Job Description / Duties

Your vast knowledge of organizational management and extensive experience in spearheading quality post-secondary Co-op and/or WIL programs will make you a valuable addition to our Co-operative and Career Education team.

At the University of Guelph, our students benefit greatly from engaging directly in industries and communities where they can apply their learning in real-world contexts, develop essential employability skills, and gain a deeper understanding of the complex issues faced by employers and community organizations today.

The Co-operative and Career Education team is located in the Experiential Learning Hub, a critical department of the Student Affairs division that formally integrates a student’s academic studies with work experience including a participating employer/industry partnership.

Reporting to the Director, Experiential Learning, you will be responsible for:

Increasing the number of students participating in Cooperative Education (Co-op) and Work Integrated Learning (WIL) programs;

Supporting the growing number of Co-op/WIL programs and students choosing a Co-op/WIL stream of their program;

Ensuring that career development programming and services meet the needs of U of G students.

Working closely with Deans and Associate Deans from all Colleges to ensure that the Co-op and Career needs of the Colleges and their students are being met;

Overseeing the Co-operative Education and Career Education portfolio, and reporting directly to the Manager of Co-operative Education, Manager of Career Education and the Manager of Work-Integrated Learning Administration (The 3 teams in the Associate Director’s portfolio currently consists of 30 EL Hub team members);

Working closely with the ORS leadership team to ensure efficient processes are managed for all aspects of Co-op/WIL enrolment management, supporting co-op student admission and capacity targets, and sitting on the co-op appeals committee;

Chairing the Co-op Process Committee and the External Partnerships; and

Ensuring an assessment plan is in place for all Co-op/Career programming with a continuous improvement process in place to ensure that the University of Guelph is consistently offering quality Co-op and Career Education programming.

Qualifications / Required Skills

To be considered for the position of Associate Director, Co-operative and Career Education, you must be skilled relationship builder with the following strengths:

You combine a Masters degree in a related field with several years of relevant experience in developing, delivering and managing quality post-secondary Co-op and or WIL programs

You have sound knowledge of organizational leadership and management in post-secondary institutions

You possess experience with meeting compliance requirements (e.g., the national co-operative education and work-integrated learning (CEWIL) accreditation guidelines)

You demonstrate a deep working knowledge of student development theory, pedagogy of EL and accessibility issues relevant to career development and transition to the workplace

You have experience in developing assessment plans and continuous improvement processes

You have developed excellent interpersonal and communication skills including marketing, account development and management skills, public speaking and public relations

You have a strong knowledge of experiential learning theories, research and applications in an academic setting including career counseling, work-integrated learning, risk-management, community-engaged learning and labour market analysis

You are a strategic and analytical thinker with proven team-building skills

Additional Information

Hiring #: 2022-0493
Position Number 114-033
Classification P08
Professional/Managerial Salary Bands

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution.

Contact Information

https://www.uoguelph.ca/hr/careers-guelph/current-opportunities/associate-director-co-operative-and-career-education