Division: AVP Learner Experience

FTE: 1.0

Location Name: Place-Based - Athabasca

Position Type: Temporary Full Time (9 Months)

Location: Athabasca, AB

Job ID: 3292

Posted: 11/4/2026 12:00:00 AM

Closing Date: 11/19/2026 12:00:00 AM

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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 current 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 Learning Resources is recruiting for a Manager, Learning Resource Services.

This is a temporary full-time position located on-site in Athabasca, with an end date ofAugust 2027.

The Position:

The Manager,



Learning Resource Services manages internal processes related to Course Materials, Acquisition, Inventory, Warehouse Control and Shipping, and Student Services. They provide management of Learning Resource Services to ensure efficient and effective unit operation, including budget management and external liaison.

Qualifications

- A four-year University degree, preferably in business.May consider an equivalent combination of education and experience, where that experience includes at least 9 years directly relevant work experience in a learning resources setting with budget and managerial experience.
- A minimum of 5 years related work and supervisory experience in a unionized environment, some of which should be at a post-secondary institution.
- The incumbent should have excellent interpersonal skills and experience in resource allocation, organizational planning, and management of computerized systems and technology.
- Systems utilized include CMIS, Banner, and a variety of reporting tools.
- Demonstrated success in the implementation of major projects is required.
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills, including facilitation and negotiation skills is required.
- Must possess strong conceptual, analytical and creative problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent computer program and systems skills required.




- Experience leading and managing collaborative client relationships and teams is preferred.
- Professional experience within a post-secondary setting is preferred.
- Supervisory skills,

A detailed job description can be viewed at: Manager, Learning Resource Services.

Contact Information

For more information regarding this role, please contact Elaine Fabbro,Interim AVP Learner Experience, at [email protected].

Work at AU

A university like no other for people like no other

Athabasca University (AU) has widened access and increased opportunity 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— 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 qualified programs in business, registered nurse and nurse practitioner programs, science, and humanities & social sciences
- 560,000 alumni across 101 countries

As Alberta and Canada’s premier and largest online university, AU’s commitment to widening

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