City : Brampton

Category : Full time - Permanent

Industry : Education

Employer : Sheridan College

Join Sheridan as the Director of Industry and Professional Engagement!

Are you ready to lead a team at the center of academic innovation and industry connections, driven by a passion for fostering impactful relationships between education and employers/ community partners? Reporting to the Executive Director, you’ll be at the forefront of creating and executing dynamic strategies that elevate Sheridan’s industry relationships and amplify the opportunities and connections between professional upskilling and student career success.  You, and an exceptional and dedicated team, will be enabling Sheridan students and graduates to have access to the best work-integrated learning and job opportunities possible, as well as ensuring professionals, employers, and community partners are aware of Sheridan’s corporate training, professional development and continuing education offerings. 

In this role, you will:

Lead and Innovate: Spearhead operations that enhance Sheridan’s industry partnerships and open doors for students to access top-tier employment, Co-op, and Work-Integrated Learning opportunities.

Negotiate and Collaborate: Create and facilitate partnership negotiations, ensuring our students are connected with leading employers and industry leaders and Sheridan is entrusted to provide exceptional industry relevant training and continuing education.

Team Leadership: Guide a talented team of professionals in employer relations, job development, and business development.

Marketing and Business Development: Lead strategic marketing and business development initiatives, positioning Sheridan as a leader in industry engagement.

Relationship Management: Foster ethical, reciprocal relationships between Sheridan and industry partners, ensuring mutual growth and success.

Be the Face of Sheridan: Represent Sheridan externally, anticipating and meeting the evolving needs of our employer and industry partners with innovative solutions and unparalleled support.

Embrace this entrepreneurial opportunity and make a lasting impact on students, employers, and community partners!  

What You’ll Be Doing

• Establishing strategies that engage industry partners, employers, and professionals to expand and improve Sheridan's relationship with employers;
• Strategic and management accountability for a team of employer and industry relations business development activities, services, supports, including responsibility for Co-op Job Development efforts ensuring over 2,000 students obtain meaningful Co-op work-term opportunities and experiences.
• Leading, supporting, and facilitating the development and implementation of a “One Sheridan” institutional framework to employer and partnership relations;
• Designing modern, streamlined, and employer relevant practices for student talent acquisition, student and employer engagement, and services for employers to partner with Sheridan for talent sourcing and recruitment; 
• Leading strategy, programs, and operations to create additional Co-op job, Work-Integrated Learning, Experiential Learning opportunities externally through employers and community partners for students;
• Creating and implementing unique business development, sales, and relationship management techniques (job development, employer services, training partnership, etc.) that adheres to metric-based development and revenue generation targets, while maintaining industry and employer satisfaction and provision of services that meet student and employer needs;
• Developing comprehensive marketing plan, assets, and ongoing presence to engage industry & employers;
• Negotiating with industry associations or other industry umbrella groups to create contracts, partnerships, and agreements to partner with (includes drafting agreements, press releases, and coordination of associated outreach to promote these new partnership). Serving on community committees, board of directors or trade, and other externally facing bodies to advance Sheridan’s brand, employer awareness, and to advocate for student employment/WIL;
• Seeking funding opportunities, sponsorship, and industry contribution to Sheridan and participating in other projects and initiatives as required. 

About You

You have exceptional networking capabilities, are a skilled partnership developer with an aptitude to make connections and build relationships and may identify as a relationship and community builder.

You are a highly organized, self-directed and resourceful leader with an ability to inspire a large staff team and to coordinate multiple and diverse activities.

You are innovative, flexible and adaptable with an ability to influence and help find solutions to meet divergent needs.

Your solid interpersonal, relationship building, outreach skills along with your collaborative approach allow you to effectively balance the needs of multiple partners. 

You have facilitation skills and an ability to mobilize action, engage others and facilitate collaboration and results.

You have superlative communication and public speaking skills with an ability to clearly communicate complex information verbally and in writing across multiple levels.

You have a broad understanding of cultural diversity and needs of special populations and value participating in and creating safe, brave and inclusive environments.

You display a high level of professionalism, discretion, diplomacy and tact, exercise sound judgement and respect maintaining confidentiality in all matters.

The successful candidate will also meet the following qualifications: 

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Education, Marketing, Public relations, Communications or related discipline
• 7 years of professional experience in the field of employer relations in higher education or work-integrated learning (equivalency to be considered)
• Significant experience in program management, marketing, strategic planning, public relations, and supervisory experience 
• Demonstrated experience in leading mid-large projects or initiatives with multiple stakeholders 
• Experience in event planning and program management 
• Experience with report-writing, correspondence and presentations 
• The following will be considered an asset:
  • Experience in post-secondary sector 
  • Knowledge of Sheridan programs and courses
  • Business development/sales experience 
  • A certificate or completed courses in Project Management, Sales/Business Development, and/or Relationship Management

Who We Are

Every member of the Sheridan community is passionate about the transformational role we play in people’s lives. Our strategic plan, Sheridan 2027: Forging the Future (https://www.sheridancollege.ca/sheridan2027), charts a path towards a new ground-breaking model of higher education that reshapes post-secondary education and better prepares students for the future. We are committed to demonstrably advancing equity, diversity, and inclusivity. Diversity is our strength and fuels our commitment to excellence. Across our campuses, we’re making meaningful strides towards developing an equitable and inclusive community.

Founded in 1967, Sheridan has grown from a local college of 400 students to one of Ontario's leading postsecondary institutions, educating approximately 23,116 full-time and 1,741 part-time students every year on three campuses in three Ontario cities — Oakville, Brampton, and Mississauga.

An award-winning institution, Sheridan attracts students from across Canada and around the world. Sheridan's 215,000+ alumni play a critical role in shaping the future of our society in the fields of arts, business, community service, health, technology, and the skilled trades. 

Sheridan’s Vision
Sheridan is the epicentre for groundbreaking, standard-setting higher education that unleashes everyone’s full potential and empowers people to flourish in and shape an ever-changing world.

Sheridan’s Mission
Cultivate resourceful, highly skilled, and creative people and communities through cross-pollinated, active learning and the relentless incubation of new ideas.

• To learn more, please visit: Why Work at Sheridan

Other Details

Department: Office of the Provost and VPA – Integrated Learning Services 
Primary Work/Campus Location: Davis (may be assigned activities at any Sheridan campus) 
Work Categorization: Hybrid Position | On-site at least 3 days/week
Reference #: J0824-1168
Employee Group: Administrative
Payband: NO
Salary Range: $126,723 - $158,403
Application Deadline: October 18, 2024
Application Details: Resumes will be reviewed upon receipt through the active posting period.

Sheridan is deeply committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations, Anishinaabe Nation, Huron-Wendat and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Sheridan is situated on these lands, and it is our collective responsibility to honour and respect those who have gone before us, those who are here, and those who have yet to come. We are grateful for the opportunity to be working on this land.

Sheridan values the diverse and intersectional identities of its students, faculty, and staff. Sheridan regards equity and diversity as an integral part of academic excellence and is committed to accessibility for all employees. Sheridan seeks applicants who embrace our values of equity, anti-racism, and inclusion. As such, we encourage applications from qualified candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including those who identify as First Nations, Métis and/or Inuit/Inuk, Black, members of racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.

Sheridan will provide job applicants with accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. To request accommodation, please contact Human Resources.

You may be asked to provide copies of your educational credentials at the time of interview. Upon hire, we require official confirmation of educational credentials and Canadian equivalency assessments, if applicable.