Intern Analyst, Strategic Initiatives Delivery

Our Company Background & Culture

UPP is the first pension plan of its kind in Ontario’s university sector, proudly serving over 46,000 members across six universities and nineteen sector organizations. Our purpose is to bring greater retirement peace of mind to the university sector by investing with integrity and serving members with care. As a sector-wide plan designed for growth, our doors are open to all Ontario universities.

Our Company Background & Culture

UPP is the first pension plan of its kind in Ontario’s university sector, proudly serving over 46,000 members across six universities and nineteen sector organizations. Our purpose is to bring greater retirement peace of mind to the university sector by investing with integrity and serving members with care. As a sector-wide plan designed for growth, our doors are open to all Ontario universities.

UPP is recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers for 2026. Together, we’re a team of progressive thinkers and agile doers operating within a fast-paced culture of collaboration and respect. We believe in bringing smart and capable people together to create, solve, and grow with a clear shared vision and values of integrity, inclusivity, ingenuity, and impact.

Our culture is intentionally welcoming and purposefully rooted in equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation (EDI&R). We believe diverse teams, perspectives, and lived experiences contribute to better decisions and a better workplace.

As a pension plan, UPP approaches investing through a long-term lens to generate and safeguard value. Our commitment to investing responsibly accounts for material risks that impact our investment portfolio to generate sufficient risk-adjusted returns to meet the pension needs of our members.

Join us in building a bright future for our members, our organization, and each other.

THE ROLE

We are actively looking for an Intern Analyst, Strategic Initiatives Delivery (SID), to join our team in January 2027, for a 4-month internship. This role will be part of a growing and dynamic SID team, reporting into the Senior Director, Delivery Practice & Portfolio Reporting, SID. The incumbent will work closely with Project Managers, Portfolio Managers, and Program/Portfolio Directors to develop and communicate plans for execution of various initiatives. You will collaborate and build relationships with a wide array of stakeholders from across the organization.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an undergraduate student to gain valuable work experience in a fast-growing, dynamic environment while being a part of a new pension plan.

This role is based in downtown Toronto under a hybrid work policy, allowing employees the flexibility to work remotely and in-office (approximately two days per week in-office).

Application Details: We ask that you submit a one-page resume, transcript, and a cover letter as part of the application process.

This posting is for a existing vacancy.

Specific Accountabilities

• Improve portfolio management through the creation of live dashboards for project portfolio metrics and financial reports
• Capture and summarize project data to create portfolio level reports
• Analyze project trends, developing insights, and identifying and acting on areas for improvement
• Generate, update, and analyze financial plans including monthly rolling forecasts, latest estimates, baselines, and working versions
• Investigate and pilot various process & tools for improved portfolio management and capacity planning
• Assist department team members with other delivery and practice duties as assigned

Qualifications & Experience

• Pursuing an undergraduate degree, in Business, Commerce, Finance, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field, or related Masters’ program
• Proficient in Office 365 Tools
• Data analytics & visualization skills a plus
• Possesses basic knowledge of and a keen interest in project organization and execution
• Excellent oral communication skills and professional writing

ATTRIBUTES

• A confident, versatile communicator who can connect with, and adapt to, an array of audiences.
• A natural relationship-builder who will ask thoughtful questions, listen intently, and engage stakeholders in a way that builds trust and credibility.
• An excellent listener who’s able to understand business needs and m