Job Description

The University of Ottawa-A crossroads of cultures and ideas

The University of Ottawa is home to a dynamic community of over 50,000 students, faculty and staff, who live, work and study in both French and English. Our campus is a crossroad of cultures and ideas, where bold minds come together to inspire game-changing ideas. We believe in the power of representation, and that increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff supports this objective. Our goal is to provide students with the best possible learning experience, in an environment that reflects the diversity of its people, their ideas, and their identities.

We are one of Canada's top 10 research universities-our professors and researchers explore new approaches to today's challenges. One of a handful of Canadian universities ranked among the top 200 in the world, we attract exceptional thinkers and welcome diverse perspectives from across the globe. Our employees come together around the shared purpose of constant improvement, personal development, service excellence, teamwork and a passion for learning with a desire to make uOttawa and the world a better place. Everyone's contributions are valued, we all play a part in making uOttawa a world-class institution. Most importantly, we make it possible for you to achieve your full potential. Because at uOttawa, you belong!

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About the Common Law Section of the Faculty of Law

Over the past 20 years, the Common Law Section of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa has become a national and global leader in many fields. We are the only law school to offer a common law degree in both English and French, and our Faculty is one of the most accomplished in the country. We are an engaged Faculty and we have a strong culture of public engagement. We also have a strong bond with the legal community in Ottawa and a special relationship with the Supreme Court of Canada.

We are leaders -- leaders in research, leaders in the profession and leaders in our community. On any given day, members of our Faculty may be seen testifying before a Parliamentary committee, providing expert commentary in the media or contributing to public policy debates on the issues of the day. We are the most-cited law faculty in the national media. Through our dedication we have built strong experiential learning opportunities for our students where our students have unparalleled access to, and interaction with, the highest judges in the land to help foster an inclusive and high-quality student experience.

Position purpose:

Reporting to the Executive Director, Advancement & Engagement, Common Law, the Alumni and Community Engagement Lead plans, develops and implements an alumni and community engagement program with the primary purpose to establish and grow a strong culture of affinity and engagement among uOttawa alumni, future alumni and strategic community, government and industry partners. The Lead raises awareness of faculty successes and stimulates collaborative opportunities between the faculty and its community of alumni, future alumni and industry partners.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Identifies, engages and cultivates relationships with strategically curated alumni and community/industry stakeholders.
• Actively engages alumni and community/industry partners to involve them in campus life. This includes aligning participants with engagement tools such as but not limited to judging student competitions, mentoring students, creating partnerships with research groups, speaking opportunities and hiring uOttawa student and alumni talent.
• With the objective to enhance the Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) between the University and its external partners, the incumbent analyses, designs, implements and manages faculty external engagement programming. Reviews and critically assesses existing engagement programming, taking into account specific characteristics such as history, culture, longevity and alumni and community/industry partner dynamics.
• With the objective to provide strategic storytelling, curates, creates and manages, along with the Faculty's Digital Communications Officer, selected digital marketing content on social media platforms targeted at alumni and community/industry markets

What you will bring:

• Bachelor's degree in communications, business administration or other relevant field
• Knowledge of the University of Ottawa's mandate, mission, objectives and culture
• 3 - 5 years' experience in public and/or alumni relations
• Experience in human resource management
• Proven abilities in building collaborative and successful working relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Superior interpersonal and communication skills, strong listening skills
• Strong organizational skills and proven ability to prioritize multiple tasks
• Demonstrated initiative and self-starting qualities
• Experience in the production of communications material and ability to effectively use social media, experience with web page creation
• Knowledge of computer based methods, techniques and software to develop documents, reports and presentations and retrieve information and data.
• Required to occasionally travel, work nights and weekends
• Superior communication skills in French and English (verbal and written)
• Must be able to exercise professional discretion

Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:

Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realise an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We are at our best when everyone has a seat at the table, and when we are made to feel like we belong. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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