Date Posted: 08/14/2025
Req ID: 44830
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Ctr for Industrial Relations
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00058308

Description:

About us:

The Faculty of Arts & Science is the heart of Canada’s leading university and one of the most comprehensive and diverse academic divisions in the world. The strength of Arts & Science derives from our combined teaching and research excellence in the humanities, sciences and social sciences across 29 departments, seven colleges and 46 interdisciplinary centres, institutes and programs.

We can only realize our mission with the dedication and excellence of engaged staff and faculty. The diversity of opportunities and perspectives within the Faculty reflect the local and global landscape and the need for curiosity, innovative thinking and collaboration. At Arts & Science, we take pride in our legacy of innovation and discovery that has changed the way we think about the world.

Since 1965, the Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources has brought together professors from many different disciplines and departments at the University of Toronto to teach and conduct research on all aspects of the workplace and employment relationships. The CIRHR faculty reflect the depth, breadth, and diversity of our university. The CIRHR is located in a historic home with administrative and faculty offices, an on-site Library, student computer facilities, study space and a classroom.

Your opportunity:

This project is a multi-year initiative titled “Transforming Workplace Systems to Build Sustainable Capacity for Inclusion of Diverse Youth,” funded by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) under the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS). Administered through the University of Toronto’s Centre for Industrial Relations & Human Resources (CIRHR), this project aims to build employer capacity for barrier-free, disability-inclusive workplaces, particularly in the construction and manufacturing sectors. It prioritizes support for youth with disabilities (specifically those with neurodivergence, intellectual disabilities, or mental health challenges) through systems-level innovations, cross-sector collaboration, and the development of scalable tools, platforms, and frameworks.

Reporting directly to the Principal Investigators, the Project Manager will play a central role in overseeing timelines, stakeholder coordination, staff management, project reporting, and accountability across all phases of project implementation, roll-out (particularly monitoring oversight and risk management), and closure. The manager will oversee all of the initiatives operational activities and spearhead major initiatives both on the research and knowledge mobilization side, as well as manage all aspects of the initiative financing, reporting and operations across the various research activities. They will also coordinate all meetings with funders, advisory committee members and stakeholders

Your responsibilities will include:

• Producing complex reports involving statistical and/or financial information for funding agencies
• Planning and implementing project phases
• Developing or modifying project schedules to expedite and/or compress the critical path to meet timelines
• Implementing project communications plans
• Delivering presentations to promote programs, opportunities and/or initiatives
• Advising academic and administrative staff on financial matters and reporting requirements
• Reviewing and assessing requirements needed to meet project timelines
• Researching, analyzing and recommending solutions to project challenges
• Coordinating tasks for projects and other strategic initiatives with stakeholders,
• Drafting progress reports for project leader's review
• Analyzing processes and recommending changes for more efficient coordination of operations
• Analyzing complex statistical reports and/or financial information for management decision-making
• Directing the activities of a group of staff-appointed employees all performing a similar function
• Ensuring research sponsor financial terms have been applied correctly
• Analyzing financial processes and procedures and recommending changes for improvement

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• • A Master’s Degree in a relevant field such as public administration, business administration, social sciences, health policy, public health is an strong asset.
  • Completion of formal training or certification in project management is strongly preferred.
• A minimum of six years of recent and relevant experience in supporting large, multi-stakeholder research projects, preferably in academic, public, or non-profit settings
• Experience implementing project management principles and tools in an academic, public, or non-profit setting, with a focus on accessibility, equity, and youth employment systems.
• Experience in developing policies and standard operating procedures for use in an academic, public, or non-profit setting
• Proven experience in overseeing complex budgets, financial reporting, and funding compliance
• Experience of preparing comprehensive activity reports (e.g., annual narrative reports, public-facing reports)
• Experience developing sub-award contracts, Memorandums of Understanding (MOU), and Request for Proposals (RFP) and experience with contract oversight, and vendor relations management
• Leading cross-sector or interdepartmental collaborations
• Expertise in the project management of large projects, preferably in an academic setting with members from a wide variety of backgrounds, and expertise in compliance with and reporting of projects/initiatives funded by Tri-Agency
• Proven experience in managing and motivating team members in a unionized environment.
• Managing project governance committees (developing Terms of Reference, member selection, meeting coordination)
• Strong analytical, organizational, time-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks at the same time. Excellent time management skills with the ability to meet strict and competing deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal, collaborative skills, with demonstrated ability to establish positive working relationships at all levels
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and prepare remediate digital documents to ensure full compliance with accessibility standards such as AODA or WCAG

Assets (Nonessential):

• Experience coordinating knowledge mobilization and translation, and public outreach activities

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Accountable
• Communicator
• Diplomatic
• Multi-tasker
• Resourceful
• Team player

NOTE: This position is a term position for 18 months with a posibility of renewal.

Closing Date: 08/25/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Grant - Term
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 14 - $91,677. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $117,242. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Research Administration & Teaching

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.