Student Life Coordinator, Sexual & Gender Diversity Student Engagement

Job Description Available To USW Employees Upon Request Date Posted: 12/19/2025

Req ID: 46480

Faculty/Division: Vice-Provost, Students

Department: Student Engagement

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Position Number: 00058988

Description About us: Student Life connects life to learning. We believe every student should have the opportunity to participate in university life actively and find connection and community while discovering new ways of thinking and being in the world. We provide resources, support and engagement opportunities that are inclusive and accessible, ensuring every student can build experiences that set them up for a lifetime of success.

Within Student Life, the cluster of Student Life Programs and Services, supports students as they achieve personal, academic, career and civic goals. We engage students throughout their learning and development with the following units: Accessibility Services, Career Exploration & Education, Centre for Community Partnerships, Centre for Learning Strategy Support, Housing, Indigenous Student Services, Mentorship & Peer Programs, Multi-faith Centre, Orientation, Student Success, Student Experience, Transition & Engagement and TCard Services. Together with staff, faculty, students, alumni, employers and community partners, we provide an integrated and coherent path to success that reflects our students' diversity.

In support of U of T’s vision, Student Life Programs and Services is committed to creating diverse, accessible, inclusive and welcoming spaces of opportunity that foster deepened engagement, learning, personal growth, and identity development for all students. We are committed to embedding these principles into all the work we do, reducing barriers so that students from all backgrounds and lived experiences can feel a sense of belonging in the communities they find here.

To align with our strategic priorities, we encourage individuals from Black, Indigenous, racialized, and 2SLGBTQ+ communities to apply.

Your Opportunity Working with a dynamic team and reporting into the Director, Student Engagement, you will be dedicated to the enrichment of the co-curricular life of the campus, focused on developing programming to support 2SLGBTQ+ identifying students on campus.

As the Student Life Coordinator, Sexual & Gender Diversity Student Engagement, your role will consist of developing, coordinating and evaluating thedepartment’s prominent community-engaged co-curricular experiential learning opportunity, with an emphasis on 2SLGBTQ+ student development and 2SLGBTQ+ student success. This will involve fostering an open and inclusive world view environment; organizing and facilitating student development workshops; recruiting and training work-study students; and developing innovative programming that celebrates the 2SLGBTQ+ identifying community present at the St. George campus. Your work will involve extensive partnerships and communication with campus, tri-campus stakeholders and external community partners.

In addition to building strong community partnerships, you will work closely with the other positions within the Office of Student Engagement, aswell as other campus partners. Your work will be informed by relevant research, and community engagement principles, and will consult with a broad range of student groups and student services.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Planning and implementing components of curricular and/or co-curricular programs and activities
• Planning and overseeing the implementation of an evaluation framework for programs and initiatives
• Conducting detailed analysis on program efficiency and student learning outcomes to inform program planning activities
• Promoting experiential learning opportunities
• Facilitating educational workshops and seminars
• Developing content for marketing and/or promotional materials
• Developing strategies that maximize outreach to students
• Training and coaching student life staff and student leaders

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree inhigher education or leadership or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience. Must have formal training and/or education in community development in higher education or anti-oppression and equity.
• Minimum four years of working experience in student life, student development, community development, and program development, preferably within a post-secondary institution.
• Demonstrated experience working with diverse communities, outreach and using principles of equity and anti-oppression, understanding of student issues, advising and transition.
• Must possess the ability to relate to students in a manner which builds trust and confidence and be able to demonstrate the ability to implement programs.
• Must be comfortable working independently and in a team environment.
• Must have excellent organizational, written and oral communication skills as well as presentation skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to sensitively handle individuals who are in distress and refer them to appropriate resources.
• Must have the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Must have strong demonstrated knowledge and understanding of anti-oppression and equity frameworks, societal and systematic barriers and experiences faced by students of African descent.
• Must show evidence of a commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and the promotion of a respectful and collegial learning and working environment.

Assets (Nonessential)

• Experience working with community-led organizations.

To Be Successful In This Role You Will Be

• Approachable
• Communicator
• Proactive
• Problem solver
• Resourceful
• Team player

NOTE: This position is 100% in person, on campus. Some weekend work with advance notice. Closing Date: 01/12/2026, 11:59PM ET

Employee Group: USW

Appointment Type : Budget - Continuing

Schedule: Full-Time This position is 100% in person, on campus. Some weekend work with advance notice. Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone USW Pay Band 12 -- $81,312. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $103,986. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.

Job Category: Student Services

Recruiter: Blythe Campbell

Lived Experience Statement Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

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Diversity Statement The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.

Accessibility Statement The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca.

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