Co-Op Coordinator

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University of Guelph seeks a temporary full-time Co-op Coordinator in the Experiential Learning Hub to grow employer relationships, market the co-op program, and guide 700 to 2,000 students. You will lead recruitment workshops, conduct work-term visits, and advise students on job search strategies and professional development while promoting inclusive workplaces. The role is temporary through Sept 10, 2027. Requirements: undergraduate degree in a related field and at least two years in employer development, marketing, or career advising; strong communication, time management, and stakeholder engagement skills; demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion; knowledge of co-operative education is a plus. Apply by August 18, 2026; internal applicants use the internal Career Page; tailor your resume to show employer relations, program marketing, student advisement, and labour market insight.

Department: Experiential Learning
This position is represented by the agreement between the Professional Staff Association and the University of Guelph

Temporary full-time from 08/24/2026 to 09/10/2027 
Temporary Absence of the Regular Incumbent

If you are a current employee of the University of Guelph you must apply on the internal Career Page in order to be considered as an internal applicant.

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General Purpose

At the University of Guelph, our students benefit greatly from engaging directly in industries and communities where they can apply their learning in real-world contexts, develop essential employability skills, and gain a deeper understanding of the complex issues faced by employers and community organizations today.

The Experiential Learning Hub collaborates with industry and community partners to provide experiential learning opportunities that enable students to apply and advance their learning in a real-world context. The Co-operative Education program formally integrates a student’s academic studies with periods of work experience. Over 7,000 co-op students participate in over 70 co-op majors at the University of Guelph. Co-op Coordinators assume complete marketing responsibility and student advisement for co-op program(s) as assigned and actively recruit and engage employers to hire 700 – 2,000 co-op students each fall, winter, and summer semester. These activities raise the profile of the University of Guelph and guide student success in the Co-operative Education program.

Duties and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Manager, Co-operative Education, Arts portfolio, the Co-op Coordinator is responsible for supporting:

• Developing new and maintaining existing employer relationships to support and expand engagement with co-operative education and the University of Guelph;
• Marketing and promoting co-op and the University of Guelph throughout all sectors of the economy, associations, and tradeshows;
• Maintaining in-depth labour market insight, analyzing shifts in technology and economics;
• Providing advisement and guidance to co-op students in assigned programs on job search strategies, employability skills (professional and transferable) and career development while the student is seeking employment and while on a work term;
• Preparing co-op students for their first work term. Responsible for developing and delivering recruitment preparation workshops and events each semester;
• Conducting co-op work term visits to monitor student learning and work performance; and ensuring that sufficient job quantity, diversity and experience levels are available for co-op students;
• Advising on issues related to employment barriers and issues of workplace accommodation, needs of a diverse client population (e.g., Indigenous, racialized, and LGBTQ2IA+ students and students with disabilities, etc.).

Requirements

• An undergraduate degree in a related field.  This position will support the Arts programs co-op portfolio;
• Minimum of two (2) years’ relevant experience in employer development, relationship management, marketing, cooperative education, experiential education, or career advising/coaching;
• Applicants should demonstrate excellent communication, marketing and account management, sales, and public relations skills;
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion principles and have experience supporting diverse communities, including Indigenous people, women, newcomers, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity;
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritize and triage obligations;
• Ability to adhere to existing operational processes within a team;
• Must also demonstrate strong knowledge of relevant job markets for co-op programs, and the ability to work well with a diverse group of clients/stakeholders (i.e. employers, students, faculty);
• Knowledge of co-operative education, career counselling, human resource practices, labour market analysis, employment law is an asset;
• Knowledge of the University academic programs and procedures is an asset.

Employee Type: Temporary covering regular incumbent
Position Number: 10114034 
Classification: P&M FT- Band 05

Professional/Managerial Salary Bands 
The target hiring salary for this position is minimum and up to 96% of midpoint for the salary grade.

*Tentative evaluation; subject to committee review.

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution.

Posting Date:  08/11/2026  
Closing Date:  08/18/2026