Date Posted: 10/23/2026
Req ID: 50717
Faculty/Division: UofT Scarborough
Department: UTSC:Dept-Health & Society
Campus: University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)
Position Number:Existing Vacancy: Yes
Description:Your opportunity:Working under the guidance of the Associate Director, the incumbent is responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing all phases of assigned projects. This includes developing and adjusting project schedules to optimize timelines and ensure key milestones are met, as well as planning and organizing workflows for project teams. The incumbent builds and maintains strong relationships with stakeholders and strategic partners, reviews and assesses project requirements to support research objectives and timelines, and proactively identifies and communicates issues, risks, and roadblocks to project leaders. In addition, the incumbent monitors project progress and ensures that all assigned work is completed to established quality standards and project expectations.
Your responsibilities will include:- Planning and implementing project phases.
- Developing or modifying project schedules to expedite and/or compress the critical path to meet timelines.
- Planning and implementing workflow for a group.
- Building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategic importance.
- Reviewing and assessing requirements needed to meet project timelines.
- Informing project leaders of issues and roadblocks.
- Checking that assigned work completed meets expected standards.
- Analyzing draft funding proposals.
Essential Qualifications:- Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
- Minimum five (5) years relevant experience in project development and identifying, developing and executing strategies for research and development collaborations.
- Experience monitoring and assessing research impact.
- Experience with performance evaluation and benchmarking of initiatives or projects.
- Experience in working with older adults, caregivers, and other stakeholders involved in care and support of older adults.
- Familiarity with strategic partnerships and new business opportunities in a research and/or educational setting.
- Ability to compile and analyze data, prepare reports and other informational materials.
- Ability to support the translation of research technologies to industry partners.
- Proven analytical and problem solving skills and highly attentive to detail.
- Experience in aging population research.
- Solid project management experience including all aspects of project development and execution.
- Exceptional communication (oral and written) skills; Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate on initiatives with a wide variety of contacts both internal and external to the University.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to liaise, build and maintain relationships with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Applicants are also expected to show evidence of a commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and the promotion of a respectful and collegial learning and working environment
To be successful in this role you will be:- Articulate
- Communicator
- Efficient
- Resourceful
- Responsible
- Team player
Notes: - This role is currently eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, pursuant to University policies and guidelines, including but not limited to the University of Toronto's Alternative Work Arrangements Guideline.
- This is a two (2) year TERM position.
Closing Date: 11/12/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Grant - Term
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: USW Pay Band 13 -- $89,794 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $114,832. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial
Divisional HR Office Email: humanresources.utsc@utoronto.ca
Job descriptions are available upon request for internal applicants.
