Employment Strategist

Job title:

Employment Strategist

Company

University of Toronto

Job description

Date Posted: 04/05/2024
Req ID: 36779
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM: Career Centre
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Position Number: 00031560Description:About us:U of T Mississauga-the second largest campus of Canada’s top-ranked university and the only research university in Ontario’s booming Peel Region-is one of the world’s great catalysts of human potential.Our employee community hums with the energy of 3,400 faculty, librarians and staff, who power our campus with curiosity, connection and care. We work together to spark life-changing research and innovation, make an indelible mark on the world by building equitable cities and societies, enable healthy lives, create a sustainable future and ignite entrepreneurship. Above all, we prioritize student success, and seek to give our 16,500 students the lift of a lifetime through learning and discovery. We love to open opportunities available nowhere else for our community to achieve their ambitions and make their unique contributions to Canada and the world.This work all comes together on a spectacularly green campus, alongside the Missinihe-ziibi (Trusting Creek or Credit River), where we seek to honour truth, reciprocity and reconciliation on the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We’re thrilled to welcome those who want to learn more about us and to be part of what we do.Your opportunity:The UTM Career Centre utilizes a student-focused approach to help students develop career management skills that they can use throughout their life. Each teammember contributes, individually and collectively, via their specific role and by supporting others to meet the Centre’s overall mission and goals. Under the supervision of the Assistant Director, Career Development Unit, the Employment Strategist will provide employment strategy services to students and recent graduates in individual and group formats.Your responsibilities will include developing program components to foster students’ individual career development process. Developing content for instructional workshops. Developing learning outcomes for workshops and/or services. Facilitating educational workshops for synchronous or asynchronous delivery. Advising students on job search, industry research and networking strategies, including cover letter, resume and interview preparation. Keeping well-informed on recruitment trends.Your responsibilities will include:

• Advising students on job search, industry research and networking strategies, including cover letter, resume and interview preparation
• Researching potential target markets to assist students in employment search planning
• Facilitating educational workshops and seminars for asynchronous and synchronous delivery
• Consulting with instructors, administrators and student groups on the development of tailored programming needs
• Determining key performance indicators to measure success
• Reviewing and assessing feedback received from workshops,programming and appointments
• Developing content for marketing and/or promotional materials
• Conducting detailed analysis on program effiency and student learning outcomes to inform program planning activities

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum three years in a career-related, human resources or employment recruitment setting.
• Experience providing individual jobsearch advising.
• Experience in program and curriculum development and assessment, including learning outcome development.
• Experience facilitating interactive workshops and providing one to one coaching of students, particularly with resumes, cover letters and interviews
• Experience working with teams and partners in assessing, developing, and providing services for virtual and in-person delivery.
• Demonstrated familiarity with students’ multilingual skills and multi-nationalexperiences.
• Strong experiential background in student transition; understanding student issues.
• Intercultural competency awareness and knowledge of theories related to equity, diversity and inclusion; experience working with diverse communities and cultures and understanding of anti-oppression and equity practices are required.
• Good understanding of university students and recent graduates’ career development needs.
• Curriculum development and assessment skills for both in person and virtual delivery.
• Sound presentation, workshop facilitation and public speaking skills; able to adapt to students’ and campus partners’ needs.
• Knowledge and ability to use computer software and design tools such as MsPowerPoint, virtual presentation/conferencing systems (eg. Zoom, Teams) and automated systems(eg. job search databases and learning management systems)
• Strong service orientation and oral and written communication skills, especially with diverse student population.
• Strong planning and organizational skills, including time management and prioritization skills, ability to work on multiple tasks in high demand times and attend to details.
• Knowledge of employer recruitment practices and trends.
• Tact, discretion, sensitivity to confidential matters.
• Well developed computer skills in word-processing and using the the internet for online research
• Comfortable with automated computer systems (eg. job search databases, learning management systems)

Assets (Nonessential):

• Career Development Practitioner certification.
• Experience with university students and/or recent graduates

To be successfulin this role you will be:

• Adaptable
• Insightful
• Organized
• Possess a positive attitude
• Self-directed
• Thoughtful

Closing Date: 04/16/2024, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget – Continuing
Schedule: Monday to Friday 8:45am to 5:00pm with occasional evenings and weekends
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 11 — $73,748 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $94,310. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Student Services
Recruiter: Jessica HaltehLived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.Diversity StatementThe University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see .Accessibility StatementThe University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact .

Expected salary

$73748 per year

Location

Mississauga, ON

Job date

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 06:47:50 GMT

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