Business Development Manager
2 days ago
Reporting to the Director, Business Development, the Business Development Manager provides leadership, supervision, and program development to one or more of the department's functional teams, including career services, employer engagement, promotions & events, and student volunteer program. This position ensures strategies are aligned with the College's Strategic Plan for increased experiential education, work-integrated learning, and career success for students.
Key Responsibilities:- Providing leadership and direction to the department's functional teams staff related to day-to-day operations and departmental priorities and projects;
- Hiring, training, and mentoring of the department's functional teams;
- 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 Co-op students as required;
- Managing and preparing budgets for the department's functional teams as required;
- Participating in Business Continuity planning and departmental safety training and fraud prevention awareness;
- Leading and contributing to departmental and team meetings;
- Actively modelling the Douglas College Core Competencies.
- Acting on behalf of the Director in their absence, as required.
- Established professional credibility as evidenced by a degree from an accredited post-secondary institution in a related area of study, or an equivalent combination of education and experience;
- A minimum of 8 years' related experience including experience in: Business Development experience, engaging with medium to large employers in the business community Job Development, ideally in a post-secondary career centre, WorkBC or employment agency environment
- Minimum of 3 years' supervisory experience ideally in a unionized environment;
- Minimum 3 years' experience in a career skills training environment such as a post secondary Career Centre, or similar;
- Proven record of achieving job creation and business development goals;
- Strong knowledge of best practices in career education as evidenced by active participation in CEWIL (Co-operative Education and Work Integrated Learning), CACEE (Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers) or other Career Education organizations;
- Extensive knowledge of and experience with job development strategies, particularly those impacting international and entry-level candidates from post-secondary institutions;
- Ability to lead initiatives and manage projects involving senior colleagues, local government representatives, and the business community;
- Experience responding to diverse student needs, including those of international students, Indigenous students, students with disabilities, and students who identify as LGBTQIA2S+;
- Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion;
- Demonstrated understanding of the importance of Truth and Reconciliation, Decolonization, and Indigenization within the post-secondary context;
- Expertise in career skills training programming;
- Demonstrated success connecting new employers to students for studies-relevant work experience opportunities;
- Excellent organizational, analytical and leadership skills;
- Skilled at business analytics to support data-driven decision-making;
- Excellent written, presentation and oral communication skills;
- Demonstrated ability to model appropriate professional, ethical and collaborative behaviours consistent with the responsibilities of this position;
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, complex tasks, and to meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated abilities that align with the Douglas College Core Competency Framework
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