Job Description

Professional Skills Coordinator

Primary Purpose: Career Services empowers students to achieve career success by leading, guiding, and partnering to advance career education at the University of Saskatchewan. The primary purpose of this position is to provide effective leadership in student skill development, including curriculum development, instruction, and campus outreach, with a particular emphasis on graduate student and postdoctoral researcher skill development. Additionally, the incumbent will contribute to advancing career education and USask Student Competencies institutionally, analyzing the needs of units, departments, and groups, while developing, connecting and/or contributing to programming and initiatives in these areas.

This position reports to the Director, Career Services. Graduate Teaching Assistant(s) would report to the Professional Skills Coordinator.

Nature of Work: The Professional Skills Coordinator demonstrates a high level of independent, discretionary decision-making and judgment. The work is complex requiring creativity, close attention to detail and quality of work, and the need to collaborate within the unit and across the institution whilst balancing stakeholder interests. The ability to facilitate active learning at a level appropriate to undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral experience; and to advance projects in alignment with institutional goals and objectives is essential. The Professional Skills Coordinator establishes and maintains a high level of professional relationships amongst a wide stakeholder group that supports collaboration and achievement of outcomes. A particular focus will be on establishing and nurturing partnerships with the College of Graduate and Post-Doctoral Studies (CGPS) to support the skill development of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers.

Accountabilities:

Skill Development and Career Education

• Leads the development, delivery, and assessment (with feedback) of skill development and career
• education curricula that align with Career Services\' high-level outcomes and/or CGPS priorities. Facilitates active learning in online and in-person Career Services\' workshops and presentations delivered to students through campus partnerships as well as all sections of the Graduate Professional Skills (GPS) Certificate courses (GPS 974.0 and 984.0).
• Collaborates with the Career Services\' Events and Communication Specialist and the CGPS Communications Coordinator to develop and maintain appropriate marketing, social media promotions, and web content related to their areas of oversight.
• Contributes to the Co-Curricular Record (CCR) and USask Student Competencies Working Groups to determine and develop clear strategic plans, mutually beneficial partnerships, innovative programming, sound implementation plans, and strong outcome and assessment strategies.

Campus Partnerships and Collaboration

• Oversees Career Services\' Campus Partnerships strategy ensuring consistent communication, regular and meaningful needs assessment, and development of clear indicators of success.
• Liaises with referred campus contacts to develop programming that ensures both Career Services\' and unit/partner interests and needs are identified, and that appropriate curricula and student supports are delivered.
• Develops and maintains strong working relationships with various key stakeholder groups including faculty, college-based career and student service professionals, professional associations, and student groups.
• Participates in unit and university-level working groups/committees as identified to be appropriate.

General

• Ensures that programming aligns with, and advances intended institutional, college, unit, and student outcomes.
• Contributes to conversations and initiatives to create and foster an institutional culture that values, supports and promotes skill development, career education and student career success.
• Ensures work is completed within established deadlines, by defining goals, aligning all required resources, effectively setting work priorities, collaborating with others as needed, and assessing outcomes.
• Ensures that all measurement and reporting requirements are completed in a timely manner and submitted according to program requirements.
• Undertakes personal and professional development activities to advance expertise in skill development and career education.
• Supports equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) within Career Services and advances and champions EDI in all programming.
• Assists with the day-to-day front-line interactions when necessary.
• Undertakes other activities, as may be delegated from time to time, in support of Career Services and Teaching, Learning and Student Experience (TLSE) goals and priorities.

Education: A undergraduate degree is required with a graduate degree strongly preferred. A degree or course work focusing on curriculum development and/or instructional design is preferred. Completion of Mental Health First Aid training, the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW), and/or specialized coursework in skill development or career education would be considered an asset.

Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years of education/training/experience in a relevant related field is required.
• Experience facilitating active learning within higher education contexts particularly with graduate students and postdoctoral researchers is preferred.
• Planning, coordinating, and delivering curricula/presentations/events is required.
• Working with diverse stakeholders and student populations including international, Indigenous, LGBTQ2S+, graduate students, and students with disabilities is preferred.
• Working with the University of Saskatchewan and familiarity with Career Services is an asset.

Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to develop curricula and facilitate active learning for post-secondary learners.
• Demonstrates leadership, analytical and organizational skills, including the effective planning and management of multiple projects, and the ability to adjust to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Highly effective interpersonal communications, the capacity to build consensus and maintain positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, ability to exercise diplomacy, judgment, and tact, and to act confidentially, and with ethical standards and cultural sensitivity.
• Challenges self and others to achieve desired results, recognizes opportunities and follows through on them; draws on a variety of resources and services to support these efforts.
• Models a high standard of performance and outcomes.
• Ability to problem-solve, think, and act strategically, critically, and creatively.
• Proficiency in contemporary computer applications and knowledge of social media and web platforms (e.g., Zoom, Microsoft Office, LinkedIn, Canvas, and online portfolios).

Inquiries regarding this position can be directed to Kimberly Matheson, Director, Career Services at .

Department: Career Services
Status: Term 1 year with the possibility of extension or becoming permanent
Employment Group: ASPA
Full Time Equivalent (FTE): 1.0
Salary: The salary range, based on 1.0 FTE, is $64,107.00 - 100,169.00 per annum. The starting salary will be commensurate with education and experience.
Salary Family (if applicable): Specialist Professional
Salary Phase/Band: Phase 2
Posted Date: 7/28/2023
Closing Date: 8/6/2023 at 6:00 pm CST
Number of Openings: 1
Work Location: May be eligible for hybrid work under the terms of USask\'s Alternative Workspace Guidelines

The successful applicant will be required to provide the following current verification(s) where \'Yes\' is indicated below. Further information is available at:

Criminal Record Check: Not Applicable
Driver\'s License and Abstract Check: Not Applicable
Education/Credential Verification: Not Applicable
Vulnerable Sector Check: Not Applicable The University is committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion, and are proud to support career opportunities for Indigenous peoples to reflect the community we serve. We are dedicated to recruiting individuals who will enrich our work and learning environments. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. We are committed to providing accommodations to those with a disability or medical necessity. If you require an accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please notify us and we will work together on the accommodation request. We continue to grow our partnerships with Indigenous communities across the province, nationally, and internationally and value the unique perspective that Indigenous employees provide to strengthen these relationships. Verification of Indigenous Membership/Citizenship at the University of Saskatchewan is led and determined by the and Standing Committee in accordance with the processes developed to enact the policy. Successful candidates that assert Indigenous membership/citizenship will be asked to complete the verification process of Indigenous membership/citizenship with documentation. The University of Saskatchewan\'s main campus is situated on Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the M\xc3\xa9tis. We pay our respects to the First Nations and M\xc3\xa9tis ancestors of this place and reaffirm our relationship with one another. Together, we are uplifting Indigenization to a place of prominence at the University of Saskatchewan.

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