Associate Director Strategic Initiatives
About the role
Union/Affiliation:
Administrative and Professional Staff (APSA)
Pay range:
$92,654 To $110,544 Annually
SFU Department Descr:
International Strategy
Position Grade:
11
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.
SFU International is Simon Fraser University's hub for international relationships, knowledge and resources to enhance and mobilize the global reach of SFU's teaching, research and community engagement.
About the Role
The Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives serves as a key resource within VPA International, advancing an institution-wide approach to internationalization and global engagement. The role is responsible for identifying, designing and implementing a portfolio of high-priority, cross-cutting projects and initiatives that align with and operationalize the university’s international strategy, ensuring coherence between portfolio priorities and broader institutional objectives. Working across the full breadth of the VPA International portfolio, including international recruitment, partnerships, international student experience and global learning, the role provides leadership and coordination to advance both portfolio-specific and pan-university initiatives with a lens to alignment with academic, research and community engagement priorities across the university. The role ensures the achievement of quality standards, timelines, deliverables and risk mitigation. The role manages all phases of the project life cycle, from project planning and development to implementation, leading the delivery of regular updates and communications that support decision-making and strengthen alignment across diverse stakeholders.
Full
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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.
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Associate Director Strategic Initiatives
About the role
Union/Affiliation:
Administrative and Professional Staff (APSA)
Pay range:
$92,654 To $110,544 Annually
SFU Department Descr:
International Strategy
Position Grade:
11
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.
SFU International is Simon Fraser University's hub for international relationships, knowledge and resources to enhance and mobilize the global reach of SFU's teaching, research and community engagement.
About the Role
The Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives serves as a key resource within VPA International, advancing an institution-wide approach to internationalization and global engagement. The role is responsible for identifying, designing and implementing a portfolio of high-priority, cross-cutting projects and initiatives that align with and operationalize the university’s international strategy, ensuring coherence between portfolio priorities and broader institutional objectives. Working across the full breadth of the VPA International portfolio, including international recruitment, partnerships, international student experience and global learning, the role provides leadership and coordination to advance both portfolio-specific and pan-university initiatives with a lens to alignment with academic, research and community engagement priorities across the university. The role ensures the achievement of quality standards, timelines, deliverables and risk mitigation. The role manages all phases of the project life cycle, from project planning and development to implementation, leading the delivery of regular updates and communications that support decision-making and strengthen alignment across diverse stakeholders.
Full
Not the right fit? Search for Associate Director Strategic Initiatives jobs in Burnaby, BC
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.