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Desired Start Date: October 12, 2026

Posting Close Date: October 4, 2026

Salary range: $63,827 - $72,927

Bargaining unit: BCGEU Support

Classification: Support Services Coordinator II

Type of appointment: Regular Full time

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm

Special Instructions to Applicants:

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- This position will require travel and may include some evenings and weekends

- Travelling frequently throughout campus regions and occasionally outside of region.

- Shortlisted internal candidates must notify the current Support Staff Bargaining Chairperson and People Services if they want a Union Observer during interviews and final selection of candidates.

Position Summary

The Indigenous Student Recruitment Offers reports to the Manager, Recruitment & Enrolment. This role is primarily responsible for promoting Okanagan College to prospective Indigenous students in secondary and post-secondary institutions, community, educational, and career organizations; business and industry; and other relevant community settings. While available to support all recruitment activities and initiatives, this position focuses on encouraging prospective Indigenous students to engage with and apply to the College through direct connections, in-school and community presentations, and on and off-campus events. Working closely with Indigenous Services,



this position strengthens relations with local Indigenous community partners and advances the College’s goals related to reconciliation and student success.

The Indigenous Student Recruitment Officer identifies quality leads and prospective Indigenous applicants for all Okanagan College programs, location, pathways, and delivery methods. The position combines knowledge of various data sources and industry and enrolment trends with relevant cultural understandings and competencies ideally, through lived experience to support prospective Indigenous students, parents, and influencers in the process of making decision for post-secondary education.

As a key ambassador of the College and its goals, the Indigenous Student Recruitment Officer is the key primary recruitment contact supporting Indigenous community partners served by the college.

Functions and Duties

STUDENT RECRUITMENT

• Provides detailed, comprehensive, and accurate College and program-specific information and guidance to prospective students through school, community and campus presentations; one-on-one or group consultations; and varied media ( e.g. virtual meetings, phone, text messaging, email, and social media).

• Responds promptly to inquiries, concerns and requests about programs, applications, registration and services from prospective students.





• Provides advising to prospective students to help identify programs that are a fit for student goals, advises on pre-requisites and conducts first stage review of transcripts to assess admissibility.

• Provides prospective students with information on career and employment trends and outlines how Okanagan College programs and courses are a pathway into these careers.

• Works collaboratively with the College’s program delivery departments to promote all programs.

• Works collaboratively with the College’s service departments (especially Indigenous Services and Student Services) to advise prospective students effectively on supports available and the process to access supports.

• Provides on-campus tours to prospective students, influencers, school and community groups as required .

• Guides prospective students and their influencers to engage with Okanagan College by providing contact information and promoting tours and attendance at on campus events.

• Represents Okanagan College and all its programs and regions as applicable on the post-secondary BC recruitment circuit, at the Alberta Out-of-Province recruitment weeks, and at other recruitment activities in and outside the province as appropriate .

• Stays current on provincial initiatives and systems that impact prospective students, applicants and students including but not limited to EducationPlannerBC , BC Transfer Guide, Skilled Trades BC and Financial Aid.

• Researches and develops new Indigenous recruitment opportunities and methodologies, consulting widely with Indigenous Services and external stak

📌 Indigenous Student Recruitment Officer (Canada)
🏢 Okanagan College
📍 Canada