Program Officer - Montréal, Canada - McGill University

McGill University

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Montréal, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Position Summary:

Reporting to the Associate Director, McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship (DCE), the Sustainability Program Officer will be responsible for designing and delivering extra-curricular entrepreneurship programming and content for the McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship's Weston Family Entrepreneurial Innovation and Sustainability Program (WFISP) along with some management responsibilities.

The core of our offering is to find, teach and develop entrepreneurs at McGill.

This involves engaging with students, staff and faculty across all of McGill as well as numerous external stakeholders, including alumni, donors, funders and other parts of the Entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Oversee the execution of programs, events, competitions and services by establishing priorities and ensure efficiency and quality of output, along with managing program budgets.
Conceptualize, plan and deliver workshops and programs to the McGill community, including targeted skills workshops, and content related to entrepreneurship in the field of sustainability.
Participate in the unit's overall objectives, by providing insights and analytics to ensure continued growth and success of the program's longterm goals; manage and approve the selection tools and software to support the communication platforms, IT infrastructure and operations of the WFISP program.
Propose, review and/or analyze proposals for program improvements by providing advice on their feasibility; provide expertise in the formulation, development, and implementation of new business ventures.
Collaborate with directors and managers to develop an integrated plan for business development across the University with the goal of identifying mentors and judgementors for the WFISP program.
Contribute to all aspects of the centre's digital presence as well as the digital communications and marketing activities related to the WFISP program, including ensuring that the Centre's website is optimized across all platforms with consistent branding and messaging; and organize regular updates with each program, event and important news item.
Foster and maintain business relationships with academics and other stakeholders to build networks both domestically and internationally and participate in these events as required.

Other Qualifying Skills and Abilities:
Experienced workshop facilitator and good public speaker. Strong communication skills, experience in event planning as well as project and budget management. Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, set priorities, and meet tight deadlines. Is able to work independently, highly self-motivated, and proven organizational skills.

Involvement in some aspect with an entrepreneurship community and/or connected to the McGill and Montreal entrepreneurial and/or academic ecosystem a definite asset as well as a solid understanding of the challenges and opportunities with Sustainability innovation.

Demonstrated ability to work in a MS Office environment using word-processing, databases, spreadsheets and presentation software. Strong knowledge of digital platforms management a definite asset. Excellent communications skills. Knowledge of French and English. McGill University is an English-language university where day-to-day duties may require English communication both verbally and in writing.

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