Operations & Services Mapping for Business Proposal

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Vancouver School of Economics (VSE) Career Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Academic experience or paid work
80 hours of work total
Learner
Anywhere
Intermediate level

Project scope

Categories
Communications Market research Operations Project management
Skills
detail oriented vse (operating system) resourcefulness business expansion research reports writing microsoft office self-discipline administrative functions time management
Details

No of positions available: 3

Project Description and Scope:

Introduction

The Career Centre is looking for students to conduct a thorough analysis of our current operations and services, evaluate and map the effectiveness of our services through feedback and surveying, to identify key aspects to be included into a business proposal.

Students would have the opportunity to

  • Evaluate the overall impact of the VSE Career Centre operations
  • Map a current state analysis (CSA) of the resources offered to BIE students from the VSE Career Centre (including Arts Co-op and Sauder Co-op), the UBC Centre for Student Involvement and Careers, and the Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre
  • Gather information about the operations of the VSE, including interviewing the Director, Coordinator, Work Learn staff, and current and past staff, as well as, through student surveying
  • Work collaboratively with VSEUS (a student society)
  • Assess areas of overlap between the BIE and BA Economics/ Honours/ MA Economics degree programs in relation to career options and resources
  • Benchmark the VSE Career Centre for expansion
  • Compile relevant existing VSE Career Centre resources that would be beneficial to BA/ Honours/ MA Economics students in a summary report
  • Provide recommendations of BIE career resources that are well suited to be accessible to all VSE students
  • Determine potential challenges that may arise from expanding access to current VSE Career Centre resources
  • Prepare a final report including all the relevant information required to build out a business expansion proposal
  • Communicate regularly with the Director and VSE Career Centre staff via email, in-person and by phone, in a professional manner
  • Attend weekly staff meetings to discuss updates and ongoing activities with the VSE Career Centre Director
  • Communicate key learnings, takeaways, and insights through debriefs, summary reports, and weekly meetings
  • Other duties as required

We’re Looking for Someone Like You If:

  • You are detail-oriented and have a passion for research and operations analysis
  • You have excellent organizational and time management skills
  • You have effective oral and written communication skills
  • You have the ability to be flexible and adaptable in a dynamic environment
  • You have an affinity for self-directed and collaborative project-based work
  • You have basic office administrative skills and the ability to operate standard office equipment

Qualifications

· Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

· Strong organizational and time-management skills, as well as an eagerness to learn

· Ability to deal with a diversity of internal stakeholders in a calm, courteous, and effective manner, utilizing strong business acumen

· Resourceful and able to research best practices in a variety of areas including benchmarking

· Strong interpersonal and communication skills in all forms (email, phone, online)

· Able to deal with information in a confidential manner and respond with sensitivity

· Equally at ease working independently and in a team environment

· Previous experience with Qualtrics, WordPress, and/or Canvas (asset)

· Previous experience conducting research and developing comprehensive research reports (asset)

· Must be able to work 10 hours per week for 8 weeks

Student will receive:

- Weekly oversight through prescheduled meetings

- Constant feedback on operations

- Recommendations and potential to return for other projects after completion

Deliverables
No deliverables exist for this project.
Mentorship

Weekly meeting, constant email feedback

About the company

Company
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2 - 10 employees
Education

The VSE Career Centre is a University of British Columbia (UBC) based centre, which takes a holistic approach as a career resource centre to support Bachelor of International Economics (BIE) students to think critically. Students are supported with their professional and personal development from self-discovery stage to by providing career coaching services and resources. Additionally, we work to build long-lasting relationships with employers, businesses and other key stakeholders to help BIE students become the top choice for recruiters in various industries.