Course Specialist

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Educational Programming, Level B

Job Title

Course Specialist

Department

Licensing Education | Real Estate Licensing Education | UBC Sauder School of Business

Compensation Range

$6,251.00 - $8,986.00 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date

November 10, 2024

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

Job End Date

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 Real Estate Division at the UBC Sauder School of Business (the “Division”) is a globally recognized leader in the development and provision of regulatory/licensing, certification, and credit educational programs for the real estate profession. Current and prospective clients include all levels of governmental and regulatory agencies, and provincial, national, and international professional bodies. The Division is a revenue generating unit that is self-funded. As such, success depends upon maintaining a national reputation as a quick response provider of leading edge, award-winning programs.

The Course Specialist, Licensing Education position (the “Position”), works with the Division’s content team in the development and delivery of the Division’s licensing education programs, which include pre-licensing and mandatory post-licensing real estate education programs across multiple provinces/territories, and voluntary continuing real estate education programs nationwide. The Position contributes to the creation of a wide variety of academic materials covering a diverse range of topics, (e.g., real estate sales, mortgage brokerage, property management, etc.) with applicability in a number of different provinces (e.g., British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Alberta). Furthermore, the Position is involved in developing policies, systems and organizational practices related to the Division’s education and examination operations.

In fulfilling all of the above-noted responsibilities, there may be opportunities for some travel within and outside Canada.

Organizational Status

Work Performed

Content Development - The Position is responsible for and exercises judgement in maintaining the academic integrity of the Division’s course materials and examinations. Responsibilities include:
- thoroughly researching and creating non-legal content (e.g., textbook material, assignment questions, and study resources such as flashcards, videos, and practice questions) across a broad variety of topics such as finance, appraisal, marketing, accounting, and construction;- participating in ongoing evaluation to identify new and existing curricular requirements;- providing academic expertise in the development and production of program offerings;- reviewing existing non-legal materials for the purposes of improvement and updating;- creating examination content related to non-legal materials; and- identifying examination content for adjustment in response to psychometric and statistical analyses.

Course and Examination Development and Delivery - The Position is responsible for a wide range of activities relating to the overall development and delivery of the Division’s courses and examinations. This involves and requires the balancing of academic and regulatory integrity, educational best practices, customer-focused student services, program security, and financial viability. Responsibilities include:
- liaising with and assigning instructors to teach lectures and undergradua