and backgrounds.
• Excellent customer service and relationship building skills.
• Multi-lingual an asset but not essential. The roles primary language is English with secondary languages including French, Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese or Korean desirable.
• Solid working knowledge of MS Office suite (including Outlook). Knowledge and experience of Blackbaud’s education suite of products a definite plus. Knowledge and experience working with MailChimp would also be a benefit
• Multi-tasking, great attention to detail and highly organized
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment

Benefits

This role includes the following benefits.

• Highly competitive salary commensurate with past experience
• College pension and RRSP match
• Dental, vision, and extended health care
• On-site gym and parking
• Discounted/free meals
• Wellness and employee assistance programs

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person