Intermediate Specialist, Advancement and Alumni Relations
Intermediate Specialist, Advancement and Alumni Relations
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Job Type:
EmployeeDuration in Months (for fixed-term jobs):
N/AJob Family:
Advancement and Alumni Relations# of Open Positions:
1Faculty/Service - Department:
Faculty of Law - Common Law SectionCampus:
Main CampusUnion Affiliation:
SSUODate Posted:
June 26 2025Applications must be received BEFORE:
July 07 2025Hours per week:
35Salary Grade:
SSUO Grade 10Salary Range:
$80942.00 - $102245.00About the Common Law Section of the Faculty of LawOver the past 20 years the Common Law Section of the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa has become a national and global leader in many fields. We are the only law school to offer a common law degree in both English and French and our faculty is one of the most accomplished in the country. We are an engaged Faculty and we have a strong culture of public engagement. We also have a strong bond with the legal community in Ottawa and a special relationship with the Supreme Court of Canada. We are leaders -- leaders in research leaders in the profession and leaders in our community. On any given day members of our faculty may be seen testifying before a Parliamentary committee providing expert commentary in the media or contributing to public policy debates on the issues of the day. We are the most-cited law faculty in the national media. Through our dedication we have built strong experiential learning opportunities for our students where our students have unparalleled access to and interaction with the highest judges in the land to help foster an inclusive and high-quality student experience.
Position Purpose:
Intermediate Specialist Advancement and Alumni Relations plans develops and implements an alumni and community engagement program with the primary purpose to establish and grow a strong culture of affinity and engagement among uOttawa alumni future alumni and strategic community government and industry partners. The Lead raises awareness of faculty successes and stimulates collaborative opportunities between the faculty and its community of alumni future alumni and industry partners.
In this role your responsibilities will include:
Strategic Engagement and Relationship Building:
Identifies engages and cultivates relationships with strategically curated alumni and community/industry stakeholders.
Actively engages alumni and community/industry partners to involve them in campus life. This includes aligning participants with engagement tools such as but not limited to judging student competitions mentoring students creating partnerships with research groups speaking opportunities and hiring uOttawa student and alumni talent
Design Implementation and Management of Alumni and Community Engagement Programming:
With the objective to enhance the Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) between the University and its external partners the incumbent analyses designs implements and manages faculty external engagement programming. Reviews and critically assesses existing engagement programming taking into account specific characteristics such as history culture longevity and alumni and community/industry partner dynamics.
Manages and curates selected events of strategic importance to the Faculty or the University ((i.e. Homecoming) designed to further affinity with alumni community and industry partners.
Digital Communications:
With the objective to provide strategic storytelling curates creates and manages along with the Facultys Digital Communications Officer. selected digital marketing content on social media platforms targeted at alumni and community/industry markets. Highlights alumni successes and accomplishments to the facultys community partners.
What you will bring:
Bachelors degree in communications business administration or other relevant field
Knowledge of the University of Ottawas mandate mission objectives and culture
3 5 years experience in public and/or alumni relations
Proven abilities in building collaborative and successful working relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders
Superior interpersonal and communication skills strong listening skills
Strong organizational skills and proven ability to prioritize multiple tasks
Demonstrated initiative and self-starting qualities
Experience in the production of communications material and ability to effectively use social media experience with web page creation
Knowledge of computer based methods techniques and software to develop documents reports and presentations and retrieve information and data.
Required to occasionally travel work nights and weekends
Superior communication skills in French and English (verbal and written)
Must be able to exercise professional discretion
Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:
Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.
The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect teamwork and inclusion where collaboration innovation and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons racialized persons persons with disabilities women and LGBTQIA2S persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.
If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.
Prior to May 1 2022 the University required all students faculty staff and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
