Relationship Manager, Rotman Commerce

Date Posted: 10/08/2020
Req ID: 1375
Faculty/Division: Joseph L. Rotman School of Management
Department: Rotman Commerce Career Centre
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

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 & Science. It is a highly respected, highly competitive program within the business, financial and academic communities. Rotman Commerce serves approximately 2900 in-program undergraduate business students well as over 13,000 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 Relationship Manager, reporting to the Associate Director Careers - Corporate Relations, you will be responsible for the development of quality, high-level external partnerships within a corporate sector, as well as providing the highest quality of career development services to students.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Keeping well-informed on career development trends and best-practices
• Identifying, fostering and maintaining relationships with potential and existing employers
• Analyzing and recommending actions to increase employers' visibility
• Implementing plans and process improvements for employer engagement activities
• Promoting programming, student needs and interests to employers and industry contacts
• Advising students on employment options and strategies to achieve their career goals
• Promoting employer jobs and engagement on campus with students
• Probing for information from employers to establish activitiesthat best meet student learning needs

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field plus Post Graduate Certificate (i.e. CHRL designation) or acceptable combination of equivalent education and experience. A relevant Masters' Degree is preferred.
• Minimum five years full-time, relevant, progressively more senior experience within the portfolio's industry sector, preferably in human resources, recruitment or other related field.
• Knowledge of career services industry and university recruitment is required.
• Experience providing coaching/guidance is required.
• Demonstrated success with business development in a direct, client facing capacity.
• Proven abilityto design and implement interactive learning programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a strong emphasis on influencing others.
• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills and the ability to lead large group presentations; ability to utilize new technology.
• Proven ability to organize and handle a variety of projects, deadlines and schedules simultaneously under minimal supervision.
• Possesses a deep, as well as broad, understanding of assigned market sector and career development within sector; knowledge of industry career options, trends and opportunities.
• Must have a good understanding of business students and employment markets, and job search skills.
• Outstanding customer service focus essential; able to work effectively with a wide variety of people at different levels of the University and with external stakeholders.
• Tact, discretion, sensitivity to confidential matters; demonstrated decision-making skills in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong computer skills; strong working knowledge of MS Office.
• Experience in marketing, developing marketing strategies and promotional materials.
• Travel within the GTA is required.

Assets (Nonessential):

• Career coaching certification is a definite asset.
• Experience with databases and Content Management Systems.
• Valid driver's license and access to a motor vehicle.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Diplomatic
• Entrepreneurial
• Persuasive
• Possess a positive attitude
• Self-directed
• Team player

Closing Date: 10/28/2020, 11:59PM EDT
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 13 -- $74,041 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $94,687. 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

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement
The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.

Accessibility Statement
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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