Career, Events & Outreach Coordinator, Office of Student Success
Required Position
Full-Time Appointment
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Manager of Student Success, the Career, Events & Outreach Coordinator will coordinate and contribute to student and community focused initiatives for the Career Hub team, career fairs, networking events, mentorship outreach, and to build experiential learning (EL) and Work Integrated Learning (WIL) opportunities and strengthen partnerships with students, faculty, alumni and the community.
The successful candidate will:
- Coordinate marketing and communications for the Career Hub, including web updates, social media, print and electronic resources to establish a brand identity, and increase visibility and awareness of the breadth of programs and services with both internal and external stakeholders, related to the student journey, including orientation, academic support, peer support, para-academic support, and career transitions; Coordinate strategic effort for experiential learning (EL) and Work Integrated Learning (WIL) across the institution, in community and industry settings, to create new work and experiential and work integrated learning opportunities for students;
- Act as project manager for all EL related work on campus and maintain outreach to EL partners, internally and externally;
- Collaborate on and support all WIL related initiatives and maintain outreach to WIL partners internally and externally;
- Coordinate the EL Advisory Group, including setting meetings, maintaining relationships with external partners, and creating notes / materials;
- Coordinate a WIL committee including setting meetings, creating notes and materials. Maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders;
- Work with IT, faculty members and staff, to facilitate the implementation and monitoring of EL data via an online platform (e.g., the Orbis Outcome Experiential Learning platform and Career Hub) Support and build strong partnerships with employers to address the needs of students;
- Manage the Career Hub email;
- Create invoices, purchase orders, etc;
- Representative for the Career Hub on the Education Coordinating Team (Workforce Planning Sudbury Manitoulin);
- Performs other duties directly related to this position as assigned.
Qualifications
- Four-year undergraduate degree in a specific field such as communications, marketing, business or administration. A graduate degree is a definite asset;
- Three to four years’ related experience in degree to career transitions, experiential learning, career planning, job market experience, or human resources;
- Experience in using digital communication tools, social media, and web page updates;
- Experience in event planning and coordination;
- Demonstrated oral and written communication skills, including experience creating communication pieces and public presentations in English and French;
- Demonstrated sensitivity to cross-cultural communication;
- An understanding of the tri-cultural nature of Laurentian University;
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in harmony with staff and students, and external partnerships; A comfort in working with data and maintaining confidential electronic databases, with attention to detail (essential);
- Ability to work independently and cope with change and challenges;
- Possess a genuine interest in helping students, a high energy level and positive attitude;
- Bilingualism (French/English) is required.
THIS POSITION IS DESIGNATED AS ONE THAT REQUIRES A DIFFERENT WORK WEEK AND/OR HOURS OF WORK. UPON 4 WEEKS' NOTICE, THE WORK WEEK AND/OR HOURS OF WORK MAY BE CHANGED. THIS MAY INCLUDE EVENINGS AND/OR WEEKEND SHIFTS.
The official University hours of operation shall be from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, during, and including, the months from September to April, and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m Monday through Friday during and including May to August., amounting to thirty-three and three-quarter (33.75) hours per week.
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