Student Life & Experience Manager, PT

Groupe Compass Quebec ltée.; Northeastern Ontario; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading foodservice company in Ontario seeks a part-time Manager for Student Life & Experience. The role involves engaging with the student community, analyzing trends, and collaborating with various departments to enhance student engagement. Candidates must have a university degree and strong communication skills. Join us to develop innovative solutions that foster a vibrant student experience.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Flexible work environment

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills are crucial for the role.
• Knowledge of culinary and nutrition trends is required.
• A degree in a relevant field is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Act as the voice of the student community for discussions.
• Plan and execute focus group sessions to gather feedback.
• Analyze data and provide insights to senior leadership.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Knowledge of culinary, nutrition, sustainability

Ability to problem solve effectively

Strong presentation skills

Education

University or College degree

Recent student council experience

Job description

Overview

What’s in it for you?

Join an award-winning culture. We have been recognized for being a Great Place to Work, selected as a FORTUNE Global 500 Company, Best Workplaces Retail & Hospitality, and FORTUNE World’s Most Admired Companies.

The opportunities with us are endless. As the world’s largest food and support services company, we offer an extensive range of learning and career opportunities for all our associates.

Health & Safety is our top priority. We have the right processes in place to ensure our teams, associates, clients and guests stay safe.

Health Benefits: For our eligible associates, we offer comprehensive health, vision, and dental care coverage.

A Focus on Mental Health and Wellness: our Mental Health and Well-Being initiative shares credible resources on topics including mental, physical, spiritual, and financial wellbeing. Visit our Stronger Together Compass website at www.strongertogethercompass.com. We also offer an Employment Assistance Program providing 24/7 support, resources, and information.

We are as diverse as our guests. Diverse and inclusive environments support innovation and collaboration. We are committed to Listen, Learn, and Act, and our Diversity Inclusion Action Councils (DIAC) are associate-led groups fostering inclusion through cultural awareness, engagement and appreciation of diversity. We are Stronger, Together!

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Job Details

Working Title: Student Life & Experience Manager, PT

Employment Status: Part-Time

Starting Hourly Rate: $19.73 per hour

Address: 935 Ramsey Lake Road Sudbury Sudbury ON P3E 2C6

New Hire Schedule: various

You might not know our name, but you know where we are. Compass Group Canada is part of a global foodservice and support services company, the 6th largest employer in the world with 625,000 employees. We work in schools, colleges, hospitals, office buildings, senior living communities, tourist attractions, sports venues, remote camps and military installations, and more. We operate in Canada and 50+ other countries where you can learn and grow. Join us now and point your career forward!

Imagine creating a place where tomorrow’s leaders, big thinkers, and dreamers gather. This is more than a job — it’s about helping others learn, grow, and discover.

Why work with Chartwells?

We are a member of Compass Group Canada, the leading foodservice and support services company. We cater to Generation Z on college campuses and upcoming K-12 generations, offering dining programs and solutions that fit today’s students. Join our commitment to providing responsible, healthy-eating solutions.

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Job Summary

Now, if you were to come on board as a Manager, Student Life & Experience, we’d ask you to do the following for us:

• Be the voice of the student community to bring forward key strengths and opportunities the student population is facing today
• Meet with key student stakeholders to create an open and transparent forum to table new ideas, key issues important today AND tomorrow, propose collaborative solutions to ultimately create a healthy, ongoing platform for a stronger student/ partnership
• Plan, develop and execute focus group sessions, surveys and other ways to gather relevant information from student groups
• Analyze and put together monthly summaries, key insights and recommended solutions/next steps to senior leadership team on satisfaction, preferences, student profiles, emerging trends, etc.
• Work with social media and PR vendors to ‘listen to’ all social channels and media publications to pull out key trends and areas of feedback to incorporate into monthly executive summaries
• Work with senior leadership team to turn this data into the development of programs, menus, marketing strategies, and operational innovations.
• Work closely with the Marketing team to identify key accounts and leverage planned marketing activity to raise awareness of position mandate and foster long-term relationships with key groups. This will lead to like-for-like sales growth through program and menu development designed to meet the fact-based needs of student consumer group.
• Meet with clients to share insights and findings with various departments including SAG (Strategic Alliance Group), Sales, Operations (business reviews), etc. to solidify as a collaborative thought partner. This will lead to new sales and account retention backed by sound, fact-based reasoning

Role

Think you have what it takes to be our Manager, Student Life & Experience? We’re committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here’s how we’ll know you’ll be successful in the role:

• Recent student council position/experience during University/College tenure
• University or College degree
• Excellent communication skills
• Knowledge of culinary, nutrition, sustainability, student issues, and high level industry news & trends
• High level thinker – lead vision & strategy of this newly created role
• Ability to problem solve effectively and be relaxed under pressure
• Ability to interact with individuals on all organizational levels

Great To Have

• Prior sustainability work/experience
• A positive attitude with an ability to be flexible
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong knowledge of social media space
• Strong sense of urgency – to deliver results quickly and efficiently
• Excellent presentation skills to dissect many points of data and pull out key insights for senior leadership team

What You Can Expect From Us

• Fun, fast-paced, challenging work environment
• Great opportunity to travel across Canada – 25-50% travel time (will vary throughout the year)
• Excellent development opportunities in a reputable, large and growing global company
• Ongoing coaching and mentorship – career succession planning

Compass Group Canada is committed to nurturing a diverse workforce representative of the communities within which we operate. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, without regard to race, colour, citizenship, religion, sex, marital / family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, disability or persons who may require an accommodation, to apply.

For accommodation requests during the hiring process, please contact [e-mail] for further information.