Position: Associate Director, HBA Recruitment

Location: London, ON (on-site)

Position Type: Full time, 3 year renewable contract.

Status: This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Hiring Range: $85,309 - $106,636

Application Deadline: Wednesday, October, 18, 2026, at 11:59PM.

About Ivey Business School

We acknowledge that Ivey Business School is located on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee and the Lūnaapéewak, on lands connected with the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum between the Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee and the London Township and Sombra Treaties of 1796.
With this, we respect the longstanding relationships that Indigenous Nations have to this land, as they are the original caretakers. We acknowledge historical and ongoing injustices that Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) endure in Canada, and we accept responsibility as a public institution to contribute toward revealing and correcting miseducation as well as renewing respectful relationships with Indigenous communities through our teaching, research and community service.

Ivey Business School (www.ivey.ca) at Western University (www.uwo.ca) is Canada’s leading provider of real-world, case-based business education. Drawing on extensive research and business experience, Ivey’s faculty provides the best classroom experience, equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and capabilities they need to confidently take on today’s leadership challenges and opportunities through Case-Method Learning. Ivey offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs, as well as Executive Education at campuses in London, Toronto, and Hong Kong.

The recruitment and admissions department at Ivey has several key purposes. Firstly,



our main goal is to attract top-notch students who will contribute to the academic community and uphold the values of the Ivey Business School. Acting as ambassadors, we promote our programs’ unique offerings to prospective students. Moreover, we are dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusivity, recognizing the value of different backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives in enriching the university community. Ensuring fairness and transparency, our department also maintains standards in the admissions process, aligning with the university's academic policies. Lastly, by bringing in talented and motivated students, we play a crucial role in enhancing the school’s reputation and standing in the academic world.

Position Overview

The Associate Director, HBA Recruitment (the “incumbent”) is responsible for designing and continually assessing recruitment strategies for the HBA program (the “Program”) within the context of the overall strategy of the School. This includes attracting high-quality students and delivering an outstanding experience for students at the inquiry and application stages across two key applicant groups: AEO applicants, who are applying for AEO status as they enter first year of university, and non-AEO HBA applicants, who are applying directly to the HBA program without AEO status.





- To lead the marketing messaging of the Program and design a recruitment strategy around those messages.
- To maintain and increase the size, diversity, and quality of the AEO and HBA applicant pool. The AEO and HBA admissions processes are unique in the post-secondary market and are an integrated part of the key differentiators of the Program.
- To lead annual and multi-year recruitment and market planning to support institutional decision-making.
- To provide strategic recommendations to senior leadership based on demographic trends, market shifts, and competitive analysis.

As the Associate Director, HBA Recruitment, you are leading the team of HBA recruiters that are responsible for developing and managing relationships with applicants at all stages of the application process up until application is submitted.

As part of the recruitment process, they represent Ivey at university fairs, delivering high-impact presentations and providing strategic guidance to candidates when required during the application process. They are seen as an expert in recruitment and marketing strategies, and planning and operations, always working hard towards an overall goal of meeting application numbers and diversity and client satisfaction targets. The individual also has a knack for building and maintaining effective relationships with many different stakeholders. They provide strategic leadership to the recruitment team responsible for national and international outreach, relationship management, application assessment and applicant engagement across the full admissions lifecycle.

- Recruitment
- Design and execute recruitment strategies and activities (including budget) that will attract high quality candidates, in

📌 Associate Director, HBA Recruiting (London)
🏢 Ivey Business School
📍 London