Job Description

STAFF VACANCY 

Brescia University College campus is situated on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabeg, Haundenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak and Chonnonton Nations. This territory falls under the London Township Treaty and Sombra Treaty 1796, and the Dish with One Spoon Wampum. Brescia University College accepts responsibility as a public institution to contribute toward revealing and correcting miseducation as well as renewing respectful relationships with Indigenous Communities through teaching, research, and community service.

Brescia University College (www.brescia.uwo.ca), a Catholic university college in the Ursuline tradition, is affiliated with Western University and is Canada’s only women’s university. For over a century, the university experience at Brescia has challenged students to lead with wisdom, justice, and compassion. Our student-centred institution is committed to providing women with a transformative education to prepare them for life-long leadership.

Brescia is currently seeking an experienced and dynamic individual to fill a position as: 

DIRECTOR, CENTRE FOR LEADERSHIP

($95,347 – $104,758) 

This inaugural position creates an opportunity for an intrapreneur to develop and shape our new Centre for Leadership at Brescia. Reporting to the Provost, the Director, Centre for Leadership co-leads all aspects of the Centre with the Distinguished Chair, Centre for Leadership. In collaboration with the Distinguished Chair and the Advisory Committee for the Centre, the Director will serve as a trusted advisor and visionary leader responsible for advocating and promoting the development of initiatives related to leadership and gender, intersectionality, EDI-D, and social justice across and beyond Brescia. The varied responsibilities in the role of the Director requires complex skills, including leadership, operational management, program development, communications, and relationship building while developing everything from the ground up. In addition, the Director will design and manage initiatives through a diverse lens to support Brescia’s commitment to creating safe, inclusive, and equitable learning environments, developing future women leaders prepared with a global perspective that searches and responds to needs in their spheres of influence, and cultivating partnerships to enhance leader and leadership development programming for Brescia students and the broader Brescia community. The initial appointment for the role of Director will be a two-year term with the potential for renewal.

The Centre for Leadership has three strategic foci: 1) leader and leadership programs that inform, inspire, and ignite growth in individuals (internally and externally) and change in organizations, 2) research in partnership with our communities that delivers a deeper understanding of leader character, effective leadership within organizations and boards, and equity, diversity, inclusion and decolonization in leadership, and 3) advocacy for systemic change towards a more equitable future for diverse women in leadership. The Centre is integral to Brescia University College’s mission to produce transformative knowledge and leaders who work to create diverse and inclusive leadership. The Centre plays a pivotal role in the development of high-impact academic, experiential programming (internships, International Leadership Exchanges) and professional development (micro credentials) opportunities for students and external participants, and professional leader development programs for organizations.

The successful candidate will have a background that will bring in-depth knowledge and experience to the position to create a knowledge mobilization strategy that will disseminate knowledge focused on leader character, diversity in leadership, and advocacy for systemic change to a wide array of audiences through a variety of written and media pathways and social platforms. In addition, the Director will bring experience through qualifications, including lived experiences, to the role to co-lead the establishment of the Learning Network for EDI-D in Organizational Leadership to advance learning about EDI-D in leadership in a pan-sector network and generate effective organizational practices in the implementation of gender and intersectional equity in leadership.

Applicants will hold a Master’s Degree in Leadership; Master of Arts in Leadership; Master of Business Administration or equivalent. The preferred candidate will have 7-10 years experience in advocacy at multiple levels such as organizational and local, provincial and federal government levels. The successful candidate will be skilled at developing and implementing social media, and project management from inception to execution, as well as having events management skills or experience. Most importantly, candidates should have a deep appreciation of the Centre’s mission of advancing women’s ways of leading in society and a demonstrated understanding and ability to develop distinct knowledge systems in leadership through a diverse lens.

Candidates who have experience working with a diverse range of people, who can contribute to the climate of inclusivity, and can speak to how their leadership will further equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization within the Centre and at Brescia are encouraged to identify their experiences and potential contributions in their cover letter. 

Wisdom, Justice, and Compassion are at the core of our Ursuline values. We acknowledge our responsibility to attain a diverse and equitable employment environment that is inclusive of every person. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, especially those from women, racialized persons / persons of colour, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, persons of any gender identity or gender expression and others who can contribute to the climate of inclusivity.

In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. 

We are committed to providing an accessible candidate experience. If you require accommodation for interviews or throughout the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources at

bu******@uw*.ca

How to Apply

Brescia University College

c/o Human Resources

Email: bucareer@uwo.ca

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Temporary. Salaries: 80,000 - 100,000.

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