Institutional Strategic Initiatives Officer - Toronto, Canada - University of Toronto

University of Toronto

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Toronto, Canada

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Date Posted:04/18/2023

Req ID: 30839

Faculty/Division:
VP - Research

Department:
Institutional Strategic Initiatives

Campus:
St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Position Number:

Description:

About us:

Your opportunity:

Working under the leadership of the Associate Vice-president and Vice-Provost, Strategic Initiatives and reporting to the Executive Director, Strategic Initiative Development, this role will work across the university's three campuses to support the development and growth of high-profile, large-scale, interdisciplinary, multi-unit research initiatives.

Your responsibilities will include:

Developing components of program/project and strategic plans that support collaboration, partnerships, and funding objectives.
Promoting the University's research capabilities to industrial, governmental and finance sectorsto enhance research and innovation funding opportunities.
Building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategic importance.
Researching and recommending new opportunities for external collaborations and partnerships.
Liaising with internal and external contacts to coordinate execution of seminars and workshops, and delivering presentations to promote research initiatives, collaboration opportunities, and programs.
Assessing and determining performance benchmarks and impact metrics, including developing and maintaining a dashboard of key performance indicators.
Conducting detailed data analysis to inform management decision making, and synthesizing findings from research and data analysis in written reports and presentations.

Essential Qualifications:

Master's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
Experience organizing and facilitating workshops.
Experience in project management including all aspects of project development and execution.
Experience with performance evaluation and benchmarking of initiatives or projects.
Experience monitoring and assessing research impact.
Proven ability to liaise, build and maintain relationships, and demonstrated understanding on communicating the value proposition to internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to compile and analyze data, prepare reports and other informational materials.
Demonstrated understanding of the research landscape including the research community, the funding programs and sponsors that support research and the broader context.
Flexibility to changing needs; capacity to make project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently, ability to handle conflicting and multiple priorities, superior organizational and time management skills.
Ability to bring projects to successful completion; determining resource shortages and reacting to prevent project bottlenecks from occurring, and raising attention to leadership where appropriate.
Proven analytical and problemsolving skills and highly attentive to detail.
Exceptional communication (oral and written) skills.
Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate on initiatives with a wide variety of contacts both internal and external to the University.
Advanced computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Assets (Nonessential):

Masters in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) discipline.

To be successful in this role you will be:

Communicator
Diligent
Diplomatic
Organized
Selfdirected
Team player

Closing Date: 04/27/2023, 11:59PM ET

Employee Group:

USW

Appointment Type:
Budget - Continuing

Schedule:
Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:

Job Category:
Administrative / Managerial

Recruiter:
Anita Chooraman

Lived Experience Statement

Diversity Statement

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.

Salary:
$96,978.00-$124,017.00 per year

Flexible Language Requirement: