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  1. Vice President
  2. Director, Strategic Engagement
  3. Director, Management Services
  4. Programme Assistant

Vice President

The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is seeking a Vice President to help formulate and lead the strategies to deliver on COL’s strategic plan and overarching stakeholder engagement framework and play a crucial role in the development of opportunities for COL to demonstrate its global leadership in promoting learning for sustainable development.

The Vice President has direct responsibilities for the strategic direction and implementation of COL’s programme aligned to its mission; research and thought leadership in support of innovative services and use of technologies in ‘learning for sustainable development’.

Reporting to the President & Chief Executive Officer, the Vice President (VP) is a principal advisor to the President on all matters related to the programme, including research, policies and operations.

For a detailed job description and application instructions, please visit Vice President job, Greater Vancouver (kornferry.com)

Director, Strategic Engagement

The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is seeking a Director, Strategic Engagement to bring together key areas of strategy, strategic stakeholder engagement and communications into an integrated whole that supports the overall strategic aims of COL. Working towards a stakeholder-centric approach that embeds external engagement across the organisation, the Director will understand and shape the relationship between stakeholder strategy and corporate strategy and play a lead role in advancing both through building influential, positive and mutually beneficial relationships with external stakeholders.

Reporting to the President & Chief Executive Officer, the Director, Strategic Engagement has oversight of the organisation’s overall strategic planning, the strategic and tactical engagement of stakeholders that are key to COL’s mission and vision and embodies the voice of COL through strategic communications both internal and external to the organisation.

For a detailed job description and application instructions, please visit Director, Strategic Engagement job, Greater Vancouver (kornferry.com)

Director, Management Services

The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is seeking a Director, Management Services (DMS). This senior role will provide strategic leadership across finance, human resources, information technology, risk management, governance, and facilities management.

Reporting directly to the President & CEO, the DMS will play a critical role in advancing the efficiency and effectiveness of COL’s operations. They will ensure all resources and processes align with COL’s mission to promote open learning worldwide.

For a detailed job description and application instructions, please visit: https://jobs.candidate.kornferry.com/go/ext/DXO3J0/242.

Programme Assistant

The Programme Assistant provides administrative and programme assistance to Director / Education Specialists/ Advisers in their respective initiatives and activities that are guided by COL’s Strategic Plan for programme development. The job holder will be responsible to assist with budget preparation and payment tracking for assigned areas, drafting contracts and agreements related to the programme, handling travel and logistical arrangements for staff and visitors, and coordinating events as well as database maintenance and related documentation.

This is a three-year appointment.

The successful applicant must: have the authorisation to work in Canada at the time of application, with the ability to network with people and organisations internationally using both inter-personal skills and technologies and possess excellent information and communication technology (ICT) skills to organise and track various activities.

To Apply: A full job description is displayed on the link click here and Interested applicants must apply online click here at the latest by October 15, 2024.
While we appreciate the interest of all applicants, those who have not been contacted by November 30, 2024 should consider that there will be no follow-up to their application for the above position.

Principles of Hiring Practices

COL adheres to the principles of non-discrimination and affirms in policy and practical terms the requirement for equal opportunity for all citizens of the Commonwealth. COL specifically endorses:

  • Professional merit as the primary consideration in the hiring, promotion and compensation of its staff;
  • Within the limits of its size, and in the context of its location and financial resources, the need for an appropriate balance in its staffing complement in terms of regional and national backgrounds for international positions; and
  • The principle of gender equity in recruitment and staffing, consistent with the overall goal of equal opportunity for all.

Enquiries

All enquiries concerning employment and consulting opportunities may be directed to the Special Adviser: Finance, Administration & Human Resources

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