Associate Director

Position Information

**Position Title**
- Associate Director

**Department/Unit**
- Student Accessibility Services

**Location**
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

**Posting Number**
- S205-25

**Employee Group**
- DPMG

**Position Type**
- Regular, On-Going

**Duration of Contract (if applicable)**

**Employment Type**
- Full Time

**Full-time Equivalency (FTE)**
- 1.0

**Salary**
- $77,938 - $104,545 per annum

**Classification**
- ADM-07

**Provisional Statement**
- This is a provisional classification. Formal regular review classification procedures may be initiated at any time by the incumbent or supervisor after the incumbent has worked a minimum of six months in the role.

**About Dalhousie University**
- Dalhousie University is Atlantic Canada’s leading research-intensive university and a driver of the region’s intellectual, social and economic development. Located in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an Agricultural Campus in Truro/Bible Hill, Dalhousie is a truly national and international university, with more than half of our almost 21,000 students coming from outside of the province. Our 6,000 faculty and staff foster a vibrant, purpose-driven community, that celebrated 200 years of academic excellence in 2018.

**Job Summary**
- A unit of the Division of Student Affairs, the Student Accessibility Centre is Dalhousie’s centre of expertise on student access, inclusion, and accommodation matters. The Centre is responsible for administering the university-wide Student Accommodation Policy, working collaboratively across all Programs and Faculties to create and sustain an inclusive educational environment for students. Reporting to the AVP Student Engagement and Success, the Associate Director, Student Accessibility Centre oversees the daily operations of the Student Accessibility and Mark A. Hill Centres.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Provide 1-1 advising support to facilitate access to academic courses and programs, facilities, services, and activities. Advocate on behalf of, and alongside students to support their transition into and through their academic program.
- Develop and ensure the implementation of student accommodation plans which reflect the university’s duty to accommodate.
- Work collaboratively with other Dalhousie departments, faculties, and Student Affairs colleagues to develop strategies to address student accessibility challenges.
- Develop, oversee and report on current budgets. Adjust annual operating budget allocations to respond to changing circumstances and priorities as appropriate.
- Accountable for all aspects of management for eight full-time staff, and over 40 student employees including recruitment, development, performance management, discipline and discharge.

**Note**
- There is a requirement for this position to work a flexible schedule including days, occasional evening and weekend assignments.

Due to operational requirements, the successful applicant is required to work in-person on campus.

**Required Qualifications**
- Master’s degree in a related field (e.g. Education, Equity and Social Justice), ideally with a clinical background (e.g. Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Counselling), plus five years’ experience working with students (or an equivalent combination of training and experience).
- Demonstrated financial and personnel management experience.
- Previous experience in human rights advocacy, student advising, and/or disability support.
- Demonstrated experience in a complex case environment.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, with excellent interpersonal skills to interact with diverse constituents and to provide high quality support to students.
- Strong organizational skills to prioritize workload and provide advising to assigned students in a timely, student-focused manner.

**Assets**
- Experience working in a post-secondary setting.
- Experience supervising a team in a unionized environment.
- Experience in and/or knowledge of clinical settings.
- Experience in program planning and assessment.

**Job Competencies**
- Respect & Inclusion
- Adaptability
- Thinking and Acting Strategically
- Relationship Building
- Resource & Process Management

**Additional Information**
- Dalhousie University supports a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Our total compensation package includes a defined benefit pension plan, health and dental plans, a health spending account, an employee and family assistance program and a tuition assistance program.

**Application Consideration**

**Diversity Statement**

Posting Detail Information

**Number of Vacancies**
- One (1)

**Open Date**
- 10/28/2025

**Close Date**
- 11/12/2025

**Open Until Filled**
- No

**Special Instructions to Applicant**

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