Team Lead, Employer Relations

A job description is available upon request

Date Posted: 01/16/2026
Req ID: 46631
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Department: Professional Experience Year
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number:
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

About us:

The Engineering Career Centre (ECC) connects University of Toronto students with meaningful professional experiences that provide a solid foundation for successful careers and life-long learning. In addition to hosting a wide range of professional development workshops, events and services throughout the year, the ECC team runs two work-integrated learning programs to connect engineering students with a wide range of industry opportunities. As passionate and career-driven academic professionals, the ECC team seeks to nurture students and provide a comfortable transition from academic to professional life.

Your opportunity:

Our leadership team provides an open, professional environment that fosters a culture built on respect, goal orientation, self-motivation, accountability, and teamwork. We believe in recognizing and valuing our employee's contributions to the advancement of the department's goals while promoting a strong commitment to work-life balance among our employees.

Reporting to the Director, Employer Relations, the Team Lead will help ensure that the team of Co-op Coordinators is operating most efficiently by participating in industryportfolio planning, employer engagement, and co-op job development. The Team Lead will leverage analytics and performance insights to monitor progress, identify trends, and provide recommendations aligned with departmental goals. In doing so, they will support the Employer Relations unit to meet or exceed annual PEY Co op recruitment targets.  

The Team Lead will foster collaboration inside and outside of the Engineering Career Centre while maintaining efficient administration and workflows. They will ensure compliance with established practices and create an environment where every team member contributes meaningfully to collective success.

To stay connected with evolving student and industry needs, the Team Lead will maintain their own portfolio of student and employer relationships, actively building partnerships that expand co-op hiring opportunities. You will also collaborate with the appropriate stakeholders to amplify the team's reach and impact.

If you are a strategic thinker with strong analytical skills and a passion for relationship-building, this is your opportunity to make a tangible difference in the careers of engineering students and the success of industry partners. Join us and lead a team that thrives on ambition, innovation, and measurable results.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Planning and implementing workflow for a group
• Developing and implementing targeted outreach initiatives
• Developing and revising business methods that support employment services activities and objectives
• Identifying, fostering and maintaining relationships with potential and existing employers
• Tracking the status of employer relations initiatives, activities and outcomes
• Researching and recommending new opportunities for external collaborations and partnerships
• Analyzing data to determine trends and recommend target markets

Essential Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in business administration, human resources, or education, or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum five (5) years of relevant experience in employer development in a co-operative education environment or equivalent experience.
• Experience supervising staff and/or volunteers, preferably in a unionized environment.
• Relevant experience in work-integrated learning programming and career advising.
• Experience in market research and analysis, identification of target markets as well as direct relationship development.
• Proven data-driven approach to measuring end-to-end business process including individual tactics and initiatives, new job development, retention, and target outcomes.
• Strong understanding of labour market trends.
• Track record of success building and maintaining effective relationships with potential and existing employers, partners, alumni, and professional bodies in a target driven environment.
• Strong customer service and results orientation and ability to effectively balance the needs of multiple stakeholders.
• Proven ability to foster an engaging team atmosphere and motivate both individual and collective accountability to team targets and plans.
• Ability to work independently and within a team with strong accuracy and a focused attention to detail.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required in addition to the ability to make strong and confident presentations to a range of audiences.
• Excellent computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 programs and strong IT fluency.
• Proven ability to demonstrate strong judgement, initiative, accountability, tact, diplomacy, and professionalism.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects or priorities simultaneously with strong organizational skills.
• Must have excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to travel within the GTA and surrounding area.
• A passion and commitment to the University and its students, and ability to bring energy and creativity to the role.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and the promotions of a respectful and collegial learning and working environment.

Assets (Nonessential):

• Experience working with Customer Relationship Management tools (e.g. Salesforce) to track individual leads, outcomes, and performance.
• Experience in co-op job development in International markets.
• Experience in marketing, developing marketing strategies, and promotional materials.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Achievement oriented
• Goal oriented
• Organized
• Proactive
• Problem solver
• Procedural

Closing Date: 02/01/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing 
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:  
USW Pay Band $91,677. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $117,242. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol. 
Job Category: Student Services

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.