Associate Director, Experiential & Global Learning

Date Posted: 02/13/2026
Req : 46931
Faculty/Division: School of Management
Department: Joseph L. Rotman School of Management
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

The Rotman School of Management is part of the University of Toronto, a global centre of research and academic excellence at the heart of Canada’s commercial and financial capital. Rotman is a catalyst for transformative learning, insights and public engagement, bringing together diverse views and initiatives around a defining purpose: to create value for business and society. We make a fundamental promise – Here’s where it changes – to our students, our partners and the broader community.

Everyone at Rotman, faculty and staff, plays a role in bringing that promise to life.

Reporting to the Director, Office of Student Engagement - the Associate Director, Global and Experiential Learning, provides strategic management, human resource management, and program leadership for the global and experiential learning curricular activities for the MBA programs portfolio.

In consultation with the Director, Office of Student Engagement, the Associate Director, develops, implements, manages, and evaluates the global and experiential area’s budget, operational plans, as well as related policies and procedures in accordance with University policies and procedures. The Associate Director is responsible for ensuring that all activities and initiatives under the global and experiential learning area operate efficiently, effectively and in a manner that is consistent with the policies, objectives, and goals of the Rotman School of Management and the University of Toronto and will consult with the Director, Office of Student Engagement, and the Academic Director, Experiential and Global Learning.

In coordination with the Academic Director for Experiential and Global Learning, the Associate Director will develop, support, and supervise experiential learning opportunities for MBA students including independent studies, global consulting projects, and global practicums. They will also work closely with the Faculty Leads for the Global Manager Initiative to strengthen and maintain existing partnerships with the Ministry of Ontario and local SMBs, and to develop new partnership in support of the program.

They will also work with the relevant degree program Academic Directors and the relevant faculty members with teaching responsibility for the degree-program courses associated with experiential learnings.

The Associate Director will lead and oversee MBA students’ participation in international trade missions and global practicums, providing experiential learning valued by students and potential employers. They will manage the processes and systems that ensure effective experiential and global learning for students and monitor the quality and assessment of the experiences. In addition, they will foster thought leadership experiences via participation in conferences and other public events such as roundtables that strengthen collaboration between the academic, business and policy world.

The Associate Director has managerial authority over the experiential and global learning unit and manages all functions related to human resources including organizational design, assignment of work, reorganizations as well as the hiring, performance management, professional development, and training of all staff.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION:

Master’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

EXPERIENCE: