Associate Director, Indigenous Student Centre

Union/Affiliation: Administrative and Professional Staff (APSA) Pay range: $99,865 to $119,148 annually SFU Department Descr: Student Services Position Grade: 12 # of openings: 1 Biweekly Hours: 72

Who We Are

Simon Fraser University is a leading research university, advancing an inclusive and sustainable future. Our purpose – the essence of SFU – is to create and connect knowledge, learning and community for deeper understanding and meaningful impact. We are committed to fostering excellence, innovation, belonging and community in all that we do.

Student Services at Simon Fraser University is a large and diverse organization comprised of multiple departments working towards the common goals of strategic enrolment management, holistic student development and well-being, academic growth and success, co-curricular learning, and many other critical services and resources supporting individual SFU students along their educational journey. Dedicated to an inclusive and accessible approach to understand its ever-changing student community.

About the Role

The Associate Director, Indigenous Student Centre is an integral part of the Indigenous Student Centre (ISC) management team and manages the day-to-day operations, budgets and risk management of the Centre. The Associate Director is responsible for the strategic development, implementation, management, coordination and assessment of programs and services to support undergraduate and graduate Indigenous students in meeting their academic and personal goals. The Associate Director develops key stakeholder relationships with both individuals and teams across the University that are integral to minimizing systemic barriers and optimizing opportunities and supports for Indigenous student recruitment, transition, retention and academic success as well as establishing and maintaining internal and external communication links to band/tribal organizations for the purpose of developing partnerships aimed at increasing Indigenous student recruitment and retention and to enhance the degree-attaining success of Indigenous students at SFU.

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