Northlands College is seeking a strategic, relationship-driven executive leader to serve as Associate Vice President, Community Relations & Post-Secondary Liaison for 18 months beginning September 2026. This out-of-scope position is a member of the Executive Leadership Team and plays a key role in advancing the College’s relationships with northern Saskatchewan communities, Indigenous governments, industry, educational institutions, and government partners.

Reporting to the President & CEO, the Associate Vice President ensures that community priorities, labour market needs, northern perspectives, and post-secondary partnership opportunities inform the College’s strategic direction, long-term programming decisions, and service delivery models. This is a significant leadership role for an individual who can build trust, influence outcomes, and advance education pathways that respond to the needs of northern learners and communities.

Location: This position will be based out of one of Northlands College’s three campuses in northern Saskatchewan: La Ronge/Air Ronge, Creighton, or Buffalo Narrows.

The Chance

The successful candidate will provide executive leadership for community relations, university programming, post-secondary pathway development, business development, government relations, partnership initiatives, and assigned strategic projects.



A key focus of the role will be advancing relationship-based educational needs assessment work with northern communities and post-secondary partners, including work being developed jointly by Northlands College and the University of Saskatchewan.

The Associate Vice President will also support the development of a strategic plan to direct the $2.6 million allocated to University Programming in a way that reflects northern priorities, strengthens educational pathways, supports partnership commitments, and contributes to the long-term reshaping of programming at Northlands College.

Key Responsibilities

- Participate as a member of the Executive Leadership Team and contribute to organizational planning, strategic direction, executive-level decision-making, and long-term institutional priorities.
- Provide leadership for community relations, university programming, educational pathways, post-secondary development, business development, government relations, partnership initiatives, and regional engagement.
- Build and sustain meaningful relationships with Indigenous governments, northern communities, universities, colleges, industry, government ministries, employers, and community organizations.
- Advance post-secondary liaison work to support learner pathways, program alignment,

📌 Vice President Community Relations - Northlands College (La Ronge)
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