Co-Op Coordinator

Location

Guelph, ON, CA, N1G 2W1

Experiential Learning

At the University of Guelph, our students benefit greatly from engaging directly in industries and communities where they can apply their learning in real‑world contexts, develop essential employability skills, and gain a deeper understanding of the complex issues faced by employers and community organizations today. The Experiential Learning Hub collaborates with industry and community partners to provide experiential learning opportunities that enable students to apply and advance their learning in a real‑world context.

The Co‑operative Education program formally integrates a student’s academic studies with periods of work experience. Over 7,000 co‑op students participate in over 70 co‑op majors at the University of Guelph. Co‑op Coordinators assume complete marketing responsibility and student advisement for co‑op program(s) as assigned and actively recruit and engage employers to hire 700 – 2,000 co‑op students each fall, winter, and summer semester.

These activities raise the profile of the University of Guelph and guide student success in the Co‑operative Education program.

• Develop new and maintain existing employer relationships to support and expand engagement with co‑operative education and the University of Guelph.
• Market and promote co‑op and the University of Guelph throughout all sectors of the economy, associations, and trade shows.
• Maintain in‑depth labour market insight, analyzing shifts in technology and economics.
• Provide advisement and guidance to co‑op students in assigned programs on job search strategies, employability skills (professional and transferable) and career development while the student is seeking employment and while on a work term.
• Prepare co‑op students for their first work term. Responsible for developing and delivering recruitment preparation workshops and events each semester.
• Conduct co‑op work term visits to monitor student learning and work performance; and ensure that sufficient job quantity, diversity and experience levels are available for co‑op students.
• Advise on issues related to employment barriers and workplace accommodation, meeting the needs of a diverse client population (e.g., Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQ2IA+ students and students with disabilities).

• Undergraduate degree in a related field; this position supports the Arts and Commerce programs co‑op portfolio.
• Minimum of two (2) years’ relevant experience in employer development, relationship management, marketing, cooperative education, experiential education, or career advising/coaching.
• Excellent communication, marketing, account management, sales, and public relations skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion principles and experience supporting diverse communities, including Indigenous people, women, newcomers, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.
• Excellent time‑management skills, with the ability to prioritize and triage obligations.
• Ability to adhere to existing operational processes within a team.
• Strong knowledge of relevant job markets for co‑op programs and the ability to work well with a diverse group of clients and stakeholders (employers, students, faculty).
• Knowledge of co‑operative education, career counselling, human resource practices, labour market analysis, employment law is an asset.
• Knowledge of the University academic programs and procedures is an asset.

Employee type:
Regular
Position number:
Classification: P&M FT
- Band 05

Salary:
Target hiring salary is minimum and up to 96% of midpoint for the salary grade; tentative evaluation subject to committee review.

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution.