Staff - Non Union
Job Category
M&P - AAPS
Job Profile
AAPS Salaried - Educational Programming, Level C
Job Title
International Programs, Transnational Education Lead
Department
UBCO | International Programs and Partnerships Manager
Compensation Range
$7,283.75 - $10,474.08 CAD Monthly
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Posting End Date
July 18, 2025
Note:Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.
Job End Date
Aug 31, 2027
At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.
Job Summary
This position is responsible for supporting, coordinating and facilitating activities related to the development and tracking of international partnerships, including the support of transnational education pathways and programs in the International Office under the Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic (P &VPAO). This includes planning, developing, and coordinating a wide variety of partnership initiatives, activities, and materials; developing and implementing processes to support internationalpathways and supporting the development and delivery of programming related tocampus internationalization at UBC Okanagan.
Organizational Status
This position reports to the Associate Director, Campus Internationalization in the Office of the P &VPAO. This position supports the work of the PVPAO leadership team and interacts closely with related portfolios and units at UBC’s campuses; UBC faculty and departmental staff; faculty and departmental staff at partner universities; and students from partner universities.
Work Performed
- Develop and implement processes for the design, approval, and delivery of international education programs and pathways, such as direct-entry cohorts, alternate pathways (e.g., 2+2 or 3+1+X, where X stands for time duration for completing the Professional Graduate program), and short-term, non-credit programs (e.g., summer programs).
- ·Liaise with international and other relevant units at UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan, including but not limited to the Office of Global Engagement, the International Student Initiative, the Global Engagement Office, and Enrolment Services to develop and optimize processes to align international programs and pathways with broader internationalization strategies and student support services.
- Support the Associate Director, Campus Internationalization, with international partnership management and act as the liaison between the International Office and other UBC units and resource groups working with international programs and pathways.
- Coordinate academic planning and quality assurance for transnational programs to ensure compliance with institutional, provincial, and international standards, including alignment with Canadian degree frameworks and partner country regulations.
- Prepare documentation for Senate and subcommittee approvals, ensuring academic rigor and compliance with university governance requirements.
- Liaise with academic units and international partners to support program planning, delivery logistics, and issue resolution.
- Manage international program participants prior to arrival on campus and advises students and partner institutions throughout the application/pre-arrival process; facilitates customized information sessions for students and partners and responds to program inquiries.
- Establish monitoring systems to track program performance, compliance, and student outcomes across partner institutions.
- Contribute to strategic planning by improving operational workflows.
- Perform other duties as required.
Consequence of Error/Judgement
The International Office is a high-priority and high-profile portfolio within the Office
of the P &VPAO and UBC Okanagan. Partnership and program outcomes can be expected to have a significant impact on UBC Okanagan’s public profile and standing in the eyes of international partners across all sectors, and the general public. Lack of professionalism and poor decision making could lead to serious financial or reputational damage to the University. Frequent interaction with other UBC Okanagan units, as well as outside organizations, requires excellent communication skills and tact to avoid negative on the University and P&VPAO’s international reputation.
Supervision Received
This position reports to the Associate Director, Campus Internationalization and is
key member of a cross-functional team that includes program staff, faculty and other
departments and resource groups on campus. The incumbent works closely with the
P&VPAO leadership team.
Supervision Given
This position will be indirectly responsible for supervising student participants in collaboration with other program staff and faculty. This position will work closely
with other units/ Faculties to determine tasks and responsibilities of program
employees and may occasionally supervise students, coordinators, and temporary
employees.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Relevant field.
- Minimum of four years of related experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one’s own
- Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one’s own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion
Preferred Qualifications
- Organized with strong project management experience. Excellent organizational and multitasking skills and the ability to work under pressure of changing deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal skills; the ability to interact and build internal and external relationships in a diverse range of challenging personalities with a high degree of tact is critical.
- Strong analytical ability and business development skills to identify new opportunities, generate leads, and recruit new partners.
- Demonstrated time management and problem-solving skills. Must be entrepreneurial, self-directed, and able to complete projects with limited supervision.
- Strong, team-oriented work ethic.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience in writing and composing project documents, reports and other written materials using clear and concise business language.
- This position is expected to work independently, flexibly and collaboratively.
