Manager, Business Development

2 weeks ago


New Westminster, Canada Douglas College Full time

**Work Arrangements**
- This full-time position is available starting July 10, 2023. Regular hours of work are 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday, also requiring occasional evenings. Occasional travel between Douglas College’s locations as required.**What Douglas Offers**

DO what you love. Be good at it. That’s how Douglas College defines a great career. It’s a philosophy that resonates through our classrooms, our offices and our boardrooms. It inspires our students and drives us to make Douglas College one of BC’s Top Employers. We love what we do. And we’re looking for passionate, motivated people to join us in making one of Canada’s best colleges even better.

**The Role**
- Reporting to the Director, Business Development the
- **_Manager, Business Development, _**provides leadership to the Employer Engagement team including the implementation of strategies and cultivation of external relationships with industry and community partners. This position ensures these strategies are aligned with the College’s Strategic Plan for increased experiential education, work-integrated learning, and career success for students. The Manager identifies, engages, and manages external relationships targeted to deliver a sustained flow of opportunities for students.
The Manager, Business Development oversees the Employer Engagement team to ensure the professional delivery of events, promotions, and employer engagement in support of the Strategic Plan and departmental goals.**Responsibilities**
- Under the direction of the Director, Business Development, the
- **_Manager, Business Development _**is accountable for the following:

**Leadership and Administration**
- Providing leadership and direction to Employer Engagement team staff related to day-to-day operations and departmental priorities and projects;
- Hiring, training, and mentoring of the Employer Engagement team;
- Assigning and approving schedules, evaluating work quality, performance planning and management, and disciplining while ensuring compliance with collective agreements;
- Workforce planning - assessing staffing requirements and making recommendations for new positions, modification of existing positions and changes to the staff complement;
- Ensuring consistency of practice, tracking optimum service levels and reporting performance benchmarks to the Director of Business Development;
- Contributing to the long-term strategic development of the Business Development department’s direction and sustainability;
- Building consensus and fostering teamwork among a variety of stakeholders in the business community;
- Creating partnerships across the College that connect students with employers & opportunities;
- Leading events to provide students with market intelligence related to their target careers, business community connections and opportunities for employment;
- Maintaining productive working relationships with the faculties and all service areas;
- Demonstrating diplomacy, discretion and tact in all communications and ability to manage difficult or stressful conversations;
- Overseeing hiring of student assistants and Career Volunteer program volunteers working in the department;
- Managing and preparing budgets for the Employer Engagement team;
- Participating in Business Continuity planning and departmental safety training and fraud prevention awareness;
- Leading and contributing to departmental and team meetings;
- Acting on behalf of the Director in their absence, as required.

**Business Development and Relationship Management**
- Promoting Douglas College’s students and programs, effectively positioning the College as a provider of rigorous academic programs and a source of top talent;
- Creating a strategic plan to streamline Employer Engagement outreach activities to drive greater ROI from these initiatives;
- Representing the College at networking or other business events to increase awareness of Douglas College and the opportunities available to industry and community partners for engagement;
- Participating in professional career education and business organizations as a representative of the College;
- Researching and cultivating relationships with key employers whose recruiting needs align with Douglas College’s academic programs;
- Initiating opportunities for on-campus recruiting, networking, and career development events, and working with internal and external stakeholders to implement these;
- Leveraging relationships with a range of stakeholders to maximize opportunities for students;
- Securing opportunities leading to the hiring of Douglas College students into career-relevant Co-op Work Terms, Business Internships, practicums, and applied research or industry projects;
- Maintaining expertise on BC’s business environment, analysing labour market trends, and identifying emerging opportunities aligned with college programs;
- Surveying employers to identify market challenges, skill gaps, targeted recruiting prof



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