Manager, Education and Professional Studies
Full Time Administration
Reporting to the Dean of Education and Professional Studies, the Manager, Education and Professional Studies will work collaboratively with the Dean on a full-range of highly confidential and sometimes sensitive duties, which includes overseeing and managing the day-to-day operational aspects within the Office of the Dean, the Schulich School of Education, School of Physical and Health Education, and the School of Social Work. The Manager provides advice and assistance with respect to a diverse and complex range of activities spanning administrative and financial functions, program management, budget, recruitment, managing the ongoing coordination of workload, issuing contracts and program planning responsibilities.
The Manager is an essential resource in managing staff across departments as well as supporting administrative and academic objectives by contributing to the development of priorities, processes, and policies. Duties and responsibilities are in relation to administration of the following programs: Bachelor of Education, Consecutive and Concurrent, In-Service Education, Bachelor of Physical and Heath Education, Bachelor of Social Work, Master of Education, Master of Science in Kinesiology, PhD in Educational Sustainability, as well as the Indigenous Education programs: Indigenous Teacher Education Program, Indigenous Classroom Assistant Diploma program, and the Teacher of Indigenous Language as a Second Language Program.
The successful candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in administrative studies or a closely related discipline and a minimum of five years of related work experience in a educational setting with relevant administrative and supervisory experience. Experience working with budgets and preparing funding proposals is also required.
A comprehensive group benefits and pension plan is offered, as well as a tuition subsidy for eligible dependents.
Please submit your letter of application and resume in one document, via email to careers@nipissingu.ca by 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 13, 2022. Hiring is subject to final budgetary approval.
Nipissing University is committed to employment equity and strongly encourages applications, which may include self-identification in a covering letter from Indigenous persons, women, persons with disabilities, persons who identify as 2SLGBTQI+ and racialized minorities. The search committee would like to thank all applicants for their interest in Nipissing University. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents will be given priority.
First consideration of candidates is given in accordance with Article 12.05 (b) of the OPSEU Full-Time Support Staff Collective Agreement and OPSEU Part-Time Staff Collective Agreement. The search committee would like to thank all applications for their interest in Nipissing University. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. Please note that only those candidates invited for an interview will be contacted. Nipissing University is committed to accessibility for persons with disabilities. We will respect and adhere to any accommodation needs you may need during the application or interview process, please contact Human Resources at access@nipissingu.ca.