Manager, Research Partnerships

Closing Date	December 22, 2019	Location	Waterloo, ON	Work Type	Full-time, Continuing
Salary Range	$74,918 - $93,647	Experience Level	-	Job ID	11413

Job Description

Wilfrid Laurier University is a leading Canadian university renowned for its extraordinary learning environment and student-focused educational experience. As a comprehensive university with more than 19,000 students, Laurier has grown rapidly in research intensity while at the same time preserving its well-earned reputation for undergraduate and graduate teaching and learning excellence. With a multi-campus and multi-community culture, Laurier offers students an exceptional range and depth of more than 100 academic programs taught by award-winning lecturers across nine faculties across locations in Waterloo, Brantford, Kitchener, and Toronto. As a leader in higher education for more than a century, the Laurier experience is truly transformative as embodied in its institutional proposition: Inspiring lives of leadership and purpose.

The incumbent will be responsible for sourcing and nurturing research partnerships with the non-profit and public sectors.   The Manager, Research Partnerships will develop and leverage robust external and strategic relationships with relevant non-project and public sector partners and use strong internal relationships across the University to generate new research partnerships, support competitive research funding opportunities, negotiate agreements, and support knowledge exchange.  The incumbent will be responsible for overseeing Laurier’s research knowledge mobilization strategy and enhancing the impact of our research. The Manager will oversee the effective engagement of research end users and the development of meaningful research outputs for these stakeholders. In particular, the Manager will provide key leadership to Laurier’s strategic partnership with the Government of the Northwest Territories (NWT).  Working with stakeholder in the NWT, including government officials, indigenous communities, and researchers the incumbent will advance and strengthen Laurier’s long standing partnership with the GNWT. 

The Manager will also responsible for the effective oversight, management, and administration of Laurier’s interdisciplinary Research Centres and Institutes.  The incumbent will ensure the efficient and effective operations of Research Centre and Institutes and will seek ways to enhance their  impact.

The ideal applicant will have a master’s degree in applied research field coupled with a minimum of five years related experience with partnership building in university, NGO, government agency/department or equivalent, as well as experience reviewing and analyzing research relevant to public policy and/or social programs and supervisory experience. In addition, project management experience and demonstrated ability to work with confidential information, as well as an effective member of a team is essential.  Excellent attention to detail, resourcefulness, innovation and communication skills are also required. 

How to Apply

Wilfrid Laurier University endeavors to fill positions with qualified candidates who have a combination of education, experience, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position while demonstrating Laurier's Employee Success Factors.

Diversity and creating a culture of inclusion is a key pillar of Wilfrid Laurier University’s Strategic Academic Plan and is one of Laurier’s core values. Laurier is committed to increasing the diversity of faculty and staff and welcomes applications from candidates who identify as Indigenous, racialized, having disabilities, and from persons of any sexual identities and gender identities. Indigenous candidates who would like to learn more about equity and inclusive programing at Laurier are welcomed to contact the Office of Indigenous Initiatives at [email protected]. Candidates from other equity seeking groups who would like to learn more about equity and inclusive programing at Laurier are welcomed to contact the Diversity and Equity Office at [email protected]. We have strived to make our application process accessible however if you require any assistance applying for a position or would like this job posting in an alternative format, please contact Human Resources at 519-884-1970 ext.2007 or [email protected].

Should you be interested in learning more about this opportunity please visit www.wlu.ca/careers for additional information and the online application system.  All applications must be submitted online by December 22, 2019. Please note, a CV and letter of introduction will be required in electronic form.