Canada-japan Co-op Coordinator

2 weeks ago


Vancouver, Canada University of British Columbia Full time

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Cooperative Education, Level B

Job Title

Canada-Japan Co-op Coordinator

Department

Experiential Learning & Academic Services | Dean's Office | Faculty of Applied Science

Compensation Range

$5,468.83 - $7,878.17 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date

May 21, 2023

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.

Job End Date

Mar 31, 2025

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

This position will oversee the Global Skills Opportunity funding that the Canada-Japan Co-op Program recently received, working specifically with CJCP students and employers associated with this initiative, in coordination with the on-going CJCP Co-op Coordinator.

Develops, markets, and promotes the Canada-Japan Co-op Program to new and existing employers, professional associations and other institutions in Japan. Coaches, counsels and prepares undergraduate and graduate Co-op students from across the Canada-Japan Co-op Program Consortium universities and colleges for the Japanese workplace.

The Canada-Japan Co-op Program was established in 1991, and is composed of a consortium of universities and colleges across Canada who collectively send co-op students to Japan for work terms each year. The Program has been housed at UBC since 2005 within the UBC Engineering Co-op Program.

Organizational Status

Reports to the Director, Experiential Learning and Academic Services (Engineering) Program and works under general direction of the Canada-Japan Co-op Program Co-Directors at UBC. Works in close co-operation with CJCP Consortium partners and employers in Japan to determine effectiveness of Program curriculum in meeting client requirements. Liaises with Departmental Administrators and other University staff as appropriate for program delivery and promotion. Delegates work to Co-op Administrative staff and Technical Staff as needed.

Work is based on campus, but requires extensive travel to meet with employers and students locally and Japan and hours outside of the standard work day, including some weekends.

Work Performed
- Researches and identifies potential partners in industry, government agencies, and institutions in Japan
- Initiates, builds and maintains new employer relationships for co-op jobs.
- Development, providing information in both English and Japanese.
- Develops academic-related work placements through assessment of job requirements, student discipline, and academic level of placement.
- Determines employer requirements and facilitates hiring processes.
- Develops and prepares annual discipline-specific strategic marketing and site visit plans.
- Advises employers on requirements and availability of external funding for CJCP placements.
- Attends and networks at various events, locally, nationally, and internationally such as conferences, trade shows, career fairs, and information sessions.
- Maintains involvement in professional associations in the area of Japanese markets and Co-operative Education.
- Researches, coordinates, and conducts employer marketing trips to Japan.
- Assesses admissibility and on-going participation of students in the Co-op program as per the Program terms and conditions and informs consortium partners of their students’ progress in the Program.
- Designs, prepares and delivers orientation and information sessions for new students (undergraduate and graduate; domestic and international) which outline all of the academic and technical work placement requirements for achieving a Co-op designation on their degree.
- Designs and delivers pre-employment training programs and assesses the effectiveness of training programs by continually evaluating student preparation for the Japanese workplace.
- Provides Co-op students with one-on-one and group employment counseling and coaching before, during and after each work term.
- Advises students on suitability of work placements to their academic program, the selection of areas of specialization and requirements for their Program requirements
- Conducts work term site visits to monitor and evaluate the requirements of the student placement and the employer environment with


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