Supervisor, Career Development

at  Macewan University

CAREERS & EXPERIENCE

Competition No. 24.04.97

ABOUT US

MacEwan University is where caring faculty help people connect their passions to their future paths. Located in the heart of Edmonton’s diverse and dynamic downtown community, and on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 First Nations and homelands of the Métis people, MacEwan is known for exceptional undergraduate learning. With its dedication to teaching excellence, informed by scholarly research, innovation, and creative activity, MacEwan provides an exceptional collaborative and supportive learning environment with a commitment to human rights, environmental sustainability, and opportunities for community engagement. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community for all peoples, cultures, and identities.
Our comprehensive undergraduate university offers 59 programs to more than 18,000 full- and part-time students in business, communications, community and human services, design, fine and performing arts, health, humanities, natural science, nursing, public safety, and social science. Through a wide array of experiential learning opportunities, and strategic relationships in the community, we partner with others to produce graduates of stature. Along with a robust grounding in their chosen disciplines, MacEwan students are given durable life skills that prepare them to take on the world.

OPPORTUNITY

MacEwan University is seeking an experienced Supervisor for a full-time continuing opportunity with our Careers & Experience Department. As the Supervisor of Career Development, you will supervise, lead, and support a team that currently includes three Career Development Specialists and two Career Development Assistants. You will be responsible for the oversight of the portfolio, including expanding services, triaging, and prioritizing requests for support, allocating resources where they can make the greatest impact, and developing strategic relationships on and off campus. You will also supervise & train staff, set goals, and manage disputes.

Key responsibilities include:

• In collaboration with the Director of Careers and Experience, develop and implement a career development strategy to increase opportunities for students and faculty, ensuring that the strategy is tied to the institutional strategy and is aligned with policies and best practices of external agencies such as the Career Development Association of Alberta and the Career Professionals of Canada, among other relevant organizations;
• Research, develop and plan creative and current programming in line with career development best practices for post-secondary institutions and the needs of MacEwan students;
• Works with staff to discuss problems, provide solutions and advice, and remove barriers to success through active problem-solving and based on knowledge of established processes, practices and standards;
• Keeps informed of the MSA collective agreement and other policies, and works with leadership and HR to ensure that team members are aware of the institutional supports available to them; and
• Triages requests for support/services based on team member capacity and institutional priorities.

SKILLS

You will have:

• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Strong strategic thinking
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to build consensus around complex issues
• Strong problem solving ability
• Ability to coach and mentor staff & colleagues - patience, team building, understanding of how to supervise staff in a unionized environment
• Effective conflict resolution skills

QUALIFICATIONS

• A bachelor’s degree
• A minimum of five years of related experience delivering career services, including some supervisory experience is required.
• Experience supervising staff, ideally in a unionized environment, is preferred.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

• In collaboration with the Director of Careers and Experience, develop and implement a career development strategy to increase opportunities for students and faculty, ensuring that the strategy is tied to the institutional strategy and is aligned with policies and best practices of external agencies such as the Career Development Association of Alberta and the Career Professionals of Canada, among other relevant organizations;
• Research, develop and plan creative and current programming in line with career development best practices for post-secondary institutions and the needs of MacEwan students;
• Works with staff to discuss problems, provide solutions and advice, and remove barriers to success through active problem-solving and based on knowledge of established processes, practices and standards;
• Keeps informed of the MSA collective agreement and other policies, and works with leadership and HR to ensure that team members are aware of the institutional supports available to them; and
• Triages requests for support/services based on team member capacity and institutional priorities