Manager, Transfer and Applicant Services

Georgian is more than just an employer – we're a community. With seven campuses located across Central Ontario, Georgian College offers rewarding employment opportunities in academics, administration, research, and more. We take pride in working alongside a dynamic team of student-focused educators, dedicated supporters, and passionate advocates. Together, we can advance our mission to inspire innovation, transform lives, and connect communities through the power of education.

Our exciting work environment offers the opportunity to learn and grow, while collaborating in a team-oriented culture that promotes equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. Together, we deliver unrivaled experiences for our students, employees and the communities we serve. Read our 2025-2030 strategic plan.

If you share our energy and passion, please consider joining Team Georgian.

The Office of the Registrar provides comprehensive academic, enrolment, and student services that support students throughout their educational journey, ensuring timely and informed assistance at every stage. Our team plays a key role in the planning and implementation of the college’s strategic enrolment plan. With accuracy and care, we manage admissions, transfer credit and pathways, student records, course registration, class scheduling, student fees, financial aid and awards, regulatory reporting, and academic calendars. In addition, we oversee transcript requests, enrollment verification, graduation applications, and credential issuance. Driven by our commitment to unrivaled service, we strive to deliver exceptional support to all our clients while upholding the integrity of academic operations and supporting student success and institutional operations.

Position Overview:

We’re seeking a dedicated administrative professional who will play a critical role in ensuring the effective and efficient, day to day operations for all transfer student services, including credit for prior learning (CPL) functions and partnerships, and serves as a key lead for applicant advising and communications benefiting students at all campuses, in full-time or part-time credit programs, . If you are passionate about achieving the college’s strategic initiative towards an unrivaled student experience and enrolment plans and thrive in a collaborative inclusive environment, this is the role for you.

Job Details:

Job posting date: February 27, 2026
Department: Office of the Registrar
Location: Barrie Campus -hybrid work environment
Classification: Administration
Employment Type: Full-time
Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week
Salary Range: $86,384-$107,980 per year

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading the team in providing student-focused transfer services and efficient operations that support the college’s enrolment objectives
• Ensuring academic requirements for exemptions from credit transfer, prior learning exemptions, pathways, and military-connected campus, and admissions where required, are communicated to students and relevant staff, evaluated and processed accurately and are measured against accredited curriculum, inter-provincial education, and other educational institutions outside of Canada, in compliance with the college’s and provincial policies
• Creating and implementing an effective, personalized, collaborative, data-driven annual outreach/ communications plan that will facilitate the achievement of enrolment targets
• Reviewing and/or designing business processes and or evaluation methods that may be used to assess credit exemption and admission eligibility to accommodate new types of programs and or partnership agreements, and propelling such models through the college’s approval processes
• Overseeing and ensuring all staff monitor their applicant/ student petitions to optimize conversion and pathway opportunities
• Evaluating the ongoing conversion of applicants/students served, and all related partnership/program results and recommending strategies to achieve enrolment targets or enhance the unrivaled student experience
• Contributing and supporting academic areas with the implementation and successful launch of new partnership articulations/ pathway agreements, new programs as it relates to CPL and applicant communication
• Developing, analyzing and maintaining statistical data/reports for use for management decision-making
• The incumbent is responsible for ensuring the systems, utilized by applicants and staff in their portfolio, are maintained or undergo required enhancements/ development to support the timely and accurate provision of transfer services (CPL and advising). This includes the provincial transfer database, CPL’s transfer credit systems, and applicant communication and advising tools and systems
• Ensuring the overall quality, accuracy, and timeliness of services, communication and guidance to applicants, admissions officers, and other applicant supporters
• Overseeing and resolving appeals or escalated issues related to applicant transfer credit, CPL, advising
• Strategizing all outreach and conversion communication vehicles related to the transfer credit and admission of new applicants in collaboration with Admissions, and Marketing, Communications and Recruitment
• Representing the Office of the Registrar at functions, on committees and in meetings as required, and supporting the college’s Enrolment Plan
• Representing Georgian on external committees, task forces and working groups such as the Committee of Registrars, Liaison and Admissions Officers (CRALO), CRALO subcommittees, and Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer (ONCAT)
• Researching issues, creating reports and presenting to college administrators with the possible courses of action related to upcoming issues or to making progressive changes in the practices and policies related to college admissions
• Building collaborative relationships with program faculty/ coordinators, college partners, Associate Deans and Deans\
• Remaining current with legislation affecting college admission practices from bodies such as ONCAT, Immigration Canada (IRCC) and the Ministry of Colleges and University (MCU) and other relevant Ministries
• Overseeing the recruiting, hiring, termination, training, disciplining, short- and long-term planning of the department
• Ensuring the efficient and effective use of the operating and grant funding, including the creation and submission of grant proposal
• Managing the department budget, identifying anticipated expenditures of a non-recurring nature and projecting costs associated with new initiatives
• Supporting the college’s strategic, business, and academic plans by collaborating with academic areas, international centre, partnerships office, and ministry representatives in the development of pathways and articulation agreements, and any new and ongoing student mobility projects
• Participating in the strategic planning and development and advises on the impact of policy changes to operational processes as they relate to the Office of the Registrar services
• Participating in the development of policies and procedures to complement newly developed business processes as well as reviewing existing policies and amending where required

