Coordinator, Student Recruitment & Engagement

Timberline Canadian Alpine Academy; Banff; On-site; CAD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Paid vacation and PTO

Professional development opportunities

Unique post-secondary environment in a

Job summary

Timberline Canadian Alpine Academy in Banff, AB, is seeking a Coordinator for Student Recruitment & Engagement. The role combines travel, sales, and field activities to recruit future students and enrich the current student community.

Working with the Senior Manager, you will support recruitment events, lead outreach, and help manage CRM data, while actively engaging with students during the academic year and in outdoor programs.

Qualifications

• Experience in sales, customer service, hospitality, tourism, recreation, education, or another people-focused environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a natural ability to connect with both prospective and current students.
• Comfortable with proactive outreach, sales conversations, presentations, and meeting new people.
• Highly organized, reliable, and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly and occasionally work evenings or weekends.
• A genuine interest in skiing, mountain sports, tourism, and the outdoor industry.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Manager in delivering the annual student recruitment and enrolment plan.
• Attend school visits, trade shows, education fairs, conferences, open houses, and other recruitment events.
• Travel to priority recruitment markets throughout the year.
• Connect with prospective students and families and support ongoing lead follow-up.
• Assist with recruitment presentations, information sessions, campus visits, applications, and enrolment activities.
• Maintain accurate prospective student information and activity within the school’s CRM.
• Build positive relationships with current students throughout the academic season.
• Support Program Managers with curriculum, student programming, events, and field activities.
• Participate in outdoor programming, including skiing, backcountry skiing, hiking, and other mountain-based activities.
• Attend and support key student events, including orientation, community activities, and graduation.
• Help foster an engaging, welcoming, and connected student experience.

Skills

People-focused experience

Sales and outreach

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Travel readiness

Outdoor/ski industry interest

Job description

Job description

Coordinator, Student Recruitment & Engagement

Location: Banff, Alberta

Salary: $60,000 annually + benefits and paid time off

Regular travel required

The Role

We are looking for an outgoing and highly personableCoordinator, Student Recruitment & Engagementto support both the recruitment of future students and the experience of our current student community.

Working closely with theSenior Manager, Student Recruitment & Enrolment, this role will support recruitment and sales activities including school visits, trade shows, recruitment events, prospective student outreach, and enrollment follow-up.

When in Banff, the Coordinator will be actively involved with our 2026–2027 student community, supporting Program Managers with curriculum and field delivery, attending student events, and building meaningful relationships with students throughout their experience.

This is an active, people-focused role that combines travel, sales, student engagement, and time in the field. The ideal candidate will have a genuine interest in the ski and outdoor industry and be excited to represent the experience of studying and living in Banff.

Key ResponsibilitiesStudent Recruitment & Enrolment

• Support the Senior Manager in delivering the annual student recruitment and enrolment plan.
• Attend school visits, trade shows, education fairs, conferences, open houses, and other recruitment events.
• Travel to priority recruitment markets throughout the year.
• Connect with prospective students and families and support ongoing lead follow-up.
• Assist with recruitment presentations, information sessions, campus visits, applications, and enrolment activities.
• Maintain accurate prospective student information and activity within the school’s CRM.

Student Engagement & Program Support

• Build positive and meaningful relationships with current students throughout the academic season.
• Support Program Managers with curriculum, student programming, events, and field activities.
• Participate in appropriate outdoor programming, including skiing, backcountry skiing, hiking, and other mountain-based activities.
• Attend and support key student events, including orientation, community activities, and graduation.
• Help foster an engaging, welcoming, and connected student experience.

What You Bring

• Experience in sales, customer service, hospitality, tourism, recreation, education, or another people-focused environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a natural ability to connect with both prospective and current students.
• Comfortable with proactive outreach, sales conversations, presentations, and meeting new people.
• Highly organized, reliable, and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly and occasionally work evenings or weekends.
• A genuine interest in skiing, mountain sports, tourism, and the outdoor industry.
• Familiarity with Banff National Park and the Bow Valley, or a willingness to quickly develop this knowledge.
• Comfortable participating in outdoor and field-based activities.
• Collaborative, adaptable, and willing to jump in wherever needed within a small team.

Compensation & Benefits

This is a seasonal, fixed-term position.

Compensation:$60,000 annualized salary, prorated for the contract term ofOctober 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027.

The position also includes:

• Comprehensive benefits
• Paid vacation and additional paid time off
• Professional development opportunities
• The opportunity to work in a unique post-secondary environment in Banff National Park

What Success Looks Like

You will help prospective students discover what makes our programs unique while also contributing directly to the experience of students once they arrive.

Success means being comfortablerepresenting the school on the road, supporting prospective students through enrolment, and being actively involved with our student community here in Banff.

Company Description

Timberline Canadian Alpine Academy is Canada's largest outdoor adventure post-secondary institution. Be part of small and dedicated staff team. Our mission at Timberline is to build community in the outdoors and develop Canada's next generation of skilled and thoughtful outdoor guides.