Who We Are
Simon Fraser University is a leading research university, advancing an inclusive and sustainable future. Our purpose – the essence of SFU – is to create and connect knowledge, learning and community for deeper understanding and meaningful impact. We are committed to fostering excellence, innovation, belonging and community in all that we do.
Student Services at Simon Fraser University is a large and diverse organization comprised of multiple departments working towards the common goals of strategic enrolment management, holistic student development and well-being, academic growth and success, co-curricular learning, and other critical services and resources supporting SFU students along their educational journey. Dedicated to an inclusive and accessible approach to understanding its ever-changing student community, Student Services is proactive and responsive to the needs of SFU students and determined to meet its students where they're at with innovative, student-centric experiences.
About the Role
The Senior Director, Student Well-Being provides strategic and operational stewardship for a holistic, equity-minded, institution-wide approach to student well-being. The role leads Health and Counselling Services, the Multifaith Centre, and the Office of Student Support, Rights and Responsibilities, strengthening coordination across the portfolio.
Student well-being is integral to SFU’s academic mission: it supports students’ capacity to learn, participate fully in university life, experience belonging and connection, and succeed academically. Working collaboratively across the University, the Senior Director identifies systemic barriers and strengthens coordinated systems of support that help create these conditions.
The role also provides senior leadership in complex student matters, including case management and student conduct. It promotes approaches that are timely, procedurally fair, equity-minded, and student-centred, grounded in the understanding that accountability is an important part of student learning and development.
The ideal candidate is an experienced post-secondary student affairs leader who combines strategic vision with sound operational judgment. They are collaborative and relational, with demonstrated equity-minded leadership grounded in decolonial, trauma-informed and student-centred practice. They understand student well-being at a systems level and can identify systemic barriers and work across the institution to address them. They excel at leading across varied professional and regulatory contexts, supporting teams with clarity, care and accountability, and building alignment among diverse groups. They bring significant experience leading complex student case management and conduct processes, grounded in human rights, procedural fairness and the principles of natural justice.
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