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Date Posted: 08/28/2026
Req ID: 50016
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering
Department: FASE: Engineering Career Centre
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00045304
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 a work-integrated learning program that connects 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:
The Engineering Career Centre is the second largest operation of its kind in Ontario, offering extensive support to University of Toronto students seeking experiential learning opportunities. The ECC is undergoing rapid expansion in both team growth and program evolution.
The Engineering Career Centre prides itself as an open, professional environment that fosters a culture built on respect, goal orientation, self-motivation, accountability, and teamwork. The leadership team believes in recognizing and valuing our employees' contributions to the advancement of the department's goals while promoting a strong commitment to work-life balance among our employees.
The ECC team is credited with executing a highly successful work integrated learning program that connects engineering students with meaningful work terms of up to 16 months in length. Under the general direction of the Director, Employer Relations, the Co-op Coordinator will participate in business development activities and support student work-integrated learning during a Professional Experience Year (PEY) work term recruitment cycle. The Employer Relations team plays a valuable role in facilitating interactions between student job-seekers and hiring managers to solidify and grow existing relationships with PEY employers.
Your responsibilities will include:

• Implementing plans that support the development of work-integrated learning opportunities for students.  Advising students on work related recruitment processes and practices.
• Building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategic importance by engaging in day-to-day communication, and actively seeking networking and relationship-building opportunities.
• Probing for information from employers to establish activities that best meet student learning needs.
• Evaluating job prospects in alignment with student academic goals.
• Promoting programs at recruitment events.
• Analyzing job descriptions and recommending changes to employer.
• Conducting work term site visits and writing reports on site visit findings.
• Reviewing performance evaluations and providing feedback to both the employer and the student. 

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum five years of recent and related experience in employer relations for an experiential learning program, preferably for a co-operative education or internship program in a post-secondary environment.
• Demonstrated success developing and growing employer partnerships that result in new co-op, internship, or experiential learning opportunities through proactive outreach, engagement, and relationship building.
• Minimum two years of experience working directly with industry partners to facilitate co-op or other work-integrated learning placements through complete recruitment and work-term cycles.
• Relevant experience analyzing co-op employment and employer engagement data to identify gaps in sector representation and inform strategies for developing employer partnerships, particularly within underrepresented and emerging industries.
• Experience interpreting and applying relevant academic, employment, and program policies to assess opportunities, provide recommendations, and ensure compliance in an experiential learning environment.
• Strong computer skills and working knowledge of MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint; web editing software, and relational databases.
• Must have excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Highly developed sense of accountability, initiative, judgement, tact, diplomacy, and professionalism.
• Results-orientation with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the proven ability to prioritize and meet multiple competing deadlines.
• Highly developed presentation, verbal, and written communication skills. Strong client service orientation and relationship management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively independently, with direction, and within a team environment.
• Ability to travel within the GTA and surrounding area with appropriate transportation.
• 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 promotion of a respectful and collegial learning and working environment.

Assets (Nonessential):

• Graduate degree or educational background in Engineering, Human Resources or Business
• Valid driver's license and access to a vehicle are assets.
• Goal oriented and comfortable working in a target-based environment.
• Experience working with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools.
• Ability to work effectively with a wide variety of people at different levels of the University and with external stakeholders.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Accountable
• Achievement oriented
• Communicator
• Diplomatic
• Proactive
• Resilient
• Tactful

Closing Date: 09/08/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing 
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:  
USW Pay Band 12 -- $81,312. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $103,986. 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.

Job descriptions are available upon request for internal applicants.