Academic Change Specialist

Date Posted: 06/10/2025
Req ID: 43410
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM: Ofc of the Dean
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Position Number: 00052484

Description:

About us:

U of T Mississauga—the second largest campus of Canada’s top-ranked university and the only research university in Ontario’s booming Peel Region—is one of the world’s great catalysts of human potential. 

Our employee community hums with the energy of 3,400 faculty, librarians and staff, who power our campus with curiosity, connection and care. We work together to spark life-changing research and innovation, make an indelible mark on the world by building equitable cities and societies, enable healthy lives, create a sustainable future and ignite entrepreneurship. Above all, we prioritize student success, and seek to give our 16,500 students the lift of a lifetime through learning anddiscovery. We love to open opportunities available nowhere else for our community to achieve their ambitions and make their unique contributions to Canada and the world.

This work all comes together on a spectacularly green campus, alongside the Missinihe-ziibi (Trusting Creek or Credit River), where we seek to honour truth, reciprocity and reconciliation on the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We’re thrilled to welcome those whowant to learn more about us and to be part of what we do.

Your opportunity:

The Office of the Dean is a collaborative unit that works extensively with faculty and staff across the University of Toronto and, in particular, on the Mississauga campus. Staff work together closely to rapidly respond to a myriad of academic issues. Our academic programming is innovative and creative and designed to equip students for the future as we emphasize communication, innovation and sustainability throughout our curriculum.

This position reports directly to the Manager, Academic Programs Review & Quality Assurance and supports the operational needs of the Program & Curriculum Unit (PCU). General areas of responsibility of the PCU include academic programs and planning; curriculum review and development; academic reviews; promotion of teaching and learning issues and development; development of institutional benchmarks and generation of data; graduate affairs, including enrollment planning and program development, and tri-campus affairs. This position will assist with the day-to-day client service and administrative processes concerning the academic change process (major modifications, certificates, etc.).

Your responsibilities will include:

• Reviewing and assessing requirements needed to meet project timelines
• Coordinating tasks for projects and other strategic initiatives with stakeholders
• Planning and implementing project phases
• Planning and implementing workflow for a group
• Building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategic importance
• Keeping well-informed on University programs, policies and procedures

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum five years related experience in academic program development in a university setting, or comparable work environment
• Experience working closely with faculty and administration in an orientation, training, and advising setting and with demonstrated service skills and professionalism
• Direct experience in editing documents for clarity and logical cohesion
• Experience and familiarity with the administration of university policies
• Advanced knowledge of standard office software (Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and document editing software (Adobe Editor)
• Superior organizational and time-management skills, including managing multiple projects simultaneously to meet deadlines
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrated ability to write in a variety of styles and formats, including reports, governance documents and procedure.
• Ability to plan ahead and anticipate challenges
• Ability to work well independently and under pressure

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Communicator
• Diplomatic
• Motivated self-learner
• Multi-tasker
• Proactive

**Please note that this is a term position ending July 2026**

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

Closing Date: 06/19/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type: Budget - Term 
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 13 -- $84,813. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $108,463. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol. 
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial
Recruiter: Veniesha Rochester

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.