Director, UBC Robson Square

Location: hirify.global Robson Square, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Salary: $11,397.00–$17,081.58 CAD monthly

Company

hirify.global is a university focused on research, innovation, learning, and community engagement.

What you will do

• Lead the long-term vision, strategic plan, and business development strategy for hirify.global Robson Square.
• Manage the facility as a self-funding unit, including budgeting, forecasting, financial tracking, and expansion of revenue sources.
• Oversee facility operations, client services, educational programming, events, infrastructure, security, and service quality.
• Build relationships with academic units, tenants, community partners, clients, suppliers, and external stakeholders.
• Lead facilities planning, development, and expansion projects while maintaining a high-quality learning environment.
• Supervise, coach, and develop management and unionized staff and establish operational performance standards.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline and at least ten years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proven experience in business management, hospitality, event planning, or a related leadership role.
• Experience with budget management, business analysis, forecasting, reporting, and project management.
• Strong written and oral communication, relationship management, negotiation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage complexity and risk, motivate employees, and make principled decisions.
• Commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, respectful leadership, and effective customer service.

Nice to have

• Graduate degree in a relevant discipline.
• Degree or certificate in business, event management, or project management.
• Experience working in an academic setting.

Culture & Benefits

• Staff position with ongoing employment.
• Work in a public-facing downtown learning and community facility.
• Support an inclusive, diverse, safe, and respectful workplace.
• Collaborate with university departments, academic partners, community organizations, and external clients.