Experiential Education Program Advisor

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Job Summary

A Brief Overview

Reporting to the Manager, Career Education and Professional Experience, the Experiential Education Program Advisor provides subject matter expertise to facilitate the creation of professional development curriculum. This role advises students and employers during their internship or work term to resolve complex issues and ensure a successful experience. In collaboration with program partners, the Program Advisor will research, plan and lead the delivery of high quality internship and experiential education modules, providing outstanding work integrated learning and professional experience education to students through the Engineering Career Accelerator Program. Training modules and resources will be delivered both in person and online.

The incumbent will be an organized individual with experience in planning and coordinating a unit-wide experiential learning program and designing professional development curriculum. Leading the development and integration of instructional materials into engineering curriculum, the Program Advisor will be skilled in considering learning outcomes, student needs, stakeholder considerations and unit goals. This role will require a strength in developing and cultivating rapport to build and foster trust, credibility and strategic relationships. Experience in monitoring and tracking tasks to ensure program objectives and deadlines are met is key to this role.

The Experiential Education Program Advisor will collaborate closely with the Corporate Relations Career Education and Employer Support teams, and on-campus partners including the Queen's Engineering Teaching and Learning Team, the Queen's Undergraduate Internship Program (QUIP), and the Smith School of Business.

This position supports students while they are completing their internships, and provides support regarding work integrated learning content. This position provides advice to support smooth transitions between work and academic terms as well as through any difficult employment issues. This position oversees projects and provides subject matter expertise for experiential learning programs and curriculum updates. This position also works with employers, identifies new partnership opportunities, and works to build long-term employer relationships.

The schedule for this position requires the incumbent to work frequent early mornings, evenings and weekends, according to program or area needs.

Job Description

What you will do

• Supports students while they are completing their internships including communication with student advisors and securing future work integrated learning opportunities.

• Provides support to students regarding work integrated learning content.

• Collects and analyzes student feedback on work integrated learning experiences, including employer information, salaries, and application processes.

• Provides advice to students to support smooth transitions between work and academic terms as well as through any difficult employment issues.

• Provides subject matter expertise on curriculum procedures, applicable regulations, and policy interpretation.

• Oversees projects and provides subject matter expertise for experiential learning programs and curriculum updates.

• Identifies new partnership opportunities, and works to build long-term employer relationships.
• Other duties as required in support of the department and/or unit.

Required Education

• Four-Year Bachelor Degree or equivalent. In addition, requires trade certification, qualification, or on-going learning to remain ahead of changes in technology or emerging fields.
• in education preferred.

Required Experience

• More than 3 years and up to and including 5 years of experience.
• Experience working at a post-secondary education institution considered an asset.

• Familiarity with experiential learning theory considered an asset.

• Experience advising students considered an asset.

• Experience in planning and/or managing projects considered an asset.

Consideration may be given to an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Knowledge and Requirements

• Knowledge of concepts and principles in a specialist field that is typically acquired through a combination of advanced professional or academic qualifications and/or substantial work experience.
• Provide effective consultation and advice on non-straightforward and/or complex issues.

• Interaction with others requires interpersonal skills and the ability to understand and influence.

• Adapt messages to meet the different needs of different audiences.

• Builds relationships, trust and credibility.
• Prioritize and distribute work to deliver objectives on time and to the highest standard.

• Identify in advance when the intended results may not be achieved and develops a plan to address the gaps.

• Actively participate in project team meetings and develop individual and unit project plans.

• Lead procedural or technological change within a unit.
• Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work processes.

• Seek information and input to fully understand the cause of problems.

• Appropriately assesses risks before making a decision.

• Contribute to the creation and evaluation of possible solutions.

• Take action to remove obstacles and address problems before they impact performance and results.
• Apply equity, diversity, accessibility, inclusion and Indigenization considerations to decision making and planning.

• Promote a work environment that is free from sexual violence, harassment and discrimination, and the ability to show empathy for those who have experienced trauma.

Employment Equity and Accessibility Statement

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queen's is strongly committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from Black, racialized persons, Indigenous people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQI+ persons. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to those who are legally eligible to work in Canada.

The University provides support in its recruitment processes to all applicants who require accommodation due to a protected ground under the Ontario Human Rights Code, including those with disabilities.