Term: 2 years
The Co-op Student Experience Manager is responsible for developing, in collaboration with Co-operative & Experiential Education leadership, Faculties and Students, a Co-op student engagement and success strategy for students in programs supported by Co-operative and Experiential Education. The Co-op Student Experience Manager ensures efficient and effective collaboration and consistency of process and service in areas of co-op student interaction. In alignment with the Co-operative & Experiential Education (CEE) student success strategies, the Co-op Student Experience Manager develops, plans, and executes tactical plans to focus efforts on the areas of greatest priority.
This role will focus on identifying and reducing discrimination and barriers to enable greater access to work-integrated learning opportunities for students from equity deserving groups, including, but not limited to: women, racialized peoples, members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, people living with disabilities, people who identify as members of a racialized community, who exercise cultural and/or religious practices and any intersection of these identities. This work includes strengthening Co-operative and Experiential Education’s (CEE) capability to better understand, support and enhance the student experience and perspective towards co-op and work-integrated learning (WIL) based on lived experiences and intersectionality. As a student-facing role, the Co-op Student Experience Manager (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism) (CSEM (EDIR)) will build relationships with students to co-create programming and resources in support of their WIL journey. Through collaborating with the University community, partnership with the Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-racism, and building on reciprocal, respectful, long term, and continuous relationships with students, the CSEM (EDIR) will lead the strategic work to shape our engagement, partnership and outreach to support and build our diverse student, employer and community relationships. As CEE seeks to future-proof students, employers and ourselves, we are committed to creating a supportive environment with resources and opportunities that are inclusive, accessible and support intersectionality of identity.
The successful candidate will have lived experience and experience with employing formal and informal mechanisms to address disclosures of racism and discrimination. Experience working with students will be considered an asset.
Drive co-op student success
Facilitate the integration of work and academic learning experiences to support access to Work-Integrated Learning/Co-op
Lead and manage direct reports and ensure the delivery of results in support of CEE mission, vision and guiding principles, including:
Provide overall leadership to the organization by:
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.
The University values the diverse and intersectional identities of its students, faculty, and staff. The University regards equity and diversity as an integral part of academic excellence and is committed to accessibility for all employees. The University of Waterloo seeks applicants who embrace our values of equity, anti-racism and inclusion. As such, we encourage applications from candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including applicants who identify as First Nations, Métis and/or Inuk (Inuit), Black, racialized, a person with a disability, women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
The University of Waterloo is committed to accessibility for persons with disabilities. If you have any application, interview, or workplace accommodation requests, please contact Human Resources at hrhelp@uwaterloo.ca or 519-888-4567, ext. 45935.
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