Description

The Haskayne School of Business is currently seeking a Full-time Limited Term Employer Relations Specialist for approximately 12 months.

The Employer Relations Specialist (ERS) in the Haskayne School of Business (HSB) is a member of the Student Services team and reports to the Manager, Career & Life Design. The scope of the Career and Life Design team focuses primarily on: 1) career advising, 2) career programming development and delivery, 3) fostering external relationships with employers in support of career placement and work-integrated learning (WIL) for a diverse population of domestic and international students across all Haskayne programs, and 4) student engagement including orientation, student clubs, graduation/convocation.

The ERS will build and foster relationships within the community and create WIL and career opportunities for students at Haskayne. The incumbent will be a highly motivated, organized self-starter with excellent relationship building skills, and can balance multiple priorities with a focus on finding solutions for complex issues. They will initiate and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders that support the development of students. This position works within the framework of University and HSB policies and procedures and requires initiative and valuable judgement.

Due to operational requirements of this position, the incumbent would be expected to work predominantly in-office. The primary hours of work for this position are Monday to Friday, 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M, 7 hours per day (35 hours per week); however, there may be a demand to work outside of these hours. The ERS position is part of the AUPE Collective Bargaining Unit.

Summary of Key Responsibilities





Employer and Community

- Collaborate across HSB and the University to develop, maintain, and evolve a large database of existing community partnerships.
- Identify and recruit new community partners, as well as nurture relationships with existing partners, to create WIL and career placement opportunities for HSB students.
- Build relationships with stakeholders, secure sufficient co-op and internship placements, identify capstone projects for courses, and job placements upon student graduation.
- Ensure experiential learning opportunities tie to institutional vision and strategy.
- Identify target industries and employers to proactively upgrade partner list for career opportunities that meet employer requirements and student needs.
- Continually maintains metrics on contacts and positions secured.
- Maintain knowledge of skill requirements and expectations of key industries and employers, opportunities available, and potential career paths for Haskayne graduates.
- Maintain relationships with existing employers, including follow up, to ensure their needs are met through our process and gather feedback for process and program improvement.
- Review experiential learning opportunities including job postings to ensure they meet Haskayne program and course requirements.




- Assists stakeholders to scope opportunities and approve them for student placement.
- Work with Career Development Specialists (CDS) to conduct site visits/check-ins and supports employers and students in a successful co-op or internship placement.
- Research and advise on any new experiential learning sponsorship opportunities.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of experiential learning programs to increase opportunities for students to participate in high quality experiential learning activities.

Program and Data Management/Reporting

- Work with the Student Services team to implement experiential learning programming.
- Develop, collect and report on experiential learning and career placement KPIs.
- Work with the Career Development Specialists (CDS) to provide feedback to career development programming. Act as back-up for CDS as needed.
- Remain current in emerging experiential learning pedagogy, theory and practice, such as work-integrated learning and community-based learning and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement in program offerings.
- Research industry trends, conduct surveys of internal (e.g., students) and external (e.g., community partners) stakeholders to inform the design and positioning of new and existing programs.
- Maintain employers and student data, prepare reports on employment outcomes, employer engagement activities, and program effectiveness.
- Work with Marketing & Communications to ensure marketing media (print and digital) promotes experiential learning opportunities and success stories.
- Present to stakeholders, particularly students and employers on experiential learning opportunities at Haskayne.

Other Responsibilities

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📌 Employer Relations Specialist, Haskayne School of Business (Calgary)
🏢 University of Calgary
📍 Calgary