Full job description

This competition is open to all applicants however; internal candidates and applicants who were former employees of the University of Alberta will be given priority consideration before external candidates. Please log in to verify your internal candidate status.

This position has a term length of one year plus one day from the date of hire.

Location - This role is hybrid with a mix of remote and in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus, Edmonton.

The Entrepreneurship Program Coordinator is the Engineering Incubator’s primary external-facing and program design role. The Program Coordinator owns the design and content development of the Explorer Program, builds and maintains strategic partnerships with external stakeholders across industry, mentorship networks, legal, finance, and manufacturing sectors, and serves as the incubator’s liaison to the broader entrepreneurship ecosystem. Within the Innovator Program, this role focuses on the relational and programmatic dimensions, mentor-founder matching, engagement quality, and cohort experience, while operational logistics are handled by the Entrepreneur Program Admin. The Program Coordinator also serves as the faculty’s primary point of contact for undergraduate entrepreneurship academic programming. This role requires strong relationship-building skills, ecosystem knowledge, and the ability to design programming that advances founder development and institutional partnerships.

The Faculty of Engineering is one of North America’s top engineering schools, known for innovation, collaboration, and impact. It fosters an exceptional student experience through a holistic approach that combines technical excellence with emotional intelligence. With strong community engagement, interdisciplinary research, and a commitment to societal well-being, the faculty prepares students to lead in a rapidly evolving, global engineering landscape.

Explorer Program

• Develop and manage programming for the Explorer Program.
• Identify, recruit, and coordinate speakers, mentors, and industry experts.
• Plan and oversee program schedules, events, and educational activities.
• Collaborate with speakers to develop engaging and relevant content.
• Plan and oversee program communications and participant engagement strategies; on-site logistics and setup are executed by the Entrepreneur Program Admin under direction from this role.
• Review program outcome data and participant feedback compiled by the Entrepreneur Program Admin, and lead continuous improvement initiatives based on findings.
• Develop outreach and promotion strategies to drive program awareness and participation; content production and social media execution are supported by the Entrepreneur Program Admin.
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