Global Engagement Coordinator

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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 Global Engagement Coordinator will manage stakeholder engagement and secure research funding and partnership opportunities to support international scholars to visit the University of British Columbias Animal Welfare Program (AWP). This position will provide strategic leadership in the preparation and delivery of visiting scholar initiatives being responsible for external communications partnership exploration and international visit coordination and collaborations. This position will work with individual visiting scholars to tailor their experience to ensure mutual benefits to the scholar and the AWP and to advance the animal welfare field.

Organizational Status
This position is expected to work independently but with Dr. Dan Wearys oversight. The coordinator will be responsible for establishing contacts with domestic and international agencies and institutions with both external and internal funding sources on behalf of the AWP. The Coordinator works closely with AWP faculty and staff members finance communications development and administrative staff as appropriate and is the key contact with Go Global.

Work Performed
Identifies analyzes and assesses funding opportunities and international partners for the AWP to secure suitable funding and partnerships for the AWPs scholar exchange initiative.

Leads meetings to refine project strategies and objectives to ensure overall work is in alignment with AWPs mission funder objectives and advancement of the animal welfare field.

Builds and maintains relationships with international universities in the animal welfare field to understand their needs and identify strategic scholar exchange opportunities.

Recruits and assesses international candidates for visiting AWP to ensure the candidates are a good fit for AWPs mission.

Works closely with visiting scholars and AWP faculty to develop individual scholars visit goals plans and outcomes so as to mutually benefit the scholar and AWPs mission.

Maintain a comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge of funding and research opportunities and requirements and be able to match opportunities to visiting scholars strengths and areas of expertise.

Tracks and monitors all active visiting scholar projects within the AWP and their annual outputs (i.e. funded research projects published papers project outcomes) to enable accurate reporting to stakeholders and evaluation of programs.

As necessary assumes responsibility for planning developing editing and disseminating project reports presentations as well as other project information and communications.

Performs other related duties as required.

Consequence of Error/Judgement
The Global Engagement Coordinator has significant influence on the quality and effectiveness of the visiting scholar experience. Overall work is not subject to check but final documents are signed by AWP faculty. Inappropriate judgement could result in loss of potential research collaborations or in funding shortfalls for specific grants. The decisions made by the Coordinator may impact the image reputation and financial status of the AWP the Faculty of Land and Food Systems and the University.

Supervision Received
The Coordinators day-to-day tasks are accomplished independently in accordance with objectives and general directions established by the Animal Welfare faculty members.

Supervision Given
None.

Minimum Qualifications
Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline. Minimum of two years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

- Willingness to respect diverse perspectives including perspectives in conflict with ones own

- Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing ones own awareness knowledge and skills related to equity diversity and inclusion

Preferred Qualifications

Graduate degree (MSc or PhD) is preferred in a relevant discipline or mix of disciplines (animal science and welfare etc.).

Proven research expertise: literature reviews protocol development research design quantitative and qualitative data analysis familiarity with publication procedure research fund securement.

Demonstrated experience and success in researching writing and managing research funding grants.

Demonstrated knowledge of UBCs organizational structures relationships policies and protocols is an asset.

Excellent organizational skills: able to work quickly efficiently and calmly to identify and prioritize multiple tasks with minimal supervision in a dynamic and fast paced environment.

Strong written and oral English communication skills; strong interpersonal conflict resolution negotiating skills: able to communicate with diplomacy and tact to a multi-cultural audience as a Animal Welfare representative as well as when dealing with controversial issues; able to deliver engaging presentations to a variety of audiences.

Proven collaborative leadership and vision with a strong track record for developing positive relationships with stakeholders and supporting a dynamic and creative team.

Strong project management skills with the ability to manage monitor complete and evaluate multi-year projects within allocated time and resources; ability to identify obtain and effectively manage organizational resources (e.g. people materials assets budgets).

Sound financial management in grant-funded enterprises including financial tracking and reporting.

Intermediate computer skills required (e.g. MS Office and online applications). Knowledge of data programming tools (e.g. R Python and QGIS) at an intermediate level is preferred. Comfortable with learning new software and interested in developing data management skills.