Date Posted: 08/22/2025
Req ID: 44927
Faculty/Division: Joseph L. Rotman School of Management
Department: Rotman Commerce
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00051349
Description:
About us:
The Rotman School of Management is part of the University of Toronto, a global centre of research and academic excellence at the heart of Canada’s commercial and financial capital. Rotman is a catalyst for transformative learning, insights and public engagement, bringing together diverse views and initiatives around a defining purpose: to create value for business and society. We make a fundamental promise – Here’s where it changes – to our students, our partners and the broader community. Everyone at Rotman, faculty and staff, plays a role in bringing that promise to life.
Your opportunity:
The Rotman Commerce program is offered jointly by the Rotman School of Management and the Faculty of Arts and Science. It is a highly respected, highly competitive program within the business, financial and academic communities. Rotman Commerce serves approximately 3,300 in-program undergraduate business students aswell as over 18,000 graduates of the Bachelor of Commerce program. Rotman Commerce offers its students a rich and rigorous academic program alongside ample opportunities to develop themselves personally and professionally.
As the Career Advisor, Industry, you will work with a team of career service professionals to ensure students and recent alumni are prepared to enter the job market with confidence and a solid understanding of how their strengths, values and interests are coherent with their identity and program of study. You will be responsible for the development of quality, high-level external partnerships within an industry sector in order to provide the highest quality career development services to students.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Coaching students on a variety of career related topics including resumes and cover letters, job search strategies, interviewing, goal setting and more; increase student's confidence and efficacy. Advising students on recruitment and industry best practices. Advising students on technical career skills including but not limited to: technical interview preparation strategy
- Developing, implementing and managing industry focused career programming to foster students' individual career development process; reviewing and assessing feedback received from workshops, programming and appointments. Building and revising industry focused career resources and content
- Promoting programs and service offerings to internal and/or external contacts, including employer jobs and engagement with students
- Keeping well-informed on industry best practices and trends by conducting market research and analysis to uncover employment opportunities
- Partnering with employers to support their Early Talent recruitment strategies, leading to establishing activities that best meet student learning needs
- Analyzing and recommending actions to increase student / employer visibility; implementing plans and process improvements for employer engagement activities
- Document stakeholder interactions for future reference and ensure the Rotman Commerce Portal is well maintained
- Fostering cooperative working relationships with a wide variety of internal and external contacts; identifying and maintaining relationships with potential and existing employers and corporate partners
Essential Qualifications:
- Master's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent education and experience
- Minimum five (5) years full-time, relevant, progressively more senior experience
- Experience facilitating and presenting; experience in coaching or advising (preferably within a university setting)
- Experience in career services, campus recruitment, or a related business unit
- Ability to utilize technology, including social media, as an education tool
- Experience in corporate relations or serving in a client facing capacity
- Demonstrated written, oral and interpersonal skills
- Strong project and program management skills; organized, ability to handle a variety of projects, deadlines and schedules simultaneously and under minimal supervision
- Collaborative team approach and positive attitude
- Outstanding customer service focus and the ability to work effectively with a wide variety of people at different levels of the University and with external stakeholders is essential
- Possesses a deep, as well as broad, understanding of an assigned market sector and career options within a sector; understanding of career trends and opportunities
- Must have a good understanding of business students and employment markets
- Demonstrated decision-making skills in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Tact, discretion, and sensitivity to confidential matters
- Strong computer skills; sound working knowledge of MS Office; experience with databases and Content Management Systems
- Ability to work outside of normal office hours for event support
Assets (Nonessential):
- Career coaching certification
- Experience working with post-secondary students in a university environment
- Experience or knowledge in business communities such as consulting, finance, accounting, management, or marketing
- Valid driver's license and access to a motor vehicle
To be successful in this role you will be:
- Communicator
- Diplomatic
- Intuitive
- Patient
- Possess a positive attitude
- Team player
Notes:
This is a term to March 2027
Closing Date: 09/02/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Term
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 14 -- $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
Recruiter: Jen Salerno
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.
