Director, Laurentian Leadership Centre

Position Purpose and Summary

The Director of the Laurentian Leadership Centre is responsible for sustaining and advancing the LLC's unique semester-long program that integrates rigorous academic coursework with professional internships in Canada's capital. The Director cultivates a vibrant learning environment that fosters Christian leadership development, public engagement, and vocational discernment. This role includes:

• Leading the delivery of approved academic courses and overseeing internship placements in government, business, media, and non-profit sectors.
• Facilitating dialogue between students and national leaders, encouraging reflection on faith in the public square.
• Managing the Centre's operations, including student life, community engagement, and facility stewardship.
• Supporting students' personal, professional, and spiritual growth through mentorship and leadership development.
• Ensuring academic quality and compliance with university standards, including the evaluation of student field placements.

Key Areas of Accountability

Academic Leadership

• Foster a dynamic living-learning environment through the delivery of academic courses, guest lectures, and public events.
• Teach one course per semester and collaborate with the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences to recruit and support part-time instructors.
• Oversee the arrangement, supervision, and evaluation of student field placements, ensuring alignment with academic standards and vocational goals.
• Ensure academic quality and compliance with university standards.

Student Life and Formation

• Partner with the Community Life Coordinator to cultivate a residential experience that integrates discipleship, career development, and community living.
• Support students' personal and spiritual growth through mentorship and intentional programming

Internship and Relationship Management

• Cultivate strategic relationships across Ottawa's political, business, media, non-governmental, and Christian communities to support student internships and program visibility.
• Work directly with students to identify and secure meaningful internship placements that align with their academic and vocational interests.

Recruitment and Promotion

• Collaborate with campus departments and offices to promote the LLC program and recruit qualified students.
• Represent the LLC at campus events, conferences, and external engagements to enhance program awareness and reputation.

Resource and Team Management

• Lead and manage the LLC team, including part-time faculty, Community Life Coordinator, Business Coordinator, and support staff.
• Foster a collaborative and mission-driven team culture that supports program excellence and student success.

Financial Oversight

• Ensure the LLC operates within approved budget parameters.
• Provide effective fiscal planning and stewardship to support sustainable program growth and development.

Facilities Management

• Oversee the maintenance and stewardship of the LLC building, ensuring a safe and welcoming environment for students and guests.
• Ensure ongoing maintenance and improvements as needed.
• Coordinate with TWU Facilities and external vendors as needed to address operational needs.

Institutional Collaboration

• Maintain strong working relationships with TWU academic administration, student life, advancement, and the President's Office.
• Serve as a liaison between the LLC and the broader university community to ensure alignment with institutional priorities and strategic goals.

The Person

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge:
• Strong understanding of Christian higher education and its integration with public life and leadership development.
• Familiarity with experiential learning models, internship coordination, and student development theory.
• Knowledge of Canadian political, business, media, and non-profit sectors, particularly within the Ottawa context.
• Awareness of budget planning, program administration, and facility operations in an academic setting.
• Understanding of curriculum design and academic standards in post-secondary education.
• Skills
• Superior interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with students, faculty, staff, and external stakeholders.
• Proven leadership and supervisory skills in planning, organizing, prioritizing, and implementing program initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and resolve conflict constructively.
• Capable of teaching one of the core LLC courses and supporting adjunct faculty.
• Skilled in managing part-time staff and faculty, and collaborating across departments and teams.
• Comfortable hosting prominent guests and representing the university in diverse Ottawa communities.
• Flexible and relational approach to leadership, with a commitment to fostering a positive team culture.

Personal

Driven and inspired by the idea of positively impacting the various marketplaces of life through the development of godly Christian leaders by serving the Trinity Western University community.

A dedicated and mature evangelical Christian with an earnest desire to serve in family, church, work, and community. Affirm and support TWU's mission, values, Statement of Faith, and Community Covenant. Strength of character and reputation, integrity, focused. A winsome personality with a positive and friendly attitude.

Servant-Leader Way of Life:Act in a manner that exemplifies Jesus Christ in all on and off-campus contacts thereby living out the servant leadership mission of the university and contributing effectively towards achieving the institutional and Kingdom goals of the organization.

Key Internal Interactions

Reports:

• Community Life Coordinator
• Business Coordinator
• LLC Part-Time Faculty

Reportsto: Provost

Standards & Requirements

Education:

• Master's degree (M.A.) in a relevant disciplinary field such as Political Science, Public Policy, History, Leadership Studies, or a related area is required.
• Doctoral degree (Ph.D.) preferred.
• Additional certification in leadership development, experiential education, or program administration is considered an asset.

Experience:

• Minimum of 2–3 years of progressive experience in academic program administration, including supervision of staff and coordination of experiential learning components.
• Demonstrated ability to lead interdisciplinary teams and manage complex stakeholder relationships.
• Experience working in a university setting or with public-sector organizations in Ottawa is highly desirable.
• Proven track record in budget management, student mentorship, and strategic planning.

Duties and responsibilities that do not constitute a major change may be added, deleted or changed at any time at the discretion of the supervisor either orally or in writing.

Benefits Of Working at TWU:

• A comprehensive benefits package which includes extended health, dental, and insurance and an RRSP matching program.
• Annual statutory holidays (14) with generous vacation accruement.
• Tuition Benefit for TWU undergraduate and graduate level courses to enhance knowledge and professional competency.
• Torch tuition scholarship for dependents of eligible employees attending TWU.
• Free access to TWU's fitness/gym facilities and the Norma Marion Alloway Library.
• Discounts and perks for the on-site Trinity Western Outfitters Campus Store cafeterias and bookstore, as well as shops and restaurants in Fort Langley.
• Wellness benefits (i.e., counselling, sick days, personal days, and health/wellness spending account).
• Free recreational equipment rentals (e.g., paddle boards, snowshoes, kayaks, etc.).
• Free employee parking on campus.
• Special community events throughout the year.
• Employee and Family Assistance Plan (EFAP).
• A positive Christian fellowship environment.

Trinity Western University encourages applications from all eligible candidates who are able to commit to the University's mission, values, and Christian identity as articulated in its Statement of Faith and Community Covenant. We are committed to an ethic of inclusion and to the equal treatment of all persons without discrimination in accordance with human rights law.

We particularly invite applications from indigenous people, women, persons with disabilities, and visible minorities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations during the application process should contact Human Resources.

Trinity Western University's Laurentian Leadership Centre is located on the traditional ancestral territory of the Algonquin people.