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Job Requisition ID:
2026-03894
Time Type:
Full time
Employee Group:
Staff
Job Category:
Business Development
Employment Type:
Permanent
Department:
Global Engagement Office
Hiring Range:
$87,620.25 - $109,525.32
Posting Information:
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
The internal posting deadline for this position is Thursday, November 19, 2026, at 11:59PM.
Job Description:
Primary Purpose
University of Waterloo is a leading global innovation hub that drives economic and social prosperity for Canada and the world. With more than 41,000 students, we are home to the world's largest co-op education talent pipeline, game-changing research and technology, and to an unmatched entrepreneurial culture. Together, these create partnerships and solutions to tackle today’s and tomorrow’s challenges.
The Global Engagement Office is Waterloo's central connector and strategic enabler for international engagement. It develops and stewards’ priority global partnerships, coordinates institutional international activity, enables academic mobility and international programs, supports senior-level global engagement, and provides the intelligence, infrastructure and governance required to advance Waterloo's international strategy.
The International Agreements Officer is the University’s institutional subject-matter expert and process owner for the development, administration, and lifecycle management of international agreements involving multiple University units. The Officer coordinates institutional consultation, agreement drafting and review, approval workflows, execution, renewal, amendment, records management, and compliance monitoring. Working with Faculties, academic support units, administrative offices, legal and risk specialists, the Officer provides specialized advice on agreement requirements and coordinates the contributions needed to develop clear, consistent, and operationally viable agreements.
Key Accountabilities
International Agreement Development and Coordination
Responsible for the development, review, renewal, amendment, and closure of institutional international agreements involving partner universities, government agencies, businesses, non-profit organizations, etc. worldwide for student exchange and mobility, employee mobility, training programs and other initiatives.
Leads the coordination and tracking of international agreements across University units and collaborates on the development and implementation of strategies for student exchange, joint academic programs, articulation/pathway agreements, and mobility agreements.
Advises University stakeholders on agreement structures, required documentation, internal consultations, approval processes, timelines, and implementation considerations.
Coordinates with the Office of Research where broader institutional partnership agreements intersect with or support research-related arrangements.
Ensures and applies best practices regarding international agreements in higher education.
Undertakes special projects and participates in university and external committees and working groups related to international agreements as assigned.
Agreement Approval, Execution, and Compliance
Manages the institutional workflow for international agreement drafting and reviewing, approval, execution, renewal, amendment, and closure within a culture of continuous improvement.
Works closely with campus partners with respect to student agreements; leads in agreement architecture during development and review; receives strategic input from other…