Position Purpose and Summary

Reporting to the Senior Vice President for Enrolment, Career, and Personal Development, the Director of the Center for Calling & Career Development (The Centre) plays a key role in ensuring graduates of TWU are equipped for lives of vocational stewardship.  Within The Centre, the Director oversees strategic planning, staff management, resource stewardship, interdepartmental integration and external partnerships. The Director leads efforts to nurture purposeful relationships with employers, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and student leaders, providing resources and experiences to equip students to think truthfully, act justly, live faithfully, for the good of the world and the glory of God.

Key Areas of Accountability

Leadership

• Determines goals, priorities, budget and staffing needs, and activities to achieve measurable vocational preparation for students.
• Ensures team alignment between university mission and the work of The Centre.
• Engages with leaders across campus to develop an integrated approach to calling and career development.
• Monitors the effectiveness of the team, including structure, personnel, compensation, titles and job descriptions.

Innovation

• Committed to ongoing understanding of the world of work and the career competencies required across relevant career fields.
• Supports strong employer connections by engaging with alumni and other partners to ensure students are prepared for opportunities in relevant industries and geographic regions.
• Implement best practices in delivery of career education to students and alumni, including content generation, introducing new technology and vendor solutions, initiating innovative programs that reflect the changing economy and job market.

Communication

• Collaborates with staff and faculty in order identify ways to expand career development beyond The Centre.
• Works with Marketing and Institutional Research staff members in developing materials, including annual report and outcomes data presentations for internal and external stakeholders.
• Represents The Centre at on-campus and off-campus events (recruitment, orientation, alumni, employer relations events).
• Inspires others in the concept of vocational stewardship within the context of TWU’s Vision Statement.

The Person

Skills and Abilities

• Commitment to and skill in strategic planning, goal setting, visioning, project management, innovation, communication, teaching methods, and implementation.
• Excellent public speaking, writing, and communication skills.
• Knowledge of the academic environment, theories of experiential learning, evidence-based practices in career development, and the understanding of entry-level employment market strongly preferred.

Personal

Driven and inspired by the idea of positively impacting the various marketplaces of life through the development of godly Christian leaders by serving the Trinity Western University community.

A dedicated and mature evangelical Christian with an earnest desire to serve in family, church, work, and community. Affirm and support TWU’s mission, values, Statement of Faith, and Community Covenant. Strength of character and reputation, integrity, focused. A winsome personality with a positive and friendly attitude.

Servant-Leader Way of Life: Act in a manner that exemplifies Jesus Christ in all on and off-campus contacts thereby living out the servant leadership mission of the university and contributing effectively towards achieving the institutional and Kingdom goals of the organization.

Key Internal Interactions

Reports: CCCD Staff members and student workers

Reports to: Vice President, Enrolment, Career and Personal Development

Standards & Requirements

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree (ideally, liberal arts) required; M.A. in related field preferred

Experience:

• 5+ years of management experience, ideally involving professional engagement with liberal arts students or recent college graduates, with a demonstrated ability to lead a team.

Duties and responsibilities that do not constitute a major change may be added, deleted or changed at any time at the discretion of the supervisor either orally or in writing.

BENEFITS OF WORKING AT TWU:

• A comprehensive benefits package which includes extended health, dental, and insurance and an RRSP matching program.
• Annual statutory holidays (13) with generous vacation entitlement and accruement.
• Tuition Benefit for TWU undergraduate and graduate level courses to enhance knowledge and professional competency.
• Torch tuition scholarship for dependents of eligible employees attending TWU.
• Free access to TWU’s fitness/gym facilities and the Norma Marion Alloway Library.
• Discounts and perks for the on-site Trinity Western Outfitters bookstore and cafeterias, as well as shops and restaurants in Fort Langley.
• Wellness benefits (i.e., counselling, sick days, personal days, and reimbursement for annual wellness/recreation related purchases).
• Free recreational equipment rentals (e.g., paddle boards, snowshoes, kayaks, etc.).
• Free employee parking on campus.
• Special community events throughout the year.
• A positive Christian fellowship environment.

Trinity Western University encourages applications from all eligible candidates who are able to commit to the university’s mission, values, and Christian identity as articulated in its Statement of Faith and Community Covenant. We are committed to an ethic of inclusion and to the equal treatment of all persons without discrimination in accordance with human rights law. 

Seeking to reflect more faithfully the diversity of Christ’s Church, we enthusiastically invite applications from Indigenous people, women, persons with disabilities, and visible minorities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations during the application process should contact Human Resources at humanresources@twu.ca. 

Trinity Western University is located on the traditional ancestral territory of the Sto:lo people.