Special Project Officer

1 week ago


Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

**Date Posted**:06/19/2023
**Req ID**:32110
**Faculty/Division**: VP - Research
**Department**: Centre for Research & Innovation Support
**Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

**Description**:
**About Us**:
**Your Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Director, Centre for Research & Innovation Support (CRIS), the Special Projects Officer is responsible for planning and operational execution of strategic projects that advance equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in research and innovation. Working closely with the Associate Vice-President Research, others in the VPRI portfolio (e.g., RSO Research Equity & Development Specialist) and colleagues across the University the, incumbent provides exceptional project management to advance our actions and efforts to embed EDI in research and innovation at the institution.

The Special Projects Officer contributes to a wide range of environmental scans and literature reviews to develop position papers, briefing notes and other related materials to support leadership recommendations. The incumbent applies a highly professional project management approach to planning and executing strategic projects alongside cross-institutional teams. The incumbent enables strong and sustained relationships with important partners and leaders across the University and provides secretariat support for cross-institutional and strategic working groups and committees. The Special Project Officer also enables effective transparency and accountability by preparing data and reports as required. The incumbent acts with professionalism and tact, and understands the responsibility of accessing confidential data. The Special Projects Officer will support University-wide efforts to determine best practices in the collection and use of EDI data. Finally, the incumbent will work closely with team members at CRIS to showcase and facilitate programming and resources that advance our commitments to equity, diversity, and inclusion in research.

The incumbent works in a complex environment that requires a high degree of sensitivity, responsiveness, and a need to maintain absolute confidentiality. The incumbent will participate in the advancement of projects and undertake initiatives and daily activities within the portfolio that require knowledge of confidential information impacting staff in various employee groups.

The responsibilities of the Special Project Officer will continue to evolve, and the incumbent in the role must be flexible and able to respond to priorities that arise. The Special Project Officer must be able to work collaboratively in a challenging and dynamic work environment.

**Essential Qualifications**:
**EDUCATION**:
University degree required. Post graduate degree (Master’s or PhD) an asset or equivalent combination of education and experience. Project management designation an asset.

**EXPERIENCE**:

- Minimum four (4) years’ of relevant administrative or project management experience in the post-secondary sector or related setting in progressively senior positions.
- Extensive experience within the wider post-secondary sector, knowledge of relevant post-secondary policies and procedures, and an understanding of university organizational structure, including its governance.
- Experience advancing equity projects within a post-secondary environment or similar complex organization.
- Demonstrated knowledge of diversity and inclusion principles, trends, research methods, statistical analysis and reporting.
- Extensive knowledge of EDI community considerations and a strong commitment to anti-racism, equity, diversity, inclusion, belonging and justice.
- Demonstrated track record of taking initiative, leading large complex projects.
- Demonstrated experience in a project management capacity, including experience with all aspects of process development and execution.
- Demonstrated initiative in mobilizing projects through to completion.
- Expertise and ability to coordinate and support committees and working groups; Demonstrated capacity to mobilize project team(s).
- Experience in coordinating and facilitating meetings, including project meetings with stakeholders to facilitate approval processes.
- Experience designing and/or developing evaluation tools (i.e. surveys, interviews).
- Experienced working with administrative, research and sensitive data. Including experience to gather, synthesize, interpret, and review information.
- Experience in research, data collection and analysis, and report writing.
- Experience designing and delivering adult educational, leadership or professional development programs.
- Experience with event coordination, planning and management.
- A thorough understanding of the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).

**SKILLS**:

- In-depth knowledge of project management principles, methodologies, techniques, tools and best practices.
- Detailed knowledge of building complex project timelines with ex



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