Program Officer, SEME

Date Posted: 06/24/2025
Req ID: 43804
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Dept of Family & Community Medicine
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00058104

Description:

About us:

Home to over 40 departments and institutes, the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine lies at the heart of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network and is a global leader in ground-breaking research and education, spanning clinical medicine, basic science and the rehabilitation sciences sectors.

Your opportunity:

The Department of Family and Community Medicine (DFCM) is recognized internationally for its clinical, educational and research excellence. Our faculty are clinical and academic leaders who are breaking new ground on issues ranging from inner city health, emergency medicine, addiction medicine, global health, palliative care, immigrant andindigenous health and far more.

The DFCM is home to the Supplemental Emergency Medicine Experience (SEME) Program, a three-month clinical and academic immersion that enhances emergency medicine skills for family physicians in Ontario’s rural and smaller communities. It is focused on practical, hands-on learning, builds confidence in managing acute resuscitations, high-risk procedures, and complex cases.

As the Supplemental Emergency Medicine Experience (SEME) Program Officer youwill play an integral role in overall coordination of program logistics, interviews, scheduling rotations and clinical skills programming including equipment purchase and set up and updating content for an online learner management system. Your strong communication, organizational and critical thinking skills, attention to detail and program stakeholder relations experience will be key to your success in this role.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing detailed information on program and/or course eligibility requirements, procedures, policies and deadlines
• Coordinating interview schedules and interviewing program applicants
• Analyzing potential placement opportunities to determine suitability with student academic learning objectives
• Liaising with stakeholders and faculty to coordinate academic schedule
• Advising and coaching students on the selection of appropriate work-integrated learning opportunities
• Determining logistical details and activities for events and/or programming
• Collating and organizing data for various reports
• Directing the activities of a single ongoing staff-appointed employee

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum three (3) years’ relevant administrative experience within an academic and/or health care setting
• Knowledge of clinical placement policies and processes
• Demonstrated experience coordinating rotation schedules and/or timetables
• Experience coordinating events, workshops and seminars
• Experience fostering and maintaining positive relations with external stakeholders
• Experience maintaining databases and generating reports
• Experience in managing multiple priorities with conflicting deadlines while maintaining a high degree of accuracy
• Ability to work independently with a high degree of initiative, discretion, and tact; ability and willingness to work cooperatively in a challenging and dynamic environment
• Ability to use sound judgment under pressure, while using high degree of independence, initiative, tact and discretion
• Advanced proficiency with MS Office Suite, survey tools and video conference platforms (Zoom, MS Teams)
• Excellent interpersonal, communication (verbal and written), judgement, organizational and analytical skills
• Flexibility and ability toadapt to changing policies and procedures
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and the promotion of a respectful and collegial learning and working environment

Assets (Nonessential):

• Experience fostering relationships with prospective and current preceptors.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Approachable
• Communicator
• Diligent
• Meticulous
• Multi-tasker
• Organized
• Thoughtful

This is a term role until March 2026, with a possibility of renewal. 

Closing Date: 07/04/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type: Budget - Term 
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:  
USW Pay Band 11 -- $75,223. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $96,196. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol. 
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial
Recruiter: Amanda Krmek

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.