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Job Title Career Programming Strategist Job Category M&P - AAPS Job Profile AAPS Salaried - Student Management, Level B Job Family Group Staff - Non Union Department Graduate Careers | Business Career Centre | UBC Sauder School of Business

Compensation Range $7,158.42 - $10,292.25 CAD Monthly The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job.

Job End Date Ongoing Posting End Date November 5, 2026 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

We acknowledge that UBC Sauder at the Vancouver Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam. We acknowledge that UBC Sauder at UBC Robson Square is situated on the traditional territory of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh.

The Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre (BCC) provides career development services and resources to UBC Sauder's 5,000+ undergraduate and graduate students.

The Career Programming Strategist is part of the BCC team and supports UBC Sauder students to become career-ready graduates.

The Career Programming Strategist is responsible for supporting student learning and promoting student engagement in personal, professional and career building experiences within and beyond the university.

The Career Programming Strategist leverages and incorporates direct industry experience and knowledge to student program development and advising, both in-person and virtually.

The Career Programming Strategist delivers a high-quality level of service to a high-expectation population with discrete and multi-faceted needs, overseeing the full cycle of students’ career journey at UBC Sauder in partnership with the Centre’s Business Development team.

The Career Programming Strategist achieves results in three key areas of responsibility, aligning with career development principles and employing advising practices to deliver, assess and evaluate programs and services to students:

Career Development

Develops and delivers comprehensive, world-class customized career services and education and tailors it to the needs of the student population.

Access to business community

Expands students’ opportunities to engage with the business community including local, national and global employers, alumni and industry stakeholders.

Service Excellence

Through planning, collaboration, administration, assessment and evaluation continuously improves the quality of career services.

Organizational Status

Reports to the Associate Director, Career Development Programming. Regularly plans and collaborates with colleagues from across the BCC as well as the Program Office(s). May supervise external consultants, support employees and students, and takes on leadership roles in cross-functional team projects within UBC Sauder.

Work Performed

Career Development Develops innovative and scalable career tools, resources, and activities as well as networking events to support students in their unique career journeys. Supports students in their awareness and development of career development competencies, including self-awareness, communication, decision making and learning, all related to their career goals. Leverages industry knowledge and expertise, innovative theory, evidence-based practices within the fields of career development and student affairs to design, deliver and evaluate career programming and resources. Provides in-person and online career support and advises on career exploration, researching the labour market, facilitating experiential learning and reflection, gaining work experience, developing resumes, job and mock interviews, networking and connecting to the workplace community.

Identifies and refers students who need health and wellbeing resources to the appropriate support or intervention. Collaboratively supports students to land internship and full-time positions with local, national and global employers. Promotes student participation and engagement in experiential learning opportunities, creates opportunities for reflection and connects these insights to their current and future career goals.

Supports student learning and promotes student engagement in career development activities within UBC Sauder and beyond.

Access to business community In collaboration with the BCC partners, builds and maintains relationships with the business community to facilitate student learning and development, focused on careers. Develops resources and tools which enable students to access, connect and network. Creates strategic opportunities for students to engage with and learn from the business community. Facilitates student connections and introductions to the business community for informational and career related chats. Advises students of relevant opportunities to engage with the business community through networking and recruitment events. Contributes to the success and sustainability of student-led initiatives by connecting them to the business community (e.g., clubs and societies).

Service Excellence Leads and contributes to programs and initiatives to develop and implement a variety of career and professional development initiatives. Collaborates with multiple stakeholders to support student careers services. Sets project goals, timelines, scope and processes, manages communication among project participants, identifies obstacles, plans and chairs meetings, tracks timelines, evaluates outcomes. Fosters student leadership and career learning through advising, training, and professional development support for student clubs, organizations, volunteers, and teams. Fosters an inclusive and respectful learning environment where all students have the opportunity to thrive professionally, academically, and personally. This includes work with school employees and students to support distinct populations within the school and to prepare students for success after graduation. Responsible for the ongoing evaluation of programs and improvement planning based on feedback and research into best practices. Continuously monitors the career development landscape, makes connections with other career service centres to provide insight into what leading business schools in North America and globally offer. Contributes to strategic planning processes and the setting of goals and priorities for the portfolio. Influences multiple stakeholders to create consensus toward collective aspirations and goals as related to career building experiences. Assists in managing the marketing and promotion of programs and events to students, alumni, faculty, academic departments, and the workplace community. Trains professional employees of the school and volunteers. Develops, manages, and maintains a budget for appropriate student resources, support, and activities. Undertakes other related duties as assigned.

Consequence of Error/Judgement Works with considerable autonomy and exercises considerable judgment in carrying out assignments and respectfully dealing with a diverse group of important stakeholders. Accountable for the effective execution of all matters related to students’ career services and the effectiveness of the services provided. Makes significant independent decisions and recommendations in areas of planning, organizing and scheduling of work. Establishes own operational procedures for student Career Services, monitors progress, and recommends program development changes in relation to curriculum needs and stakeholder feedback. Exercises significant level of judgment in dealings with the business community, faculty members and alumni.

Supervision Received Reports to the Associate Director, Career Development Programming. Works autonomously under broad guidelines and under a high level of accountability.

Supervision Given Trains and supervises support employees, student assistants, interns, consultants and/or volunteers. Trains new professional employees in the Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre.

Minimum Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline.
• Minimum of 3 to 4 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Preferred Qualifications

• Private sector experience.
• 1-2 key areas of industry knowledge and expertise; awareness of general labour market trends Experience working with management to executive level business people in one or more of the areas of career coaching, recruitment, training and learning development, career services delivery Knowledgeable about career trends in the changing world of work. Excellent presentation, communication, public speaking, and organization skills. Computer skills required. Must have experience with MS Office applications, including advanced Word and PowerPoint skills and intermediate Excel skills. Demonstrated competence in planning, implementing, and evaluating programs or events. Ability to work both independently and within multiple team environments. Must accommodate flexible hours – for events and workshops on some evenings and weekends. Ability to think strategically and exercise diplomacy, tact, and discretion.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct respectful consultation and collaboration with stakeholders. Graduate degree is an asset. Hands‑on knowledge of databases and contact management systems is an asset. and Facilitation or teaching experience.
• Experience in designing, developing, delivering, and evaluating career-related content in workshops. Experience using web-based platforms and instructional technology to teach and engage students.

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