About the Department of Career Services

Our vision at Career Services is to engage students in transformative experiences beyond the classroom through work integrated learning and career exploration. We connect industry partners with skilled and motivated students who positively impact our local national and global community.

We are intentional in our approach and have our mission vision and guiding principles to direct us in the transformative services we offer.

We believe that no student is left behind and are committed to four objectives to ensure this; growing experiential career development for all students delivering exceptional value to our partners (internal/ external) increasing graduate employment and ensuring sustainability through diversification of services and funding.

Career Services is going through its own transformation and as a high performing team this will enable us to innovate and build an agile ecosystem that delivers new services and experiences for our students and partners.

About the Role

The Alumni and Graduate Career Services Coordinator is responsible for the development and delivery of graduate career services targeting third and fourthyear students as well as the implementation of strategic professional enrichment programs and services for alumni at all stages of their careers. As a member of the Career Development team in Career Services this role focuses on building and strengthening alumni engagement with the campus community through volunteer and professional development programs and services. This highly collaborative role will facilitate a deepened knowledge and relationship with MRU graduating students and alumni to deliver on MRUs strategic priorities.

Using market research and industry best practices the position develops evolves and coordinates a multiyear plan for program delivery with a strong digitalfirst focus utilizing social media and digital platforms and channels to provide personalized convenient accessible services at scale to the diverse alumni across Canada and the world.

This role is passionate about student success and promotes a nooneisleftbehind approach engaging directly with students throughout their time at MRU and postgraduation.

Responsibilities

Development and Delivery

• Facilitate maximum participation of third and fourthyear students in career development programs events and services.

• Utilize integrated major maps to facilitate lifedesign sessions and other student development opportunities supporting skillbuilding via cocurricular activities career exploration and career coaching.

• Champion equity diversity and inclusion through the development of tailored resources and programs to increase access and minimize barriers.

• Work with stakeholders to contribute to the growth and innovation of career education and experiential learning opportunities that align with NACEs Career Readiness Competencies.

• In partnership with the department and program areas across MRU programs assess needs and bridge gaps in response to labour market trends and industry demands.

• Develop systemic approaches to support third and fourthyear students while balancing academic and preprofessional disciplines and delivering consistent graduate outcomes.

• Facilitate programming that enables neargraduates to demonstrate competencies acquired through experiential and workintegrated learning.

• Coordinate the development planning implementation ongoing delivery and evaluation of a portfolio of career events programs and services that develop the career competencies required for a successful transition from university to industry.

• Ensure professional readiness of graduating students by connecting them with meaningful networking mentorship and development opportunities.

• Promote the use of MyCareerHub track application and success rates of neargraduates and new alumni.

• Support relationship building with committee members and with the implementation of annual goals ensuring alignment with Career Services strategic priorities.

• Participate in ongoing experiential learning research and national conversations related to student development focused on professional experiences reviewing recommended practices.

• In collaboration with team members develop quotas performance measurement metrics and assessment plans that can generate evidencebased recommendations.

• Contribute to annual performance measurement collection including the creation and of relevant surveys and reports.

• Coordinate the collection of data and assessment of programming; ensuring key performance indicator targets are met.

• In collaboration with relevant university departments collect measure and monitor accurate data related to graduate employment and graduate careerrelated metrics.

• Support and promote the departments student services as a member of the Career Services engagement team.

Coordinate Alumni Programs and Services

• Collaborate closely with Career Services colleagues to implement a full suite of online career tools and supports specifically for MRU alumni.

• Utilize digital platforms to develop and deliver relevant innovative programming for MRU alumni.

• Undertake regular market research to understand audience segments and alumni needs for professional enrichment programs and services at all career stages.

• Coordinate the delivery of career development mentorship job search and career selfmanagement services which can contribute to the career success of MRU alumni.

• Research design curate and coordinate general and targeted online professional enrichment programming and content utilizing alumni as subjectmatter experts.

• Leverage the relationshipmarketing framework adopted by Career Services to strengthen alumni engagement with MRU.

• Build strategic partnerships with internal stakeholders employers corporations external vendors and alumni volunteers in order to scale up and augment programming and service delivery.

• Build networking and mentoring opportunities for grads and support the development of alumni communities of interest.

• Coordinate and grow alumni engagement on MyCareerHub job boards to meet industry partner talent needs.

• Utilize databases and contact management systems to track update and maintain accurate stakeholder contacts.

Qualifications

• Postsecondary degree in a relevant discipline

• Minimum 3 5 years of combined experience in one or more of the following:

  • marketing and digital engagement

  • human resources or talent retention

  • marketing and communications

  • career services

  • stakeholder relations.

• Previous career development and continuing education delivery experience within a postsecondary institution

• Strong marketing relationship management and customer service skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and engage others

• High degree of comfort with online tools and platforms as a means of stakeholder engagement

• Strong ability to deliver formal presentations to different audiences engaging attendees virtually and in person

• Exceptional relationshipbuilding skills and the ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders and clients

• Strong ability to selfdirect work manage complex projects and set and meet key deadlines

• Experience coordinating services and tracking multiyear development goals including experience with outcomes assessment

• Ability to thrive in a dynamic work environment with competing deadlines and commitments

• Ability to problemsolve with diplomacy and tact

• Knowledge of the Canadian labour market and workplace expectations

• Must hold a valid drivers license and access to own vehicle

Closing Date: May 2 2025