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Job Requisition ID:
2026-03681
Time Type:
Full time
Employee Group:
Staff
Job Category:
Career and Employment
Employment Type:
Permanent
Department:
Co-operative and Experiential Education - International Employment Relations
Hiring Range:
$87,620.25 - $109,525.32
Posting Information:
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Internal posting expires Thursday November 19th at 11:59 PM
This position works from a home office in the Vancouver or in British Columbia within a short drive of a major international airport. Travel within Vancouver, British Columbia, and in the western USA is required. Preference will be given to qualified candidates that live closest to where our business requirements are or are willing to relocate.
Job Description:
Primary Purpose
The International Employer Experience Manager (EEM) generates, develops and converts international employer prospects into registered employers for paid, creditable co-op and full-time jobs for all programs. The International EEM is also responsible for creating an outstanding employer experience and nurturing the ongoing relationship with the University of Waterloo; specifically, for the retention and development of high-quality, credit-worthy opportunities with new and existing employers to support all students engaging in co-op or WIL studies. Working together with colleagues across CEE, the International EEM creates and executes an opportunity development and retention plan designed to meet each employer’s specific talent needs, and ultimately to have the University of Waterloo become their preferred talent management partner.
Key Accountabilities
Identify and build job opportunities globally
• Contribute to strategic prioritization activities to focus and optimize job development activity across key international regions, priority employment and industry sectors, so to meet established targets
• Actively analyze global labour market data and business practices to identify gaps and opportunities for job development within assigned regions
• Use a keen understanding of effective sales and conversion tools and techniques to assess the prospective employer’s needs and discuss how hiring a student could bring value to the employer
• Become an expert in the co-operative education model, understanding programs, students, and process to effectively guide and steward new employers and prospects
• Prospect and cultivate leads to successfully filled postings through own lead-generation initiatives, including, but not limited to, leveraging strong networks, using web platforms, creating relationships with government officials and industry organizations, leveraging trade show opportunities
• Plan and execute distinct and needs-based business development exercises across multiple markets / industry segments in a tight time window
Build co-op legacies in international organizations
• Lead, create, nurture, monitor, and sustain corporate relationships external to the university in support of CEE objectives
• Assess prospective employer needs, so to optimize UW’s contribution to the employer’s talent management strategy
• Leverage on-campus relationships and institutional strengths to enhance employer support
• Convert employers with whom students have arranged their own jobs to ongoing hiring employers
• Work closely with CEE colleagues and campus partners to promote co-op and work-integrated learning opportunities, collaborate on presentations, webinars and training as a value-add to our employers
• Ensure employers receive appropriate…