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About the Role

The Employer Engagement and Partnerships Specialist will build meaningful connections between Toronto Film School learners, graduates, employers, industry leaders, alumni, unions, and professional associations. This role serves as the bridge between education and employment, creating opportunities for learners to explore career paths, build professional networks, gain industry exposure, and launch successful careers.

Responsibilities

Cultivate and strengthen relationships with employers, industry leaders, alumni, professional associations, and community partners to create meaningful opportunities for Toronto Film School students and graduates.
Identify new partnership opportunities, expand existing relationships, support co-branded initiatives, and serve as a trusted ambassador for the institution.
Connect graduates to mentorship, networking, experiential learning, and employment opportunities in collaboration with Career Services, faculty, and industry partners.
Plan and execute events and programs that bring employers and graduates together, including networking events, industry panels, employer information sessions, career fairs, and alumni engagement initiatives.
Partner with colleagues across Career Services, Alumni Relations, Academic Leadership, and Marketing to align employer engagement initiatives with institutional goals.
Track partnership activity, engagement metrics, and employment outcomes to measure success and identify opportunities for improvement.
Refine programs and strategies using data, feedback, and labor market insights to maximize impact for graduates and employers.

Requirements

Experience building and managing external relationships, partnerships, or stakeholder engagement initiatives.
Experience in employer relations, business development, workforce development, career services, alumni relations, community engagement, sponsorship, or a related field.
Ability to initiate conversations, develop new relationships, and maintain existing partnerships.
Ability to engage with a wide range of audiences, including employers, industry leaders, alumni, faculty, and graduates.
Understanding of how organizations operate and ability to identify opportunities that create mutual value.
Ability to navigate stakeholders, uncover needs, and connect people and organizations around shared goals.
Exceptional communication and presentation skills to represent Toronto Film School professionally and authentically.
Comfort working with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
Ability to use data to track activity, measure outcomes, and identify opportunities.
Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
Skilled at balancing relationship-building with administrative responsibilities.
Curious, proactive, and self-directed mindset.
Ability to bring forward ideas and find creative solutions.
Collaborative and coachable attitude.

Skills

Relationship building
Partnership development
Stakeholder engagement
Communication
Presentation
Business acumen
Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint)
Data analysis
Organizational skills
Initiative
Collaboration

Location

120 Bloor Street East

Work Type

Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

Not specified

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Communications, Career Development, Education, Marketing, or a related field.
Equivalent combinations of education and experience will also be considered.

Salary/Compensations

Minimum annual salary of $65,000
Midpoint of $72,500
Maximum of $80,000

Benefits

Access to tuition-free courses across our institutions - from certificates to master’s degrees.

About the Company

Yorkville University and Toronto Film School believe education is a catalyst for transformation, with a mission to democratize education and create access for learners from every background.
They offer rigorous, flexible programs that are personally fulfilling and professionally rewarding.
Yorkville University is one of Canada’s few private, for-profit, fully accredited degree-granting universities with campuses in Ontario, British Columbia, and New Brunswick.
Toronto Film School offers creative and academic pathways at both college and university levels, fostering a multidisciplinary environment.
The community is vibrant and diverse, with a focus on supporting adult learners balancing education with careers and personal commitments.
The team is dedicated to removing barriers and expanding access, delivering flexible, industry-informed learning.
The core values include human connection, guiding people to reimagine their futures in a community defined by opportunity, creativity, and growth.
Professional growth is part of the culture, with opportunities to help launch career-relevant programs, expand expertise, and access tuition-free courses.
The institution offers the reach and stability of a national organization with the agility of a mid-sized company.
It is a diverse and inclusive community where authenticity is celebrated, collaboration is expected, and impact is shared.

Equal Opportunity

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are critical components of life at Yorkville University and Toronto Film School, and they are committed to making these values an integral part of their culture.
They encourage applications from all qualified applicants, including women, persons with disabilities, Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC), people from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Transsexual, Queer, Questioning, Two-Spirit, Intersex, Asexual + (LGBTQ2SIA+) community and other equity-seeking groups.
Yorkville University is committed to providing accessible employment practices that comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
Accommodation for disability can be requested by notifying Human Resources at 1-877-429-4029.