Manager of Operations

Organizational Unit

University of Victoria - Library

Location
University of Victoria - Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2 CA (Primary)

Posting Close Date
12 November 2026

Please note that positions will close at 4 p.m. on the closing date.

FTE
1.0

Salary Grade
$92,337.00 - $

Additional Posting Information
N/A

Salary posted will be pro-rated based on FTE and achieved as per the collective agreement, if applicable.

Classification
SG14

Employee Group:
PEA - Regular

# of Hires Needed
1

Category
Administrative and Support Services, Education, Training, and Library

About this Opportunity
The University of Victoria is one of Victoria's largest employers and one of Canada’s best diversity employers. Together we are more than 5,000 dedicated faculty, librarians and staff supporting the University of Victoria’s diverse academic programs, world-class research and commitment to civic engagement.

Launched in 2025 as the world’s first library-based institute of advanced studies, Kula:
Library Futures Academy brings the ambition and convening power of academic libraries to the wider university and global communities. We explore how libraries, long charged with keeping knowledge, become a place for questioning the future of scholarship and the ethics of knowledge systems. Through fellowships, conversations, public events, publications, and international partnerships, Kula situates UVic Libraries as a participant in, and shaper of, global conversations about research and scholarly communication.

* This position is eligible for a campus flex arrangement
* The salary range for this position is:

Recruitment range: $92,337 to $101,817.  Starting salary is determined in accordance with the PEA Collective Agreement.

Performance range:
Up to $120,113.  Progression beyond the recruitment range is available through annual performance increases, in accordance with the PEA Collective Agreement.

Job Summary
Mandate
Reporting to the Director of the Kula:
Library Futures Academy, the Manager of Operations provides leadership for the planning, coordination, communications, and operational infrastructure that support the Academy’s programs, partnerships, and strategic priorities. The position translates strategic direction into effective processes, coordinates activities across multiple initiatives, and ensures that Kula’s programs and operations are well organized, documented, communicated, and aligned with Library and University priorities. The position also serves as an essential operational connector between Kula and librarians and archivists across the Libraries, identifying opportunities to engage their expertise, research, collections, professional networks, and emerging practice in Kula programs and initiatives.

Working closely with the Director, the Manager of Partnerships, and the Strategic Initiatives Coordinator, the position supports the effective implementation and stewardship of Kula initiatives, programs, fellowships, events, publications, and partnerships while facilitating effective collaboration with librarians, archivists, and library units whose expertise and capabilities contribute to the Academy’s work.

Objectives

Ensure the operational efficiency and high impact of the Kula:
Library Futures Academy programs and initiatives

Strengthen connections and effective collaboration between Kula and librarians and archivists across the Libraries

Develop and coordinate communications and knowledge mobilization activities that articulate the Academy’s work, programs, opportunities, and impact

Create a continuum from strategic and intellectual leadership through external relationship development, internal organization integration, and day-to-day operational delivery

This position may be required to work outside of regular hours on occasion and as…