Senior Educational Consultant

University of British Columbia; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution seeks a Senior Educational Consultant to enhance equity and inclusion across campus. This role involves designing educational initiatives, collaborating with various stakeholders, and addressing the unique learning needs of students, faculty, and staff. The ideal candidate will possess a Master’s degree and relevant experience, demonstrating strong communication and analytical skills. The position offers a hybrid work environment with a competitive compensation range.

Qualifications

• Minimum seven years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Commitment to enhancing awareness and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Ability to function as an effective team member.

Responsibilities

• Designs, leads, and evaluates educational initiatives on equity and inclusion.
• Develops responsive educational programming addressing unique learning needs.
• Advises campus leaders on tailored educational approaches.

Skills

Experience in equity, diversity, and inclusion

Excellent communication skills

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Education

Master’s degree in Education or related discipline

Job description

Overview

Job Category Staff - Non Union
Job Profile M&P - AAPS
Job Title Senior Educational Consultant
Department Strategic Partnership & Capacity Building | Equity & Inclusion Office
Compensation Range $7,622.83 - $11,886.67 CAD Monthly

The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job.

Posting End Date November 6, 2025

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date Ongoing

This position is expected to be filled by promotion/reassignment and is included here to inform you of its vacancy at the University.

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

The Sr Education Consultant designs, leads, and evaluates educational initiatives that build the capacity of students, staff, and faculty to integrate equity and inclusion into their day-to-day roles, relationships, and decision-making across the university. Grounded in adult learning principles and equity-centered pedagogies, the Consultant develops responsive, research-informed programming that addresses the unique learning needs of campus communities.

Their work contributes directly to systemic and cultural change efforts and supports UBC’s commitment to inclusive excellence through practical, scalable, and strategically aligned educational interventions.

Organizational Status

The Sr Education Consultant reports to the Vancouver Director of Community & Capacity Building, and works collaboratively with EIO team members across both Vancouver and Okanagan campuses, as well as with UBC units and with student organizations. The incumbent will work in a standard office environment located at UBC Vancouver, with a hybrid arrangement that requires at least 50% time in-person/on-site. Some evening and weekend work may be required.

Work Performed

• Leads the end-to-end development of impactful educational initiatives that embed equity and inclusion into academic, social, and operational environments on campus. Through this work, the position drives culture change through collaborative program design and delivery and actively contributes to institutional, intellectual and personal transformation for all students, faculty and staff.
• Partners with colleagues across both campuses including instructional design teams and pedagogical consultants to co-create learning experiences that align with institutional equity goals and reflect the lived realities of diverse UBC communities.
• Advises campus leaders and departmental teams on tailored educational approaches, drawing on pedagogical expertise to address identified equity and inclusion priorities within their specific unit contexts.
• Maintains and curates a large repository of educational tools and learning materials.
• Facilitates learning opportunities such as workshops, webinars, and e-learning modules that address evolving community needs and support inclusive practices. Designs appropriately tailored educational interventions, collaborating with other subject matter experts as needed.
• Engages with faculty, staff, and students to collaboratively design responsive and context-sensitive learning experiences that address both shared and distinct equity challenges across the university.
• Continuously researches emerging trends in equity-focused adult education to refine learning strategies and ensure alignment with best practices in higher education, incorporating relevant scholarship and community feedback into program evolution.
• Facilitates meaningful collaborations and engagement with and between other equity and inclusion leads in units and faculties across campuses and with the broader external community, where appropriate, to nurture and sustain effective partnerships among educational communities of practice.
• Participates and represents UBC in professional organizations that intersect with equity and inclusion educational mandates on a local, provincial and/or national scale.
• Oversees budget planning and resource allocation for educational programming, ensuring fiscal responsibility and alignment with strategic priorities.
• Selects, mentors, and supervises student employees who co-develop and evaluate educational content, offering guidance on facilitation, design principles, and reflective learning.
• Identifies funding opportunities and develops proposals that sustain and expand educational program offerings.
• Communicates with tact and discretion on matters of a highly sensitive nature.
• Prepares reports, publications and other written work as required.

Consequence of Error/Judgement

The incumbent acts collaboratively and within broad guidelines. The incumbent must exercise initiative and sound judgment in making decisions and planning and executing services and programs. Must demonstrate tact, sensitivity and confidentiality in dealing with community members and partners.

The position will also lead in the effective planning, development, implementation and support of equity and inclusion educational programming. Failure to perform effectively would cause significant loss of support for and credibility from program participants, internal and external collaborators, senior administration and community groups. Error in judgment determining resources and techniques needed could affect the quality and success of the projects and credibility of programs that have both strategic and operational impact.

Supervision

Supervision Received The Senior Educational Consultant operates with a high degree of autonomy under the general direction of the Director, Community & Capacity Building (Vancouver campus). The role requires independent judgment, initiative, and discretion in representing the Equity & Inclusion Office across a range of contexts. Work is assessed based on the quality, strategic alignment, and impact of educational initiatives in advancing institutional equity goals.

Supervision Given Manages student employees and volunteers. As a Senior Educational Consultant, supports the Director to onboard, train, and provide guidance to other Educational Consultants as needed.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Education or related discipline (e.g. law, education, psychology, social work). Minimum of seven 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

• Demonstrated training and experience on equity, diversity, inclusion or intercultural competencies in related disciplines.
• Background in adult education or student development ideal.
• Proven experience and demonstrated knowledge in the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of educational programs related to equity and inclusion, preferably in a university setting.
• Excellent written and oral communication, presentation, facilitation skills, analytical thinking skills, and organizational ability.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for dealing in confidential and extremely sensitive situations with students, faculty, and staff.
• Ability to effectively execute directives, policies, and strategies, and the ability to make sound judgments and careful evaluations of alternatives in the absence of specific policies.
• Ability to function as an effective team member.
• Excellent decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work with multiple stakeholders across campus, at times with the greater community, and to develop and sustain effective and collaborative partnerships.
• Flexibility to attend some programs, events and conferences scheduled outside of standard university hours of operation, including evenings and weekends. Limited off-campus travel required.