Qualifications:

• Successfully completed a three-year diploma/degree in Business Administration or another related field
• A minimum of five years’ operational supervisory/management experience that includes the general oversight of staff, services, processes, and related systems
• Demonstrated ability to manage staff in a multi-union environment
• Demonstrated ability to effectively attract, hire, develop and supervise staff
• Financial management experience including budget development and management
• Excellent oral and written communication, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative management style
• High degree of proven professionalism, diplomacy and customer service skills
• Leadership, organizational, time management and priority setting skills
• Highly proficient in computer applications and databases, including Microsoft Office, customer relationship management tools, electronic case management and student or record information systems
• Experience/knowledge in a post-secondary environment preferred, specifically in the Office of the Registrar admissions, transfer credit services, CRM communications or student advising would be an asset

Why Work with Us?

Georgian’s multiple campuses are in some of the most sought-after areas in Central Ontario. Our campuses play important roles in each of these communities, serving as centers for academic, social, and cultural activities, and contributing to the social and economic well-being of the areas.

In addition to a rewarding career, here are some of the other benefits offered to full-time employees of Georgian College:

• We offer a competitive compensation rate, comprehensive benefits plan and a generous vacation policy as well as CAAT defined-benefit pension plan which includes fully matched contributions.
• A tuition reimbursement program that offers reduced course fees for college staff and their dependents.
• A holiday shut down period that allows employees to rest and relax with family and friends.
• A flex work program for most positions allowing employees the flexibility of working both on campus and remotely.
• All Georgian Employees have access to the EFAP: Employees and their family members can call the program 24/7 for completely confidential support, information, and assistance.
• Campus Safety Services: Georgian is committed to providing a safe, respectful and inclusive environment through the delivery of professional health and safety, security, parking, emergency management, conflict resolution and investigative services.

For a more in depth look at what Georgian has to offer, check out our website.

Are you ready to Experience Georgian?

If this opportunity matches your interest and experience, please apply online at: https://www.georgiancollege.ca/about-georgian/career-opportunities/ quoting Competition #26-26 by 11:59 pm on March 9, 2026. We thank all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Georgian College supports diversity, equity and a workplace free from harassment and discrimination and is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free environment. We invite applications from all qualified candidates and actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to persons of Indigenous ancestry, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. If you are contacted to participate in the interview, please advise the coordinator of any accommodations needed with respect to any materials or processes used to ensure you have access to a fair and equitable process.

Alternate formats will be provided upon request throughout the recruitment and selection process.