Wage minimum: 60562.0200

Wage maximum: 88066.2300

Guided by Like No Other, Athabasca University’s (AU) strategic plan, AU’s approach to accessible yet transformative education and research is truly distinctive. Our academic mission is to remove barriers to post-secondary education for learners, regardless of their age, location, career, or educational background.

Based in the beautiful region of Athabasca, Alberta, AU is one of four Comprehensive Academic and Research Universities (CARUs) in the province. We are a public, board-governed, open, and online university serving more than 37,000 students across Alberta, Canada, and around the world.

AU seeks to be an agile and inclusive workplace in which all team members can grow, make their highest contribution, and each make a difference to our academic vision and mission.

Led by President Dr. Alex Clark, AU is embarking on an exciting new chapter. Drawing from five decades of growth in distance and online education, we aim to grow our position as Canada’s foremost innovator in flexible, online and accessible learning. With an inclusive Senior Leadership Team dedicated to empowering every team member to contribute, learn and thrive, AU stands poised for an exciting and ambitious next stage of development.

Athabasca University's Human Resources is recruiting for a permanent full-time Talent Acquisition Associate.

This role is virtual and located in Athabasca.

The Position:

Reporting to the Lead, Talent Acquisition, the Talent Acquisition Associate is responsible for coordinating and supporting recruitment and employment initiatives across the university.

The incumbent contributes to the development, implementation,



and continuous improvement in alignment with Human Resources priorities in support of the University's Strategic Plan, Academic Plan and Athabasca Holistic Impact Plan. Under the direction of the Lead, Talent Acquisition, responsible for contributing to AU's recruitment and retention strategies, supporting organizational talent needs, community workforce development initiatives, and outreach activities.

The position works collaboratively with internal and external interest partners to build talent pipelines, support workforce planning, enhance candidate experiences, and ensure diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility principles are integrated throughout recruitment and employment practices.

Qualifications:

- Two-year Diploma in Human Resources. Undergraduate degree preferred.
- A completed Registered Professional Recruiter certification would be an asset.
- Minimum three years of progressive experience in recruitment, talent acquisition, workforce development, employment services, or related human resources functions.
- Experience supporting multiple client groups in a complex organization.
- Experience in a unionized environment is considered a strong asset.
- Demonstrated ability to build partnerships and foster productive stakeholder relationships both internally and externally.




- Strong analytical, organizational, project management, communication, and relationship-management skills.
- Proficiency with HRIS systems, Microsoft Office Suite, and recruitment technologies.
- Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.

A detailed job description can be viewed at: Talent Acquisition Associate.

Contact Information:

For more information regarding this role, please contact Carrie Potts, Lead, Talent Acquisition, at [email protected].

Work at AU

A university like no other for people like no other

Athabasca University (AU) has widened access and increased prospect to higher education for over 50 years for everyone by providing access to high-quality university education and professional development for students by removing physical, digital and systemic barriers to learning and success.

An open and online university, AU is a unique hybrid workplace with more than 1300 staff working across five faculties and six portfolios. From AU’s home on the Indigenous lands of Treaty 6, Treaty 8 and Metis Northern Alberta, we are Alberta’s only rurally-situated university with:

- Over 37,000 students across five faculties—with 33,000 undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students
- 900 courses over 70 programs—with choices from micro-credential and baccalaureate to masters and doctoral levels
- Some of the country’s most well established and largest accredited academic and professional programs in business, registered nurse and nurse practitioner programs, science, and humanities & social sciences
- 560,000 alumni across 101 countries

📌 Talent Acquisition Associate (Canada)
🏢 Athabasca University
📍 Canada