Tag: leadership

Company: University of Toronto

Location: Toronto, ON

Expected salary: $70844 per year

Job date: Wed, 14 May 2025 06:35:59 GMT

Job description: Date Posted: 05/12/2025
Req ID: 42887
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Munk Sch Global Affairs & Public Policy
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00057959Description: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.The Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy proudly offers more than a dozen teaching programs in a variety of areas of global expertise. We are home to exceptional faculty, experts and researchers from around the globe, and more than 40 academic centres, labs and programs. Our goal is to build a unique, world-renowned research, teaching and public engagement hub that shapes the contemporary field of global affairs from within Canada. Our School unifies those who are passionate about global affairs and public policy to research, discuss and address the problems of a fast-changing world.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.Your opportunity:Reporting to the Director of Programs, and working as an integral member of the Programs Team, this role is dedicated to enhancing the student experience for professional master’s students by supporting a wide range of leadership development, co-curricular initiatives, and experiential learning opportunities. The role plays a central part in facilitating and supporting student-led initiatives, and helping students develop leadership skills through structured programming. The incumbent will help coordinate Global Ideas Institute (G.I.I.) activities, supporting students as they engage with global challenges in interdisciplinary teams. The incumbent will support co-curricular events and initiatives that complement students’ professional developmentexperiences. This role requires frequent collaboration with internal departments (e.g., Career Services, Alumni Relations, Academic Support, Recruitment and Admissions) and external stakeholders to enhance program offerings and ensure smooth execution of initiatives.Program Administration duties include, but are not limited to, managing event logistics, communications, registration, budgeting, feedback collection, and reporting on the impact of programming.Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing content for marketing and/or promotional materials
• Building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategic importance
• Implementing plans and process improvements for program and service activities
• Determining logistical details and activities for events and/or programming
• Advising students on job search, industry research and networking strategies including cover letter, resume and interview preparation
• Advising student groups on the development of clubs and societies
• Coordinating meeting schedules, agendas, materials, action and follow-up items

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in social science or acceptable combination of equivalent experience and education.
• Minimum three years of recent and relevant experience of providing support and information to students with a minimum one year of experience supporting professional master’s students, including of advising student groups/clubs, administering leadership programs, supporting student job and internship search, event planning, promotion and implementation, and managing records and databases
• Experience with student-focused event planning, promotion, and execution.
• Experience advising students in professional master’s programs in career goals, interviewing, job search and leadership initiatives
• Experience supporting the student leadership groups and initiatives for professional master’s programs
• Experience reviewing and assessing admissions applications for professional master’s programs
• Experience reaching out to potential internship partners and developing positive and collaborative working relationships
• Demonstrated skills and ability to provide effective guidance and advice to students, student leaders and organizations in a responsive, empathetic, thoughtful, and discreet manner.
• Demonstrated time-management skills with the ability to effectively prioritize, multi-task and organize work, and meet tight deadlines while able to pay attention to detail.
• Strong knowledge with Munk’s professional master’s program and students
• Demonstrated understanding of a student-centred approach with sensitivity to principles of equity and inclusivity.
• Advanced skills with Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
• Familiarity with video/audio conferencing software (e.g.Zoom, Microsoft Teams).
• Excellent oral and written communication, and public speaking skills.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Communicator
• Efficient
• Multi-tasker
• Resourceful
• Team playerr

Closing Date: 05/23/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget – Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 10 — $70,844. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $90,595. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Student Services
Recruiter: Marigold SobrepenaLived 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.All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.Diversity StatementThe 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 .Accessibility StatementThe 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 .