"Executive Director, Co-operative Education Program and Career Services"

About the Role

Reporting to the Associate Vice-President Academic Programs, the Executive Director, Co-operative Education Program and Career Services (Executive Director) provides strategic leadership for work-integrated, experiential, community-engaged learning, and career services at UVic. The Executive Director plays a crucial role in advancing the university’s strengths in co-operative education, ensuring alignment with institutional recruitment and enrolment management, retention, and student success goals. This position involves developing employer and community partnerships, enhancing program participation, and supporting Indigenous and international collaboration, and contributes to UVic’s position as a leader in work-integrated learning.

This is an incredible opportunity for a dynamic and visionary professional to lead and shape the future of the Co-op Program, Career Services, and Community-Engaged Learning Program at UVic. The next Executive Director will be an advocate for the division and an innovative leader with a passion for work-integrated learning, student success, and strategic collaboration. The successful candidate will bring a strong ability to navigate complex environments, foster meaningful partnerships, and drive continuous improvement in coop and career education. The ideal candidate will have a graduate degree with ten (10) years’ experience in a leadership role in work-integrated learning, career services, or a related field.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $142,000-$177,000 (salary is determined through knowledge, experience and internal equity). The position has a salary range ceiling of $204,000 through annual performance increases and is supplemented with a comprehensive total compensation and benefits package, including a pension plan.

Contact Details

Should you be interested in learning more about this unique opportunity with the University of Victoria, please contact Harbour West Consulting at 604-998-4032 or forward your resume, a letter of introduction and the names and contact information for three references, in confidence, to info@hwest.ca.

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