Associate Director, Work-Integrated Learning

Date Posted: 03/17/2026
Req ID: 47368
Faculty/Division: School of Management
Department: Joseph L. Rotman School of Management
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Existing Vacancy: Yes

 

Description:

The Rotman School of Management is part of the University of Toronto, a global centre of research and academic excellence at the heart of Canada’s commercial and financial capital. Rotman is a catalyst for transformative learning, insights and public engagement, bringing together diverse views and initiatives around a defining purpose: to create value for business and society. We make a fundamental promise - Here’s where it changes - to our students, our partners and the broader community. Everyone at Rotman, faculty and staff, plays a role in bringing that promise to life.

 

Reporting to the Managing Director, Graduate Programs Strategy & Student Experience - the Associate Director, Work-Integrated Learning position, provides strategic management, human resource management, and program leadership for the work-integrated learning curricular activities for the 11 graduate programs at the Rotman School, but mainly the Master of Management Analytics (MMA), Master of Financial Risk Management (MFRM), Master of Management (Mmgt) and Full Time MBA programs and all functions related to student internships, practicums and placements (also referred to generally as work-integrated learning).

 

The Associate Director has managerial authority over the unit overseeing work-integrated learning and manages all functions related to human resources including organizational design, assignment of work, reorganizations as well as the hiring, performance management, professional development and training of all staff. In consultation with the Managing Director, Graduate Programs Strategy & Student Experience, the Associate Director, develops, implements, manages, and evaluates the Office’s budget, operational plans, as well as related policies and procedures in accordance with University policies and procedures.

 

The Associate Director is responsible for ensuring that the Office carries out its mandate and designated functions efficiently, effectively and in a manner that is consistent with the policies, objectives, and goals of the Rotman School of Management and the University of Toronto.

 

The Associate Director develops and oversees the processes and systems that ensure effective placement of students with industry hosts and monitors of the quality of the work- integrated learning. In collaboration with Career Services, the Associate Director is responsible for developing new partnerships and strengthening and maintaining existing relationships with industry hosts for the MFRM Rotman Risk Management project, the MMA Practicum, the Mmgt Practicum, and the FT-MBA Flexible Internship Program. The Associate Director will do this in consultation with the Managing Director, Graduate Programs Strategy & Student Experience, the relevant degree program Academic Directors and the relevant faculty members with teaching responsibility for the degree-program courses associated with work- integrated learning. One key responsibility of the Associate Director is to develop, monitor and renew partnership agreements that establish long-term commitments for work-integrated learning.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

 

EDUCATION:

Master’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

 

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 5 years management experience preferably within experiential education or business environment managing/supervising unionized teams.
• Experience in developing experiential and student self-directed career learning opportunities.
• Extensive experience managing expectations and maintaining positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders,
• Experience in student work-integrated learning,
• Familiarity with one or more of the academic disciplines and expertise of the Rotman MMA, MFRM, Mmgt and/or MBA programs.

 
SKILLS:

• Demonstrated ability to make cold calls and develop new relationships in the industry community of relevance to the Rotman School MMA, MFRM and Mmgt programs to grow the base of industry hosts for work-integrated learning.
• Demonstrated ability in designing and implementing systems, processes and procedures that improve the effectiveness and efficiency of operations.
• A proven track record as a successful leader and team builder, with management experience in a unionized environment.

 

 

Closing Date: 03/25/2026,11:59PM ET
Employee Group: Salaried 
Personnel Subarea:PM
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing 
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: PM 3 -- Hiring Zone: $93,592 - $109,190 -- Broadband Salary Range: $93,592 - $155,985
Job Category: Student Services

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