Senior Partnerships Specialist

Role overview

Work-integrated learning partnerships

• Identify and cultivate industry and community connections to expand work-integrated learning opportunities, including co-operative education, internships, practica, service-learning, and project-learning.
• Conduct outreach, build relationships, qualify opportunities, and bring recommendations to the Manager.
• Support development, execution, and renewal of partnership agreements with academic units and University Legal Services.
• Maintain inventories of partners, agreements, opportunities, programs, and program requirements.
• Develop partner onboarding materials, guides, and standard communications.
• Research partnership trends, labour market needs, and sector opportunities; recommend partnership and program growth.
• Represent the office at networking events, employer information sessions, and community engagement activities.

International exchange partnerships

• Manage day-to-day relationships with international exchange partner institutions and serve as a primary contact for routine matters.
• Monitor agreement terms, renewal and expiry timelines, and reciprocity and balance data; flag agreements requiring review, renewal, or termination.
• Analyze utilization, reciprocity, engagement, and partnership performance metrics.

Role requirements

• Independently determine engagement strategies within the Manager's strategic direction and use professional judgment to prioritize work and resolve complex stakeholder issues.
• Work with academic units, faculty, industry and community organizations, international institutions, and campus partners.
• Manage concurrent deadlines related to academic terms, exchange cycles, and partner reporting.
• Occasional events or communications outside standard business hours may be required, including across international time zones.

Work context

• Work occurs on and off campus; occasional events or communications may fall outside standard business hours.