Associate Provost, Campus Support and Accessibility

7 months ago

Waterloo, Canada University of Waterloo Full time

Overview:
The University of Waterloo seeks an Associate Provost, Campus Support and Accessibility who will play a key role in strategic planning and provide high-level vision and leadership in service to Waterloo’s mission. The Associate Provost will be accountable for advancing the campus experience for students, faculty, and staff through an integrated oversight structure that will provide leadership to these current administrative units: Occupational Health, the Conflict Management Office, the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office, AccessAbility Services, and Disability Inclusion. Other responsibilities may be added that are complementary to the work of this portfolio.

The Associate Provost, Campus Support and Accessibility is a member of Waterloo’s Executive Council and will report to the Vice-President, Academic and Provost. The Associate Provost supports Waterloo’s vision for a rewarding campus experience through policy development and leadership of service delivery portfolios, ensuing compliance with legislation, and providing guidance and counsel to senior leadership regarding a wide range of campus support and accessibility priorities.

In 1957, the University of Waterloo opened its doors to 74 engineering students with co-operative education as its cornerstone. Today, Waterloo is the number one university in Canada for experiential learning and employer-student connections, with more than 42,000 students attending each year. The University is home to the world’s largest post-secondary co-operative education program, embracing its connections to the world while encouraging enterprising partnerships in learning, research, and commercialization. With a global network spanning more than 220,000 alumni in 151 countries, Waterloo attracts world-class scholars including a Nobel Laureate, leads in providing work-integrated learning opportunities with 7,100+ active co-op employers, and fosters an entrepreneurial spirit that has created 5,000+ jobs through Velocity, Canada’s most productive start-up incubator by private investment.

For the last 30 years, Waterloo has consistently ranked highest as Canada’s most innovative university by Maclean’s magazine. Strategically located in the innovation and disruption hub of Canada, the Toronto-Waterloo innovation corridor, Waterloo is part of a network of 15,000 technology companies, 200,000 technology workers, and 5,200 technology start-ups within a 112 km region that represents the second largest technology cluster in North America. Waterloo has developed a reputation for the excellence and relevance of its undergraduate and graduate education, delivered through six faculties: Arts, Engineering, Environment, Health, Mathematics, and Science. Waterloo continues to spur innovation to solve problems on a global scale.

Qualifications:

- A master's degree in a related field is required
- Broad experience in a senior leadership role within an academic environment or other relevant, complex environment
- Demonstrated creative, analytical thought leadership and the ability to nurture and foster collaboration and collegiality among a wide variety of stakeholders
- Knowledge and experience in implementing progressive policies, practices, and procedures that reflect a highly functioning, diverse portfolio
- Demonstrated experience developing and implementing strategic plans
- Understanding of code-based accommodations; and industry trends that advance accessibility; as well as relevant policies, procedures, best practices, and legal and legislative frameworks including pertinent sections of the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act, Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, and relevant case law
- Successful experience planning, leading, navigating, and affecting change/transformation within a complex environment
- Evidence of building and managing successful partnerships and results-oriented teams
- Experience and capacity to integrate equity, diversity, inclusion, and antiracism principles; act on workforce trends; and adapt to environmental changes to support a progressive, future-focused workplace and academic culture

Equity Statement:
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.

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