Officer, Dialogue and Engagement
About the role
Union/Affiliation:
Administrative and Professional Staff (APSA)
Pay range:
$74,288 to $88,609 annually
SFU Department Descr:
Centre for Dialogue
Position Grade:
8
of openings:
1
Biweekly Hours:
72
Who We Are
Simon Fraser University is a leading research university, advancing an inclusive and sustainable future. Our purpose – the essence of SFU – is to create and connect knowledge, learning and community for deeper understanding and meaningful impact. We are committed to fostering excellence, innovation, belonging and community in all that we do.
The Centre uses dialogue and engagement to facilitate transformative conversations and create real-world impact for society’s most pressing challenges. We strengthen Canadian democracy by promoting democratic participation and innovation, spread best practices by providing dialogue training and tools, and help governments to engage citizens and stakeholders through our consulting services.
The Social Enterprise holds space for respectful and productive dialogue, moving beyond yes versus no to allow for co-created solutions, informed decision-making and collective action. We're best known for our work in deliberative processes; public engagement and facilitation; stakeholder engagement; strategic planning and design for engagement and public participation strategies and training for governments and organizations.
About the Role
The Officer, Dialogue and Engagement contributes to the Centre for Dialogue's dual mandate of supporting SFU's academic mission and delivering high-quality public and stakeholder engagement. The position designs and facilitates dialogue activities that strengthen SFU's academic plan, including community-centred research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and public scholarship. It also helps deliver the Centre's externally funded engagement work on behalf of government and community partners. Key responsibilities include managing small to medium-sized projects, supporting business development efforts, maintaining project infrastructure, and applying creative, justice-oriented design principles across diverse engagement contexts.
Full
About Simon Fraser University
As Canada’s engaged university, SFU works with communities, organizations and partners to create, share and embrace knowledge that improves life and generates real change. We deliver a world-class education with lifelong value that shapes change-makers, visionaries and problem-solvers. We connect research and innovation to entrepreneurship and industry to deliver sustainable, relevant solutions to today’s problems. With campuses in British Columbia’s three largest cities – Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey – SFU has eight faculties that deliver 193 undergraduate degree programs and 127 graduate degree programs to more than 35,000 students. The university now boasts more than 160,000 alumni residing in 143 countries.
Officer, Dialogue and Engagement
About the role
Union/Affiliation:
Administrative and Professional Staff (APSA)
Pay range:
$74,288 to $88,609 annually
SFU Department Descr:
Centre for Dialogue
Position Grade:
8
of openings:
1
Biweekly Hours:
72
Who We Are
Simon Fraser University is a leading research university, advancing an inclusive and sustainable future. Our purpose – the essence of SFU – is to create and connect knowledge, learning and community for deeper understanding and meaningful impact. We are committed to fostering excellence, innovation, belonging and community in all that we do.
The Centre uses dialogue and engagement to facilitate transformative conversations and create real-world impact for society’s most pressing challenges. We strengthen Canadian democracy by promoting democratic participation and innovation, spread best practices by providing dialogue training and tools, and help governments to engage citizens and stakeholders through our consulting services.
The Social Enterprise holds space for respectful and productive dialogue, moving beyond yes versus no to allow for co-created solutions, informed decision-making and collective action. We're best known for our work in deliberative processes; public engagement and facilitation; stakeholder engagement; strategic planning and design for engagement and public participation strategies and training for governments and organizations.
About the Role
The Officer, Dialogue and Engagement contributes to the Centre for Dialogue's dual mandate of supporting SFU's academic mission and delivering high-quality public and stakeholder engagement. The position designs and facilitates dialogue activities that strengthen SFU's academic plan, including community-centred research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and public scholarship. It also helps deliver the Centre's externally funded engagement work on behalf of government and community partners. Key responsibilities include managing small to medium-sized projects, supporting business development efforts, maintaining project infrastructure, and applying creative, justice-oriented design principles across diverse engagement contexts.
Full
About Simon Fraser University
As Canada’s engaged university, SFU works with communities, organizations and partners to create, share and embrace knowledge that improves life and generates real change. We deliver a world-class education with lifelong value that shapes change-makers, visionaries and problem-solvers. We connect research and innovation to entrepreneurship and industry to deliver sustainable, relevant solutions to today’s problems. With campuses in British Columbia’s three largest cities – Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey – SFU has eight faculties that deliver 193 undergraduate degree programs and 127 graduate degree programs to more than 35,000 students. The university now boasts more than 160,000 alumni residing in 143 countries.