Career Strategist, Graduate Careers

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Student Management, Level B

Job Title

Career Strategist, Graduate Careers

Department

Graduate Careers | Business Career Centre | UBC Sauder School of Business

Compensation Range

$6,747.50 - $9,701.42 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date

June 22, 2025

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

Job End Date

Jan 30, 2026

This is a full-time leave coverage position with an end date of Januay 30, 2026.

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

UBC Sauder School of Business is one of the world’s leading business faculties. The school consistently ranks among the top 100 in the world and is recognized internationally for excellence in research and learning, an outstanding faculty and unmatched global partnerships. A collaborative and respectful culture within which all members of our community can thrive is a key principle in our strategic plan, and one that underpins our educational mission.

We acknowledge that UBC Sauder at the Vancouver Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam. We acknowledge that UBC Sauder at UBC Robson Square is situated on the traditional territory of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh.

The Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre (BCC) provides career development services and resources to UBC Sauder's 5,000+ undergraduate and graduate students.

The Career Strategist is part of the BCC team and supports UBC Sauder students to become career-ready graduates. The Career Strategist is responsible for supporting student learning and promoting student engagement in personal, professional and career building experiences within and beyond the university. The Career Strategist leverages and incorporates direct industry experience and knowledge to student program development and advising, both in-person and virtually.

The Career Strategist delivers a high-quality level of service to a high-expectation population with discrete and multi-faceted needs, overseeing the full cycle of students’ career journey at UBC Sauder in partnership with the Centre’s Business Development team.

The Career Strategist achieves results in three key areas of responsibility, aligning with career development principles and employing advising practices to deliver, assess and evaluate programs and services to students:
1. Personal and professional development: Develops and delivers comprehensive, world-class customized career services and education and tailors it to the needs of the student population.

2. Access to business community: Expands students’ opportunities to engage with the business community including local, national and global employers, alumni and industry stakeholders.

3. Service Excellence: Through planning, collaboration, administration, assessment and evaluation continuously improves the quality of career services.

Organizational Status
Reports to the Associate Director, Graduate Careers. Regularly plans and collaborates with colleagues from across the BCC as well as the Program Office(s). May supervise external consultants, support employees and students, and takes on leadership roles in cross-functional team projects within UBC Sauder.

Work Performed

Personal and professional development- Develops innovative and scalable career tools, resources, and activities as well as networking events to support students in their unique career journeys.- Supports students in their awareness and development of personal and professional competencies, including self-awareness, communication, decision making and learning, all related to their career goals.- Leverages industry knowledge and expertise, innovative theory, evidence-based practices within the fields of career development and student affairs to design, deliver and evaluate career programming and resources.- Provides in-person and online career support and advises on career exploration, researching the labour market, facilitating experiential learning and reflection, gaining work experience, developing resumes, job and mock interviews, networking and connecting to the workplace community.- Identifies and refers students who