Manager, International Affairs
University of Ottawa
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Job Type:
EmployeeDuration in Months (for fixed-term jobs):
N/AJob Family:
Business Development# of Open Positions:
1Faculty/Service - Department:
Administration Office, Faculty of EngineeringCampus:
Main CampusUnion Affiliation:
N/ADate Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):
2025/09/11Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):
2025/09/22Hours per week:
35Salary Grade:
Non-Union Grade NM1Salary Range:
$104,880.00 - $131,101.00About the Faculty of EngineeringThe Faculty of Engineering strives to provide a learning environment that promotes excellence and innovation, ethical practice and responsibility towards society. Our workplace will challenge, energize and motivate you to be your very best while providing opportunities for career growth and professional development. Our work makes a world of difference in the lives of our students, who will become the next generation of leaders and change makers of our society. Our dynamic community is dedicated to building innovations that will not only help the advancement of technology, but solutions that will revolutionize the industry. We look forward to making the future TOGETHER!
*We operate in a hybrid environment, with three days per week on campus.
Position purpose:
The Manager oversees all operations of the International Affairs portfolio including the alignment of the human, financial and material resources with Faculty of Engineering objectives. Provides leadership, high-quality guidance, and support with the objective of increasing the number of international partnerships and programs for the Faculty of Engineering, both in terms of visibility and external funding.
In this role, your responsibilities will include:
- Manages resource planning, goal setting, quality control, risk management of the international affairs portfolio and guides the team to ensure alignment with the Faculty and University strategic plans.
- Recruits staff, evaluates their performance, ensures adequate personal and professional development, identifies development needs, and recommends appropriate training strategies. Fosters a positive work environment and teamwork.
- Oversees all financial aspects including the preparation and management of an operating budget, conducting analysis, and reporting on a quarterly basis. Effectively applies accounting practices of the University of Ottawa to ensure compliance to financial controls. Acts on possible revenue generating activities.
- Oversees the conception, management, delivery, and evaluation of all international activities such as partnerships, incoming leadership visits, outgoing missions to various countries by Faculty leadership and personnel, educational programs, symposia, retreats, and meetings. Sets expectations, decides project timelines, reviews, and adjusts milestones and transfer of knowledge between stakeholders of the international community.
- Initiates, develops, and maintains mutually beneficial relationships and collaborations with new and existing international partners, including international higher education institutions, foreign ministries, Canadian embassies, and high commissions abroad, NGOs.
- Leads conceptualization, development, and negotiation of international agreements for the faculty that are strategically sound, sustainable, and of mutual interest to all partners. Works closely with uOInternational and IREX to ensure compliance with university policies and directions. Identifies solutions to move projects forward and reallocates resources when required.
- Oversees the creation of the communication strategy, branding and deliverables for the promotion of international and global engineering activities. Oversees international events as part of partnership development efforts.
What you will bring:
- Undergraduate degree in business, marketing, international relations or other relevant fields, Masters education considered an asset.
- Minimum of 7 years of related experience, whether in the international education sector, through business and partnership development, marketing, or other similar experiences.
- Certification as a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant considered an asset.
- Training and experience in project management principles, including work plans, critical paths, milestones, risk assessment, detailed analysis, and reporting.
- Knowledge and experience in financial management including forecasting, reporting, and analysis thereof.
- Experience in managing and supervising employees.
- Experience in collaborating with senior personnel and leadership at a local, national and international level.
- Experience in writing, interpretation and application of policies and procedures, proposals and reports.
- Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills with a wide audience at all levels, while demonstrating cultural awareness.
- Proactive, autonomous, and able to work with limited supervision.
- Experience and knowledge of computer systems and software such as Windows, word processing software, spreadsheets, databases, internet, and mail.
- Bilingualism – French and English (spoken and written).
- Flexibility in work schedule to accommodate meetings and international travel.
- Knowledge of additional languages is an asset.
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Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:
Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.
The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact hrtalentmanagement@uottawa.ca to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.
If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.
Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.