Strategic Coordinator

1 week ago

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada MacEwan University Full time

STRATEGIC COORDINATOR

  • UNIVERSITY RELATIONS
    Competition No.

CATEGORY

SALARY

CLOSING DATE

  • Full-Time Continuing (35 hours per week)
$76,074 to $116,648 per annum
August 11, 2023About Us

  • MacEwan University is where caring faculty help people connect their passions to their future paths. Located in the heart of Edmonton's diverse and dynamic downtown community, and on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 First Nations and homelands of the Métis people, MacEwan is known for exceptional undergraduate learning. With its dedication to teaching excellence, informed by scholarly research, innovation, and creative activity, MacEwan provides an exceptional collaborative and supportive learning environment with a commitment to human rights, environmental sustainability, and opportunities for community engagement. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community for all peoples, cultures, and identities.
  • Our comprehensive undergraduate university offers 59 programs to more than 18,000 full
- and part-time students in business, communications, community and human services, design, fine and performing arts, health, humanities, natural science, nursing, public safety, and social science. Through a wide array of experiential learning opportunities, and strategic relationships in the community, we partner with others to produce graduates of stature. Along with a robust grounding in their chosen disciplines, MacEwan students are given durable life skills that prepare them to take on the world.
Opportunity

MacEwan University is seeking a Strategic Coordinator for a full-time continuing opportunity with our University Relations department.

Reporting to the Vice-President, University Relations (VP UR), you will be responsible for the coordination, implementation and follow-through of department-wide initiatives and projects, from conceptualization to completion, including the execution of complex and confidential assignments and projects.


In this role, you will:

  • Plan and manage projects across the University Relations portfolio, which may be institutionwide highprofile projects, often with a significant external engagement and communications component (i.e., Chancellor Speaker series, State of the University, etc.);
  • Provide leadership, direction, and coordination of departmental strategic planning activities, including business plans, briefings, and presentations;
  • Support to the UR leadership team by providing strategic consultation, recommendations, reports and advice;
  • Research, analyze and resolve issues;
  • Collaborate across portfolio department lines to develop and facilitate effective solutions on initiatives, programs, and projects;
  • Develop communications, including briefing documents, correspondence, reports, presentations and internal responses for strategic priorities and emergent issues;
  • Lead the tracking, monitoring, and reporting of performance metrics;
  • Assist with tracking and maintenance of budgets, oversight, and attention to controls on contracts and portfolio expenditures;
  • Coordinate of corporate initiatives;
  • Provide leadership, coaching and guidance to project staff; and
  • Plan events and initiatives for both the President and VP UR.

SKILLS

  • Excellent and effective communication (written, verbal and listening), presentation and interpersonal skills;
  • Excellent organizational and planning skills, with a proven ability to manage projects, multiple priorities and competing deadlines;
  • Excellent prioritization, delegation, and human resource management skills;
  • The ability to work independently and adapt to a somewhat ambiguous and rapidly changing environment;
  • The ability to manage changing priorities, complex and confidential information and sensitive issues in a timely manner;
  • A commitment to tact, diplomacy, and teamwork; and
  • Proficiency using Microsoft Office (Word, Publisher, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.).

QUALIFICATIONS

  • A degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, or other related discipline.
  • A minimum of 5 years progressively responsible professional experience.
  • Training and experience in project management.
  • Experience in strategic business planning approaches and implementation, and business process improvement.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) designation would be an asset.
  • Experience preparing budgets would be an asset.
  • Experience in a postsecondary or a related public sector environment would be an asset.
  • Equivalences may be considered.

BENEFITS
When you become part of the MacEwan University team, you will enjoy a competitive salary.

Our total compensation package includes:

  • Competitive base pay
  • Generous vacation time
  • Secure pension plan
  • Flexible benefits package
  • Continuous learning culture
  • Opportunities for career growth

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