Assistant Director, Career Exploration & Engagement

Date Posted: 08/25/2026
Req : 49981
Faculty/Division: Vice-Provost, Students
Department: Career Exploration & Education
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

About us:

Student Life connects life to learning. We believe every student should have the opportunity to participate in university life actively and find connection and community while discovering new ways of thinking and being in the world. We provide resources, support and engagement opportunities that are inclusive and accessible, ensuring every student can build experiences that set them up for a lifetime of success.

Within Student Life, the cluster of Student Life Programs and Services supports students as they achieve personal, academic, career and civic goals. We engage students throughout their learning and development with the following units:
Accessibility Services, Career Exploration & Education, Centre for Learning Strategy Support, Co-Curricular Community-Engaged Learning, Clubs & Leadership Development, First Nations House-Indigenous Student Services Mentorship & Peer Programs, Multi-faith Centre, Orientation, Student Success, Transition & Engagement and TCard Services. Together with staff, faculty, students, alumni, employers and community partners, we provide an integrated and coherent path to success that reflects our students' diversity.

In support of U of T’s mission, Student Life Programs and Services is committed to creating diverse, accessible, inclusive and welcoming spaces of opportunity that foster deepened engagement, learning, personal growth, and identity development for all students. We are committed to embedding these principles into all the work we do, reducing barriers so that students from all backgrounds and lived experiences can feel a sense of belonging in the communities they find here.

We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, and we strive to hire and invest in candidates that reflect and support the diverse perspectives, experiences and identities of our students and our communities. We encourage individuals who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2

SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups to apply.

Your Opportunity:

The Assistant Director, Career Exploration & Employer Engagement role is positioned within Career Exploration & Education – the central career services unit on St. George campus at the University of Toronto. Career Exploration & Education creates curricular and co-curricular career learning experiences at the intersection of career, equity, and wellbeing in partnership with students, recent graduates, tri-campus partners, and alumni and employer communities.

Taking an ecosystem approach, we work intentionally to design and deliver career learning experiences that align with student needs and ensure graduates are future-ready and able to thrive in their careers. We are motivated by the vision that University of Toronto students and graduates will contribute to a more equitable and just world of work. In this work we strive to live the values of justice & belonging;

reconciliation; learning; community; and curiosity. We are seeking an Assistant Director, Career Exploration & Employer Engagement with demonstrated knowledge of experiential and work integrated learning, labour market perspectives and industry transformations, an identity-informed praxis, collaborative partnership process, and compassionate approach to leadership.

Reporting to the Director, Career Exploration & Education the Assistant Director, Career Exploration & Employer Engagement provides strategic, relational, and operational leadership for a broad portfolio and the delivery of systems, programs and partnerships related to employer relations, career exploration, industry mentorship, and experiential and work integrated learning. This role has oversight of two teams, works across multiple campus and community partnerships in a highly decentralized environment, and supports a range of institutional programs and initiatives.

The Assistant Director guides and leads the work of professional staff…