Co-op Career Advisor and Industry Partner

Location: hirify.global Vancouver Campus, Vancouver, BC, Canada; hybrid work arrangement with occasional evenings, weekends, events, site visits, and travel as required.

Salary: $7,158.42–$10,292.25 CAD monthly. Job end date: October 29, 2027.

Company

hirify.global is a university providing research, innovation, learning, and cooperative education programs through its Faculty of Applied Science.

What you will do

• Advise and coach approximately 3,500 Applied Science co-op students before, during, and after work terms on career exploration, job search, applications, interviews, networking, workplace learning, and professional development.
• Monitor and evaluate co-op placements through site visits and check-ins, assess student performance and work-term deliverables, assign course grades, and resolve student or employer workplace issues.
• Design, facilitate, teach, and continuously improve co-op pre-employment, career readiness, orientation, recruiting, and training programs.
• Build and maintain relationships with local, national, and international employers and alumni; develop employer events, job opportunities, partnerships, and recruitment strategies.
• Recruit and admit students by developing marketing plans, application and interview processes, admission criteria, scoring systems, and final acceptance decisions.
• Support strategic planning, accreditation, assessment, reporting, budgeting, continuous improvement, campus partnerships, and initiatives incorporating technologies such as artificial intelligence.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline.
• Minimum of four years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own.
• Commitment to enhancing awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Ability to work with students, faculty, employers, alumni, and external agencies while exercising independent judgment within policy and administrative frameworks.

Nice to have

• Undergraduate degree in an Applied Science-related discipline; a master’s degree is preferred.
• Knowledge of cooperative education, human resource management, or relevant industry experience and knowledge.
• Excellent oral and written communication, presentation, organizational, tact, diplomacy, and discretion skills.
• Passion for work-integrated learning and ability to take initiative and work independently and collaboratively.
• Expertise in equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Experience with career advising and coaching, conflict resolution, international work programs, project management, and event planning.
• Ability to provide courteous and professional service to students and employers.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office, Teams, OneDrive, Zoom, and database management, with the ability to multitask and prioritize daily work and long-term projects.
• Valid BC Driver’s License, access to a vehicle, and ability to travel may be required.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement.
• Work within a diverse, inclusive, and equity-focused university environment.
• Collaboration with faculty, staff, students, employers, alumni, and co-operative education professionals across the province and country.
• Opportunities to participate in conferences, trade shows, career fairs, information sessions, professional associations, and industry events.
• Flexible hours may include occasional evenings and weekends.