Program officer Jobs in Toronto, ON

Date Posted: 10/07/2026
Req ID: 50471
Faculty/Division: School of Management
Department: Joseph L. Rotman School of Management
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00056439
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

About us:

The Rotman School of Management is part of the University of Toronto, a global centre of research and academic excellence at the heart of Canada’s commercial and financial capital. Rotman is a catalyst for transformative learning, insights and public engagement, bringing together diverse views and initiatives around a defining purpose: to create value for business and society. We make a fundamental promise – Here’s where it changes – to our students, our partners and the broader community. Everyone at Rotman, faculty and staff, plays a role in bringing that promise to life.

Your opportunity:

The Rotman Office of Recruitment, Admissions and Business Development (RABD) recruits and admits talented professionals who aim to push their limits, expand their creativity and develop their leadership potential via one of the School’s nine graduate management programs. The RABD team will achieve this goal using industry-standard best practices in strategic enrolment management.

As a Recruitment Officer, you will be part of an innovative, dynamic and collaborative team committed to delivering an exceptional experience for prospective candidates of Rotman’s graduate programs. A critical member of the RABD team, this role will lead initiatives to attract and support a diverse student body. The Recruitment Officer, will be a data-driven individual who will implement strategies and approaches to identify diverse top talent from domestic and international markets for our suite of graduate business programs.

In this role, you will work with colleagues across the RABD portfolio and the Rotman School, and be a key contributor to a dynamic and strategic enrolment management -driven recruitment and admissions operation dedicated to shaping the incoming classes of transformational graduate business programs at the University of Toronto.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Fostering and maintaining a network of external and internal contacts to support recruitment strategies
• Promoting programs at recruitment events and delivering student recruitment presentations virtually and in-person on campus and at external venues
• Planning and conducting recruitment, conversion and yield management activities
• Developing promotional content, presentations, events and communications for diverse groups of prospective students
• Conducting pre-event preparation and post-event evaluation, analysis and recommendations for changes and new initiatives
• Conducting detailed data analysis to inform recruitment strategies and plans
• Leading or supporting recruitment, conversion or operational initiatives that align with the University enrolment goals and equity, diversity and inclusion mandates
• Providing cross-functional support across Recruitment and Admissions during peak periods by conducting interviews, reviewing and assessing admissions applications, maintaining records, and collating briefing materials for meeting as needed

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum four years working in enrollment management, recruitment, admissions, student affairs or a related area, preferably in a graduate business program environment.
• Experience conducting student recruitment presentations to a wide range of diverse audiences and promoting programs.
• Proven track record of working on equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives, either in higher education or another relevant sector.
• Experience working with diverse populations and community outreach programs.
• Demonstrated experience applying fundamental strategic enrolment management concepts and equity, diversity and inclusion principles in a student recruitment setting
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal) and comfortable presenting to groups (5-300)
• Solid interpersonal, intercultural and customer service skills, including the ability to deal with sensitive and confidential matters
• Understanding of the challenges and barriers faced by underrepresented student populations in accessing higher education.
• Strong computer skills (e.g. Word, Excel, Access, Power BI)

To be successful in thisrole you will be:

• Accountable
• Achievement oriented
• Articulate
• Communicator
• Diplomatic
• Organized
• Persuasive
• Team player

Closing Date: 10/25/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 12 -- $84,564 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $108,145. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Registrarial Services
Divisional HR Office Email: hr@rotman.utoronto.ca

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

Job descriptions are available upon request for internal applicants.