Senior Coordinator, Student Engagement

The Students’ Union (SU) is one of the leading undergraduate student associations in Canada. We are a not-for-profit organization that works to ensure that University of Calgary undergraduate students have the best possible university experience through advocacy, representation, and providing valuable on-campus services and programs. We also manage several businesses within the Mac Ewan Student Centre including a restaurant and bar, two concert venues, a convenience store, a used bookstore and copy centre, and the Mac Ewan Conference & Event Centre.

We’re in the business of student leadership, and so SU staff are all teachers in some capacity. We coach, mentor, and work alongside the elected members of our student government to help them develop skills and make good decisions for the organization. As such, the SU is a nimble and leading-edge organization that can pivot quickly to address emerging issues and trends.

The SU offers all our employees a competitive, market-determined salary. Our benefits, though, tend to exceed the market. These include:

• Five weeks paid vacation, to start
• A six percent RRSP matching program
• Full health and dental benefits plus a health spending account
• A mission-driven culture that values work-life balance, diverse experiences, and kindness

People love working for the SU because we care about our employees and empower them to thrive and succeed. The result is a very low turnover and a long-serving staff who are passionate about what they do. If you’re tired of being treated like a cog in a machine and want to do something that matters without sacrificing your home life, the SU might just be the right fit for you.

Reporting to the Manager, Student Services, the Senior Coordinator, Student Engagement is primarily accountable for the effective management, coordination, and continuity of new and ongoing SU events and programming, including high level oversight of the SU registered clubs service.

The Senior Coordinator, Student Engagement works with two full-time Coordinators, Student Organizations, and up to six part-time student Program and Event Assistants. The incumbent is responsible for advising and coaching elected officials and SU staff in accomplishing their mandate as it relates to fostering student engagement and a vibrant and inclusive student life on campus. The position oversees the SU’s annual events program, advises the Coordinators, Student Organizations on SU registered club issues, and conducts research and analysis with the aim of understanding the desires of undergraduate students in this regard.

To this end, the position will seek out and nurture relationships and partnerships with university units and departments with similar goals.

For this position, the hiring range is $54,000 to $60,000 and the offered salary will be negotiated based on a candidate’s relative experience. As a not-for-profit organization, it is extremely unlikely that we will be able to offer a successful candidate a salary outside of this range.

• Directs all aspects of engagement activities, including conceptualization and planning of events and programs, booking space, equipment, catering, and talent (speakers, bands, etc.), execution of on-site logistics and effecting of consistent debriefing and evaluation with the goal of continuous improvement.
• Directs all aspects of the Undergraduate Research Symposium including abstract submission and vetting, solicitation of award donations, coordination of judges and ensuring the symposium and awards reception runs smoothly.
• Directs all aspects of the Teaching Excellence Awards including soliciting student nominations, scheduling classroom visits, coordination of committee responsibilities, and ensuring the awards reception is executed well.
• Provide information and advice on club and SU operational and governance procedures to the Coordinators, Student Organizations, the Programs and Services Committee, and the VP Internal.
• Assists the Executive, elected officials, Program and Event Assistants and department staff to articulate, plan and implement events programming as it relates to their portfolio…