Academic and Career Advisor

Staff
- Non Union

M&P - AAPS

AAPS Salaried
- Student Management, Level B

Academic and Career Advisor

UBCO | Program Support | Academic Advising

$7,158.42 - $10,292.25 CAD Monthly

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September 13, 2026

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Ongoing

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Description Summary
Academic & Career Advisors work on a centralized team that serve all students at UBC Okanagan. The Advisors are either generalists, or are assigned to a specific faculty as a specialist advisor. Advisors are responsible for delivering and evaluating student services to support student learning based on the specific and unique student needs. Through relationship building beginning in the student’s first year, the Advisor works closely with students throughout their degree to encourage success and retention.

This position is responsible for not only providing academic support, but also student engagement programming to enhance academic and career outcomes. Advisors will work with students in all faculties to provide general advising and they must also be knowledgeable enough to have a broad knowledge of Vancouver campus programs.

Organizational Status
This position works independently and with initiative under the general supervision of the Manager, Academic & Career Advising. This position provides consultation to Associate Deans, and may work with Deans, Directors, Unit Heads, Senate Committees, Managers, and other faculty and staff. Advisors interact routinely with students in all Faculties at UBC Okanagan.

Work Performed

Academic & Career Advising:

• Assists students in determining their academic, personal and professional goals and identifying appropriate academic courses and programs that support attaining those goals.
• Advise students on work integrated learning and skill building opportunities that enhance their career readiness
• Discuss job search strategies, provide labour market information, and student career outcomes information to current students and alumni
• Assists students with course selection to ensure they meet degree requirements, program prerequisites, and career goals.
• Interpret and advise on University policies and procedures.
• both faculty and students with issues related to academic progression (full and blocked classes, waivers, transfer credit, academic concessions, late withdrawals and additions), and other issues as they arise.
• Annually evaluates student performance to ensure students are meeting requirements and, as needed, adjudicate student records for graduation eligibility.
• Develops and maintains a knowledge base of worldwide educational systems in order to advise students participating in exchange programs or considering taking courses outside of UBC’s Okanagan campus and advising students coming from other global educational systems.
• Evaluates and approves student requests to study outside UBC’s Okanagan…