Associate Director, Experiential Education

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Post End Date:
October 18, 2026 at 11:59 PM

This job advertisement is to fill an existing vacancy in the Administrative Professional (Employee Group)

Reporting to the Director, Co‑op, Career, & Experiential Education, the Associate Director, Experiential Education works in partnership to translate CCEE's strategic direction into effective Experiential Education (EE) operations, initiatives and partnerships, while bringing forward evidence, emerging opportunities and recommendations to inform portfolio‑level planning and decision‑making. The incumbent leads a complex, multidisciplinary team working across diverse Faculty and academic contexts. The incumbent provides direction that supports consistency and alignment across the EE portfolio while recognizing the distinct needs, relationships, priorities, and operating contexts of individual Faculties.

The incumbent oversees experiential education policy, programming, operations and continuous improvement, and represents the University on matters pertaining to experiential education. The Associate Director, Experiential Education provides leadership and direction to the EE team, establishing shared priorities, decision‑making approaches and ways of working that support effective collaboration, accountability and service across the University. The incumbent is also responsible for creating and nurturing relationships with the broader team of Co‑op, Career and Experiential Education (CCEE) and other critical internal and external partners to the University, including community organizations and other academic institutions.

They promote knowledge mobilization and management of day‑to‑day operations alongside supporting CCEE’s leadership in co‑operative, career and experiential learning.

• Develop and uphold strategy to engage and retain local, national and international organizations for the purpose of developing curricular‑based experiential learning partnerships;
• Provide leadership and guidance to EE staff in navigating complex Faculty, departmental and institutional relationships;
• Ensure that Faculty relationships and individual portfolio approaches remain connected to broader CCEE and University priorities;
• Work with community and institutional partners to identify appropriate approaches to evaluating partnerships and EE initiatives, and use findings to strengthen relationships, programs and outcomes;
• Oversee and ensure collaboration with cross‑functional multi‑disciplinary experiential education staff and Faculty to maintain consistent practice, data reporting and tracking;
• Establish shared approaches, principles and decision‑making frameworks that promote consistency across EE while allowing appropriate flexibility;
• Lead the identification, development, implementation and evaluation of initiatives that improve…