Graduate Program Assistant

3 weeks ago


Toronto, Canada UTemp Internal Staffing Services - University of Toronto Full time

**UTemp is hiring**

UTemp is the University of Toronto’s short-term staffing service. We pride ourselves on the high number of UTemp employees who are able to make the transition from short-term casual employment to appointed positions within the University of Toronto.

**Job title: Graduate Program Assistant**

**Faculty: Faculty of Pharmacy**

**Hourly pay rate: $32.21**

**Work term: As soon as possible until April 07, 2023**

**Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:45am to 5:00pm.**

**Type: Hybrid role, location St. George Campus.**

**Responsibilities**:
**Provides student services/support by**:

- Providing detailed information to students on program and/or course requirements
- Providing detailed information regarding admission requirements to prospective students and applicants
- Acting as the first point of contact for general enquiries
- Responding to enquiries within the defined scope of the role and redirecting asappropriate
- Checking course prerequisites prior to student enrolment
- Maintaining course information on student information systems

**Provides program support by**:

- Disseminating program and/or service information
- Liaising with students and faculty to coordinate program activities
- Liaising with internal and external contacts to coordinate execution of seminars and workshops
- Coordinating program schedules with stakeholders
- Preparing acceptance and/or decline letters to applicants using templates
- Updating and maintaining database records
- Processing registrations
- Verifying the accuracy and completeness of information
- Scheduling Chairs for Doctoral exams
- Keeping well-informed on University programs, policies and procedures

**Provides administrative support by**:

- Taking and distributing meeting minutes
- Scheduling committee meetings
- Coordinating meeting schedules, agendas, materials, action and follow-up items
- Maintaining information on digital platforms
- Writing routine documents and correspondence
- Scanning, filing and copying documents
- Creating and updating student records
- Maintaining information on a website
- Disseminating information
- Booking rooms and arranging appropriate accommodations
- Preparing meeting agendas
- Coordinating the production and distribution of communication materials
- Collecting and passing on information
- Formatting data collected for presentations and reports
- Maintaining up-to-date distribution lists
- Editing content for brochures, newsletters, websites and/or handbooks

**Contributes to the execution of events by**:

- Determining logístical details and activities for events and/or programming
- Liaising with stakeholders to coordinate space and resource requirements
- Arranging catering
- Booking audio-visual and/or computer equipment
- Provides records management by:

- Handling sensitive and/or confidential information
- Updating and maintaining records
- Generating reports
- Collating and organizing data for various reports

**Prevents injury and harm to others by**:

- Providing basic support and general referrals to individuals in distress
- Accomplishes financial responsibilities by:

- Recording or verifying transactions on a single account
- Provides guidance and/or direction by:

- Serving as a resource to others by providing (non-supervisory) job-related

guidance

**Requirements**:

- Two years of relevant experience
- Bachelor's degree
- MS Office (Intermediate level)
- Experience using Quercus and ROSI system is preferred.

**Type**:Hybrid (remote and in-person).

**Job Type**: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 2 months

**Salary**: $32.21 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Toronto, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Do you require to provide two weeks notice to your current employer?
- Do you have intermediate level experience in Word, Excel, and Outlook?
- Do you have experience in Student Services?

Work Location: Hybrid remote in TORONTO, ON



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