Associate Director, Housing

Who We Are
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BCIT champions a culture of innovation and global progress through people’s imagination and creativity. With a competitive compensation package, great work-life balance, and career advancement opportunities, see why we’ve earned the title of one of BC’s Top Employers
for over ten years running.

Position Summary
BCIT’s Student Life department is seeking a regular, full-time (1.0 FTE) Associate Director, Housing. This position sets the direction, develops the plans and oversees themanagement for BCIT’s Student Housing. Responsible for ensuring BCIT residents areprovided with a safe, inclusive, wellness-focused environment where they can reachtheir fullest learning potential. Provides oversight and direction of resident admissions,programming, well-being, facilities, maintenance, cleaning and other related services.Assists the Senior Director in achieving divisional objectives, manages special projectsand advises the Senior Director on a variety of issues and initiatives.

Duties & Responsibilities
Key Accoungabilities:

• In partnerships with Facilities & Campus Development, ensures all new andexisting BCIT Housing is innovative, well maintained and meets the unique needsof the student population.
• Leads the development and regular review of standards, operating procedures,systems and services to ensure effective business practices for Student Housingare in place, consistent and in compliance with the Institute’s policies andstrategic plan.
• Develops and oversees departmental planning and direction for housingadmission processes, ensuring an equity, diversity, and inclusion lens whilerecognizing the unique needs of BCIT’s varying program lengths and year-roundstart dates and apprenticeship programs.
• Provides strategic advice to the Senior Director and other senior leaders on theInstitute’s most critical housing strategies, initiatives, practices and challenges.Chairs and/or participates on related Institute committees and teams, consultswith campus stakeholders on housing related issues and solutions
• Oversees the management and development of administrative, service deliveryand Resident Life systems, ensuring they are scalable and can accommodatefuture expansion of campus housing.
• Manages annual budget planning process, spending, and internal and externalfinancial reporting for all aspects of BCIT Student Housing in excess of $8 million. Leads tactical planning on leveraging Student Housing for additional incomeopportunities as appropriate.
• Ensures resourcing and housing plans are in place to actively support studentrecruitment and retention initiatives, ensuring that they support flexibleaccommodations and are able to meet the unique needs of varying programs’needs.
• Maintains awareness of emerging trends, practices, legislation and regulatoryrequirements in housing in post-secondary education, competing environmentsand related business environments. Engages in environmental scans, developsrelationships with external contacts and participates in professional organizations.
• Manages residence emergency response plans and procedures in conjunction with SSEM, including maintenance and updating of Student Housing Business Continuity Plans; ensures all department staff are trained in emergency responseprocedures and provides leadership in emergencies. Conducts regular practicesessions, fire drills and emergency response exercises.
• Oversees the development, implementations, and the management of StudentHousing systems and procedures. Ensures resourcing and support are in place tosupport reviews and continual improvements; Accountable for overseeing theeffectiveness and relevancy of administrative systems, policies, processes, andrecords management;
• Accountable for ensuring 24 hr critical crisis/emergency response plans are inplace and align with the overarching Institute’s safety & security measures.Ensures emergency first responders or counsellor care is actioned for studentemergency situations that occur in housing.
• Hires and coordinates external contractors and liaises with internal BCIT service providers concerning facility projects, renovations and repairs.
• Manages reporting staff, including selection, coaching, mentoring, development,performance management and all other people-management practices.

Qualifications:

• Masters degree in an education, counselling or student affairs discipline.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience at progressive levels of responsibility in studenthousing
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Expert knowledge of the concepts, theories, and practices related to studenthousing, wellbeing, accessibility, and equity, diversity and inclusion
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal communication skills with provensuccess coaching and mentoring staff and developing collaborative and effectiveteams. Solid experience with operational leadership in a unionized environment
• Proven experience with capital management and financial planning
• Strong background in policy, procedures and systems development,implementation and administration.
• Experience in developing and administering community standards and anunderstanding of the principles of administrative fairness.
• Excellent conflict resolution, facilitation, mediation, intervention and crisismanagement skills.
• Strong project planning and management skills.
• Experience with facilities operations, property maintenance and renovations inmulti-unit dwellings, including cleaning and landscape specifications andcompliance.
• Excellent attention to detail, planning, organizational, and time managementskills.
• Availability and commitment to work on an on-call basis around the clock, and tofrequently lead operations outside of regular work schedules throughout the year,is essential.

Additional Information
Benefits – Why you’d love working with us

• Competitive pay
• Minimum of twenty-five days of vacation
• Competitive employer-paid extended health and dental plan including access to aHealth Care Spending Account of up to $500 if eligible!
• Defined benefit pension plan with employer contributions
• Flexible hybrid work arrangements available
• Professional Development funds and resources
• Access to most BCIT Flexible Learning courses free of charge
• Wellness and Employee Assistance programs
• Complimentary membership with free access to the Fitness Centre, Gymnasium, and more
• For more information on our generous benefits, click here!

BCIT is committed to the principles of equity, diversity & inclusion and to promotingopportunities in hiring for systemically oppressed groups who have been excluded from full participation at BCIT and the larger community. This includes Indigenous Peoples,women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as2S/LGBTQIA+. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadiancitizens and permanent residents will be given priority.

Persons with disabilities who require accommodation for any part of the application orhiring process should contact
[email protected]  Please note that allapplications must be submitted via the careers page portal. Email applications will notbe accepted.

The British Columbia Institute of Technology acknowledges that our campuses are located on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish Nations ofxwməθkwəy̓ y̓ əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱ x̱ wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ l̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh).

Position Details
Posting Category: Management
Salary Range: $105,653 - $145,272, with a control point of $132,066 per annum

Additional Salary Information
The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and the maximum basesalary for a position. The control point of the range represents an employee thatpossesses full job knowledge, qualifications, and experience for the position. In thenormal course, employees will be hired, transferred, or promoted between the minimumand the control point of the salary range for a job, taking internal equity into account.Salaries above the control point may be considered for extenuating circumstances andmust be approved by an external governing body.

Department 2: Student Success Division
Campus Location: Burnaby campus
Bargaining Unit: Management
Job Status: Regular
Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time
Number of Vacancies: 1
Anticipated Start Date: 07/07/2025
Competition Number: 25M206
Competition Open Date: 05/27/2025
Open Until Filled? Yes
Quicklink for Posting: https://careers.bcit.ca/postings/9557 

Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. * What is the highest level of education attained?
   • GED
   • High School Diploma
   • Certificate
   • Diploma
   • Associates Degree
   • Bachelors Degree
   • Masters Degree
   • PHD
2. * How many years of experience do you have in this type of position?
   • 0-1
   • 1-2
   • 3-5
   • 6-9
   • 10+
3. * All positions at BCIT require on campus presence at the applicable campus location(s). This means the successfulcandidate must be able to and willing to relocate to the Lower Mainland. Please select from the following that bestdescribes your situation:
   • I currently reside in the Lower Mainland
   • I do not currently reside in the Lower Mainland, however I am willing and able to relocate if found to be thesuccessful candidate
   • I do not currently reside in the Lower Mainland and I am unwilling to relocate
4. * Given the posted salary range for this position, please indicate your salary expectation should you be the successfulcandidate for this position.

(Open Ended Question)

Documents Needed to Apply
Required Documents

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter

Optional Documents: None