Posting Reason:
New Position
Job Type:
Employee
Anticipated Duration in Months (for contracts and temporary assignments):
36
Job Family:
Career and Employment
# of Open Positions:
1
Faculty/Service - Department:
Student Services Center, Undergraduate Programs
Campus:
Desmarais Hall
Union Affiliation:
SSUO
Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):
2026/06/04
Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):
2026/06/15
Hours per week:
35
Salary Grade:
SSUO Grade 10
Salary Range:
$80,942.00 - $102,245.00
About the Telfer School of Management
The Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa is located in the heart of Ottawa and is the proud academic home of some 4,300 students, 200 faculty members, over 100 staff members, and over 30,000 alumni. At Telfer, everything we do from teaching to research, to policy advice is firmly aligned with helping Canada reach its potential. We believe that better business practice means a better Canada and that a better Canada means a better world.
Position purpose:
Reporting to the Director of Student Services and Career Centre, the Specialist, Career and Employment is responsible for the design, development, implementation, delivery, and continuous improvement of high impact, competency based career development programming that enhances the career readiness and employability of BCom and MBA students.
The incumbent operationalizes competency based career development through experiential, in person learning formats (e.g., workshops, masterclasses, applied learning activities) that complement existing Career Centre services and align with institutional priorities related to student success and employability.
In this job, your responsibilities will include:
Program Design and Development : Leads the overall design and structure of competency based career programming, ensuring it responds to student needs, employer expectations, and labour market trends. Establishes scalable learning architectures (e.g., pathways, modules, progression models) that support the systematic development of employability competencies for BCom and MBA students. Defines learning outcomes, content frameworks, and experiential learning approaches that ensure coherence, relevance, and educational rigor across programs. Develops and maintains assessment frameworks and tools to enable consistent measurement and tracking of student learning outcomes. Ensures alignment and integration of new programming with existing Career Centre initiatives and contributes to the development of potential micro credential pathways.
Program Implementation and Delivery: Responsible for the effective implementation and delivery of competency based programming, ensuring high quality learning experiences for students. Coordinates program delivery requirements (e.g., scheduling, formats, resources) in collaboration with Career Centre staff and internal partners to support smooth execution. Provides functional guidance and resources to support consistency, quality, and shared standards in program delivery across the Career Centre. Oversees the management and curation of program content and learning resources within institutional platforms.
Evaluation and Continuous Improvement : Is accountable for the monitoring and evaluation of program effectiveness, including participation, engagement, and learning outcomes. Analyzes program data and prepares evidence based insights and reports to inform program refinement and decision making. Leads the continuous improvement of programming, adapting content and approaches based on evaluation results, feedback, and emerging best practices. Maintains current professional knowledge of career development theory, experiential learning models, and employment trends to ensure program relevance.
Stakeholder Collaboration : Is accountable for collaborative relationships that support the successful design, delivery, and integration of career programming. Works with internal partners (e.g., academic programs, CDEL, marketing) to support promotion, alignment, and integration within the broader student experience. Engages external stakeholders, to enhance program content and delivery. Leads student consultation activities (e.g., focus groups) to ensure programming remains responsive to evolving needs.
What you will bring:
Undergraduate degree in education, business, human resources, or a related field (or an equivalent combination of education and experience).
A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in program development, preferably within a higher education environment.
Experience in instruction design or curriculum development.
Experience in program or project management.
Experience in facilitating events, workshops or training sessions.
Strong critical thinking, analytical, synthesis, and research skills, including the ability to develop evaluation mechanisms, to collect and interpret data, and to write reports.
Strong communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills, with proven multicultural awareness.
Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
Familiarity with the Canadian and/or Ottawa employment landscape.
Excellent abilities in both English and French (written and oral).
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 realize 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 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 qualified 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 [email protected] to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above
If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.
Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.
