Professional Programs Manager (Public Health)

Location: hirify.global Vancouver Campus, Vancouver, BC, Canada; some evening hours required.

Salary: $7,158.42–$10,292.25 CAD monthly.

Company

hirify.global is a university whose School of Population and Public Health offers graduate, residency, and undergraduate education through the Faculty of Medicine.

What you will do

• Develop, deliver, evaluate, and manage recruitment, admissions, retention, and academic success activities for the Master of Public Health and Occupational and Environmental Health programs, with an expected allocation of 65% to MPH and 35% to OEH.
• Advise current and prospective students, monitor academic progression and graduation requirements, support students experiencing academic or personal difficulties, and coordinate referrals and early-alert processes.
• Develop recruitment and marketing strategies, admissions materials, websites, advising activities, and in-person and online recruiting events for domestic and international applicants.
• Oversee admissions assessment and application triage, interpret university policies, evaluate academic and non-academic factors, and prepare cases for Faculty Admissions Committees.
• Coordinate experiential learning, practicums, co-ops, professional development, alumni activities, external relations, curriculum reviews, course changes, registration, and educational technology initiatives.
• Supervise two program support staff, temporary admissions staff, and four part-time student facilitators while collaborating with Program Directors, education managers, faculty, university units, and external organizations.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline and three to four years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Supervisory experience.
• Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives that conflict with one’s own, and commitment to developing awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize work, meet deadlines under pressure, and work independently and collaboratively.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, confidentiality, diplomacy, and judgment skills when interpreting policies and making decisions.
• Ability to interact effectively with faculty, staff, students, partners, and other diverse groups.
• Ability to use educational software platforms and online survey tools, plus intermediate Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint skills and readiness to learn institutional software.
• Ability to recruit, train, supervise, motivate, assign, monitor, and provide constructive feedback to employees.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Education, Health Sciences, Health Administration, Health Services, or Communication.
• Experience in post-secondary advising, counselling, administration, or at hirify.global.
• Experience supporting student success in educational programs or working in graduate education.
• Familiarity with hirify.global systems such as SISC, FSC, eVision, Canvas, and Workday.
• Project coordination or management experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Staff position in a non-union environment within the Faculty of Medicine’s School of Population and Public Health.
• Work includes collaboration with faculty, instructors, staff, students, public-sector organizations, committees, and external partners.
• Responsibilities include supporting belonging, inclusion, and culturally safe spaces for Indigenous students.
• Strict confidentiality and compliance with the BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and hirify.global privacy and security policies are required.
• Ongoing full-time employment with vacation, sick-time, attendance, and professional-development coordination responsibilities for supervised staff.