Career Exploration & Partnerships (Term)

Date Posted: 11/02/2026
Req ID: 50845
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM: Career Centre
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Position Number: 00036129
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

About us:

U of T Mississauga - the second largest campus of Canada’s top-ranked university and the only research university in Ontario’s booming Peel Region - is one of the world’s great catalysts of human potential.

Our employee community hums with the energy of 3,400 faculty, librarians and staff, who power our campus with curiosity, connection and care. We work together to spark life changing research and innovation, make an indelible mark on the world by building equitable cities and societies, enable healthy lives, create a sustainable future and ignite entrepreneurship. Above all, we prioritize student success, and seek to give our 16,500 students the lift of a lifetime through learning and discovery. We love to open opportunities available nowhere else for our community to achieve their ambitions and make their unique contributions to Canada and the world.

This work all comes together on a spectacularly green campus, alongside the Missiniheziibi (Trusting Creek or Credit River), where we seek to honour truth, reciprocity and reconciliation on the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We’re thrilled to welcome those who want to learn more about us and to be part of what we do.

Your opportunity:

The University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) Career Centre engages students and recent graduates in the lifelong process of developing career management skills and building resilience to accomplish their career goals.

Reporting to the Assistant Director, Employer Relations and Marketing, the Coordinator, Career Exploration & Partnerships is responsible for planning, coordinating, delivering, and evaluating experiential career exploration programs that connect students with employers, industry professionals, alumni, and community partners.

The incumbent leads the coordination of the Career Centre's Job Shadowing and In the Field programs, alongside other career exploration initiatives that provide students with firsthand exposure to professional environments, industry sectors, occupations, and career pathways. Through these experiences, students gain valuable insights into workplace expectations, professional roles, and potential career directions, supporting informed decision-making and career readiness.

The Coordinator develops and maintains relationships with external partners to secure meaningful experiential learning opportunities, while working collaboratively with Career Centre colleagues and campus stakeholders to design accessible, inclusive, and engaging student experiences. Responsibilities include partner outreach and stewardship, program planning and logistics, student recruitment and preparation, host orientation and support, program promotion, and the coordination of participating students and external partners.

Drawing on principles of career development and experiential learning, the incumbent ensures that programs incorporate intentional learning outcomes, opportunities for reflection, and appropriate student preparation and support. The Coordinator also monitors participation, collects and analyzes feedback, evaluates program effectiveness, and recommends improvements to strengthen student learning, partner engagement, and overall program impact.

The successful candidate is a collaborative, relationship-oriented professional who brings strong program coordination skills, creativity, initiative, and a commitment to expanding equitable access to meaningful career exploration experiences for UTM students.

This is a Term role. End date- June 2027.

Working Hours: Monday-Friday 8:45am- 5:00pm. This role is five (5) days on-site. 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Identifying, fostering and maintaining relationships with potential and existing employers
• Researching potential target markets to inform recruitment plans
• Implementing plans and process improvements for program and service activities
• Evaluating and recommending appropriate work-integrated learning opportunities for students
• Determining key performance indicators to measure success
• Analyzing service delivery and/or internal processes and recommending improvements

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum three years experience delivering services to employers and/or students in a university Career Centre.
• Experience growing and maintaining effective relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders in a business development or cooperative/experiential education role.
• Experience developing an employer outreach strategy, including the use of appropriate labour market information, recruitment/hiring trends and effectiveness measures.
• Demonstrated knowledge/understanding of student development theory, career development, marketing, learning theory, design of educational experiences, learning outcomes.
• Demonstrated commitment to and understanding of diversity and inclusion in career development.
• Experience planning and implementing projects.
• Demonstrated understanding of student needs.
• Demonstrated good judgment
• Experience managing a contact database.
• Program Planning and Coordination
• Relationship Building and Partnership Development
• Business Development and Strategic Outreach
• Career Development Knowledge
• Project Management
• Communication and Interpersonal Skills
• Event Planning and Execution
• Organization and Priority Management
• Labour Market Research and Industry Analysis
• Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility

Assets (Nonessential):

• Knowledge of University of Toronto Mississauga academic programs
• Valid driver’s license and vehicle. Extensive travel within the City of Mississauga and surrounding region
• Experiential Learning Design
• Career Development Knowledge and Training

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Accountable
• Adaptable
• Insightful
• Motivated self-learner
• Problem solver
• Team player

Closing Date: 11/10/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type: Budget - Term 
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:  
USW Pay Band 11 -- $79,640 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $101,845. 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.