EDUCATION & TRAINING ADVISOR (BILINGUAL) – OTTAWA CARLETON TERRITORY

This is a home-based position recruiting learners in the Ottawa Carleton Territory (Ottawa, Carleton, South to Smith Falls, North to Arnprior, east to Rockland, west to Lanark and all communities within) supporting locations.
The successful candidate must live in or relocate to one of the above-listed communities or surrounding areas.
Contact North | Contact Nord is seeking a professional with proven student recruitment or sales skills and experience to fill the challenging and rewarding role of Education & Training Advisor.
Contact North | Contact Nord is funded by the Government of Ontario and increases the number of underserved Ontario residents who take online programs and courses from Ontario’s colleges, universities, Indigenous institutes, and other providers while remaining in their community. We recruit and provide free support services to students in 1,500+ communities, in person at locations across the province, or by phone, email, live chat or virtually. Our services are available in English and French.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

· A minimum of a college diploma or university degree from a recognized post-secondary institution
· Three-plus years’ experience in recruitment or sales
· Proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience working with customer relationship management (CRM) software
· Strong presentation skills
· Proven ability to engage with businesses and community organizations
· Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation for travel within the assigned territory
· Bilingual in English and French (verbal and written) is highly desirable

· Student recruitment
Directly recruit students for the online programs and courses from Ontario’s public colleges, universities, Indigenous institutes, and other providers that match the educational goals, career aspirations and employment goals of the students and prospective students.
· Student support
Actively support students throughout their studies to help them successfully complete their programs, courses, and training.
· Community engagement
Proactively build partnerships with local businesses, community organizations, and agencies such as Ontario Works and Employment Ontario to refer their employees and clients to help them access the online programs and courses they need.