Job Title
Learning Initiatives Coordinator

Job Category
M&P; - AAPS

Job Profile
AAPS Salaried - Student Management, Level A

Job Family Group
Staff - Non Union

Department
Student Engagement | Centre for Community Engaged Learning | Career Centre & CCEL

Compensation Range
$5,692.25 - $8,179.50 CAD Monthly The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job.

Job End Date
March 3, 2028

Posting End Date
October 28, 2026 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Please note this position is a leave replacement for a fixed term duration.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary

The Centre for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) is an innovative model for the advancement of community-based approaches to experiential learning that has been highly successful in establishing Community Service Learning (CSL) as a key pedagogy and strategic priority for UBC. Community engaged learning (CEL) including CSL and community-based research, enhances students' academic learning and their capacity for global citizenship, while strengthening civil society and advancing sustainability. Community engaged learning is one of the enriched educational experiences that is highlighted in UBC's strategic plan.



Its strong connections with diverse community partners mean that CCEL is also an key embodiment of UBC's commitment to community engagement.

A core purpose of the Centre is to ensure knowledge, infrastructure, systems, and skills are firmly rooted across the University to sustain and maintain the ongoing delivery of experiential education and community engaged learning experiences for students. CCEL works closely with faculty and staff across campus to integrate community engaged and experiential education into academic courses and to ensure a range of meaningful co-curricular learning opportunities are also available. At the same time, the Centre works with diverse organizations in the community, including non-profit and for-profit organizations and public schools, to engage students in short-term community-based projects and ongoing weekly placements that contribute to the achievement of community goals. CCEL is considered a Canadian leader in the fields of university-community engagement and community engaged learning.

Organizational Status

The Learning Initiatives Coordinator is a member of CCEL, a unit in the Student Affairs portfolio within the Office of the Vice President Students. Reporting to an Engagement Advisor, the incumbent will interact closely with students, instructors, and other CCEL and VP Students staff, and staff from UBC departments across campus. The Coordinator will also work closely with the VPS Finance Manager on budget planning and reporting. The Coordinator works under the direction of an Engagement Advisor and with staff across the Centre, to systematize processes through which to deliver program components and support student learning and university partnerships.

Work Performed

Developing and coordinating broadly accessible undergraduate research, community engaged learning, and experiential education programs for students, including but not limited to:

- Coordinating the Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference. Responsibilities include leading a team of students to design and implement the conference; build relationships with faculty, staff, and graduate students; and collaborate with relevant campus partners.
- Overseeing the day to day operations of the

📌 Learning Initiatives Coordinator (Greater Vancouver A)
🏢 University of British Columbia
📍 Greater Vancouver A