Sexual Violence Prevention Educator - UBC, Kelowna

Role Overview

Join the University of British Columbia (UBC) Okanagan Campus in Kelowna as a Sexual Violence Prevention Educator. This pivotal role is part of the Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO), a confidential resource dedicated to supporting individuals impacted by sexual or gender-based violence, harassment, or harm. As a key member of the team, you will lead campus-wide sexual violence prevention education strategies, fostering a culture of consent and creating an inclusive environment for all UBC faculty, staff, and students. This is an excellent opportunity for professionals seeking education jobs at UBC Okanagan Campus - Kelowna, contributing significantly to a safer university community.

The Sexual Violence Prevention Educator reports to the Director, SVPRO, and collaborates closely with a team of professionals. This position is central to developing and implementing education and training initiatives that support UBC's Sexualized Violence and Sexual Misconduct Policy. If you are searching for UBC jobs or UBC careers focused on meaningful social impact, this role offers a chance to make a tangible difference in violence prevention and education.

Qualifications

To excel in this role, candidates should possess a strong foundation in relevant disciplines and a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. The University of British Columbia values diverse perspectives and lived experience in its workforce.

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline.
• Minimum of five 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 that will strengthen an application include:

• Graduate degree in a relevant discipline.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience developing education strategies and programming.
• Relevant lived experience as a person from an under-represented background in the workplace environment.
• Ability to develop and implement sexualized violence prevention education that recognizes the diversity of survivor’s experience due to sexual identity, gender identity, gender expression, radicalization, age, family status, religion, faith, ability, disability, national or ethnic origin, Indigeneity, immigration status, socioeconomic status, class and language.
• Experience providing sexualized violence prevention education in a post-secondary or in the anti-violence field setting for diverse audiences using multiple platforms.
• Experience in evaluating program delivery and impact.
• Demonstrated cultural humilities and intercultural communication skills to support work with a diverse community.
• Ability to consider intercultural differences and adapt learning and communication approaches as necessary.
• Excellent oral and written communication, public speaking and presenting skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills with diverse stakeholders to achieve common goal.
• Ability to design and implement organizational change initiatives, anticipate challenges, solve problems and deliver results.
• Ability to plan ahead, direct the work of others, and ensure deadlines are met.
• Ability to take direction, lead others and to function as an effective team member.
• Ability to manage projects and multi task while paying attention to details.
• Excellent computer skills including working knowledge of MS Office Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Some evening and weekend work may be required, as well as some travel.

What You'll Do

As the Sexual Violence Prevention Educator, you will be instrumental in shaping and delivering critical educational initiatives across the UBC Okanagan Campus. Your work will directly contribute to a safer and more respectful environment for everyone.

• Develops and implements a campus-wide sexual violence prevention education strategy that promotes a culture of consent by addressing attitudes and behaviours that support rape culture to create an inclusive environment for diverse populations of UBC faculty, staff and students.
• Develops and implements a comprehensive education and training plan for the UBC Community about sexual violence, including prevention and response, in cooperation with UBC faculty, staff, students, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Provides education and training about sexual violence and related issues including UBC's Sexual Misconduct Policies and other relevant policies including, the Discrimination Policy, the Retaliation Policy and the At-Risk Behaviour Policy.
• Provides education and training related to new issues arising in the field of sexualized violence response and prevention to individuals, units, and departments involved in responding to disclosures of sexualized violence.
• Designs and delivers training curriculum and materials about sexualized violence and related issues, utilizing multiple online and offline channels tailored to the needs of specific audiences including UBC faculty, staff, and students.
• Coordinates educational programs, projects, and special events related to sexualized violence prevention.
• Implements and monitors social media strategies.
• Oversees social media channels, creates videos, revises information of print and digital resources for various audients.
• Develops and implements strategies, processes, plans, and programs that promote evidence-based approaches to sexualized violence response and prevention education.
• Recruits, trains, and supports faculty, staff, and students to provide peer-led prevention education and training.
• Consults and collaborates with individuals, community groups, professional organizations, post-secondary educational institutions, government, and other partners to develop and deliver post-secondary education on sexualized violence response and prevention.
• Organizes and assists in the policy implementation committee.
• Develops, supports, encourages, and promotes provincial, national, and international programs relevant to the position and to post-secondary institutions, in collaboration with other post-secondary educational institutions, off-campus agencies, and government departments.
• Designs and conducts evaluation to assess performance of sexual violence education and training programs. Collects, analyzes, interprets, and reports on results and progress towards goals.
• Creates, disseminates, and compiles results of campus climate surveys.
• Performs other duties as required.

About the Employer

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a globally recognized institution committed to excellence in research, innovation, and learning. At UBC, attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is fundamental to its success. The university's commitment to employment equity ensures inclusion and fairness, enriching UBC as a workplace and fostering rewarding careers. This dedication extends to creating an environment where all faculty, staff, and students can thrive.

The Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office (SVPRO) at UBC Okanagan Campus is a vital part of this commitment. It serves as a confidential space, offering individual and group support, advocacy, and a multi-faceted educational program. Through outreach, event planning, presentations, workshops, and training, SVPRO strives for attitudinal, behavioural, social, and systemic change, working towards a campus free from sexual and gender-based violence.