Description
The Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking under the Office of the President invites applications for a Senior Manager, Partnerships and Engagement, Experience Ventures. This Full-time Fixed Term position is for approximately 2 years (based on length of grant funding), with the possibility of extension.
Reporting to the Sr. Director, Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives at the Hunter Hub and working collaboratively across the team and with external stakeholders, the Sr. Manager, Partnerships and Engagement is responsible for building and managing partnerships and projects to drive forward the objectives of the Experience Ventures program. Experience Ventures, powered by the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking, enables post-secondary students to foster entrepreneurial thinking skills while learning and working alongside real world innovators. The program is delivered in partnership with post-secondary institutions nationwide.
The Sr. Manager has experience with, and an advanced understanding of program management, entrepreneurial thinking and demonstrated experience in productively engaging diverse stakeholders, and building lasting partnerships.
Success in this role will be establishing and managing partnerships, with a wide range of stakeholders, including but not limited to student groups, post-secondary institutions, innovation community members, and the government, that improve the quality and quantity of programs that foster entrepreneurial thinking and are made available by the Hunter Hub. The Sr. Manager, Partnerships and Engagement will be expected to build, coordinate, and deliver partnerships and strategic initiatives including large-scale pan-university initiatives that enable the Hunter Hub to achieve our strategy of reaching a large number of students, faculty, and the community across all disciplines with impactful programming supported by superior project management and backend capabilities.
Summary of Key Responsibilities (job functions include but are not limited to):
Qualifications / Requirements:
Application Deadline: February 12, 2025
We would like to thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes. Please note, only those candidates chosen to continue on through the selection process will be contacted.
This position is classified in the Management Career Band, Level 2 of the Management and Professional Staff Career Framework.
For a listing of all management and staff opportunities at the University of Calgary, view our Management and Staff Careers website.
About the University of Calgary
UCalgary is Canada's entrepreneurial university, located in Canada's most enterprising city. It is a top research university and one of the highest-ranked universities of its age. Founded in 1966, its 36,000 students experience an innovative learning environment, made rich by research, hands-on experiences and entrepreneurial thinking. It is Canada's leader in the creation of start-ups. Start something today at the University of Calgary. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca.
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