Strategic Partnerships & Recruitment Manager (Ottawa)

Multi-Health Systems Ltd.; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended Health & Dental benefits

EFAP & virtual healthcare

Life, AD&D, and Long-Term Disability

Paid time off

Job summary

IBU, located in Ottawa, Ontario, seeks a Manager of Business Development to build strategic partnerships in the region and drive student recruitment and institutional growth. The role is hybrid/field-based with regular travel, reporting to the Associate Director of Student Recruitment.

The successful candidate will develop external partnerships, identify new opportunities, and lead outreach initiatives while collaborating with Recruitment, Marketing, Admissions, and Academic teams to meet

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, communications, education, marketing, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in business development, sales, partnerships, or other external-facing roles.
• Demonstrated success in prospecting, pipeline development, partner activation, and delivering measurable business outcomes.
• Results-oriented with strong verbal and written communication and public speaking abilities.
• Experience leveraging CRM platforms such as Salesforce.

Responsibilities

• Identify and cultivate new business development opportunities to generate prospective student leads and support enrolment growth.
• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with schools, community organizations, Indigenous communities, associations, and industry partners.
• Represent IBU at networking events, career fairs, school visits, and community engagements.
• Deliver compelling presentations on IBU's programs and opportunities.
• Manage partnership pipelines and track outreach, partnership development, and performance metrics using CRM systems and reporting tools.
• Collaborate with Recruitment, Marketing, Admissions, and Academic teams to support student recruitment strategies and institutional growth objectives.

Skills

Business development

Sales

Partnerships

Prospecting

CRM (Salesforce)

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

IBU, located in Ottawa, Ontario, seeks a Manager of Business Development to build strategic partnerships in the region and drive student recruitment and institutional growth. The role is hybrid/field-based with regular travel, reporting to the Associate Director of Student Recruitment.

The successful candidate will develop external partnerships, identify new opportunities, and lead outreach initiatives while collaborating with Recruitment, Marketing, Admissions, and Academic teams to meet