Student Engagement Specialist

CPA Ontario; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Focus on well-being with wellness programs

Ongoing learning and career growth opportunities

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Job summary

CPA Ontario is seeking a Student Engagement Specialist to inspire and engage students in the CPA profession. This role involves developing strategic recruitment initiatives, fostering relationships with educational institutions, and delivering presentations that spark interest in the CPA pathway. The ideal candidate is results-driven, has a background in marketing or education, and excels in communication and relationship-building. Join us in shaping the future of the CPA profession by attracting the next generation of business leaders.

Qualifications

• Proactive, results-driven professional.
• Experience in student recruitment, sales, public relations, teaching, marketing, or communications, with a strong business acumen.
• Compelling communicator and presenter, adept at engaging audiences and fostering connections.

Responsibilities

• Inspiring the next generation of CPAs through presentations and engagement activities.
• Driving the Student Pipeline using innovative strategies to strengthen CPA's presence on campuses.
• Cultivating meaningful relationships with post-secondary faculty and administration.
• Supporting marketing efforts to elevate the profile of the CPA designation.
• Organizing high-impact events in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Leading and mentoring a team of Student Ambassadors across university campuses.

Skills

Public Relations

Marketing

Communication

Relationship Building

Education

Post-secondary degree in Marketing, Business, Education, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Teams

Salesforce

Power BI

Job description

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Engaging Students Today, Building CPA Leaders For Tomorrow

Help us Inspire the Next Generation of Business Leaders!CPA Ontario is looking for a dynamic Student Engagement Specialist to help attract tomorrow’s business leaders to the CPA profession. Joining a dedicated student engagement team, you will engage with university and college students on behalf of the CPA profession and lead strategic recruitment initiatives that elevate their awareness of the CPA and why it leads to impactful careers that drive business and the economy forward. Collaborating with post-secondary institutions, employers, and industry professionals, the experiences you create, and the ongoing relationships you build, will ignite these student’s enthusiasm in the CPA designation, no matter where they are in their post-secondary education journeys.

Please note, this is a student outreach-focused role dedicated to the CPA profession and not a recruitment role in a Human Resources function.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Inspiring the next generation of CPAs. Champion the CPA profession, ignite student interest and create meaningful experiences and connections that build the profession’s pipeline of future business leaders.

Driving the Student Pipeline – Using innovative, results-driven strategies and tactics to strengthen the CPA profession’s presence on campuses across Ontario. Use data, data insights and industry best practices to build a strong pipeline of engaged students that are interested in becoming a CPA.

Inspiring Students to pursue the CPA – Delivering dynamic and engaging presentations that spark curiosity and interest in the CPA profession. Using storytelling, real-world insights, and interactive discussions to foster enthusiasm and engagement.

Cultivating Meaningful Relationships – Developing collaborative and meaningful relationships with post-secondary faculty, administrative staff, employers, and CPA Ontario’s internal teams. Leveraging these relationships to create innovative engagement activities for students.

Supporting Marketing Efforts – Working in partnership with CPA Ontario’s Marketing and Digital teams to help create, execute and amplify content that raises the profile of the CPA designation and attracts students to the CPA profession.

Organizing and Delivering High-Impact Events – Collaborating with key stakeholders to design experiences and curating content that inspires students, elevates the profession’s prestige and enhances recruitment efforts.

Leading and mentoring a team of Student Ambassadors – Managing a community of student ambassadors across Ontario university campuses, ensuring they support CPA Ontario’s engagement initiatives and represent CPA Ontario and the CPA with professionalism.

Who You Are:

A proactive, results-driven professional with a post-secondary degree, ideally in Marketing, Business, Education, or another related field.

Experience in student recruitment, sales, public relations, teaching, marketing, or communications, with a strong business acumen and a passion for driving growth, is essential.

A compelling communicator and presenter, adept at engaging audiences, fostering connections, and inspiring action.

Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. Experience with Salesforce and Power BI would be an asset.

A natural motivator and relationship-builder, skilled at creating meaningful partnerships and energizing those around you.

Highly organized and adaptable, thriving in fast-paced environments while managing events and initiatives with excellence and agility

Ready to embrace flexible hours and travel, ensuring CPA Ontario’s recruitment efforts reach the right audiences at the right time.

You have a valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle that allows you to bring all presentation materials and other collateral with you to events. Some events are outside of traditional office hours.

What We Offer:

A fast-paced environment. Collaboration, innovation and passionate professionals are at

our core. We relentlessly pursue what’s next to unlock the full potential of you and us together.

Hybrid work environment. As part of our Hybrid work culture, we include a portion of remote work within an overall approach that places a high value on in-office teamwork and collaboration.

Diversity and inclusion. We recognize the value in our differences and prioritize inclusivity to bring together the best talent to protect the public, advance the profession and enable CPAs to lead business and society forward.

Ongoing learning and career growth. We want your career to skyrocket. We support career advancement and professional development opportunities with learning investments to promote your future growth. Thrive with us.

Focus on your well-being. With industry leading benefits and wellness programs, including a healthy lifestyle allowance, mental health resources and more, we’re committed to your well-being.

Who We Are:

We protect the public. We advance the profession. We enable CPAs to lead business and society forward. We ensure that our over 103,000 members and over 18,000 students meet the highest standards of integrity and expertise. We help them stay ahead of global market trends and abreast of regulatory change. CPAs represent a globally recognized, premium designation. Our Chartered Professional Accountants are valued by organizations in all industries for their financial expertise, strategic thinking, management skills and leadership. We believe that success happens when both business and society benefit. For information on the profession visit: cpaontario.ca

We Appreciate Your Interest In CPA Ontario And This Position:

At CPA Ontario, we are committed to building high-performance teams. Our selection process is thorough, and all candidate applications are reviewed. Should your qualifications and experience meet the requirements of this role, a member of our recruitment team will contact you. We encourage you to set up CPA Ontario job alerts for positions that align to your experience and career goals.

CPA Ontario is an inclusive employer. Accommodation is available under the Ontario Human Rights Code. If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please email [e-mail] with “Accommodation Required” in the subject line to provide your contact information. A member of the Recruitment team will contact you within 48 hours.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development, General Business, and Public Relations

• Industries

  Accounting, Non-profit Organizations, and Higher Education

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