Department Manager

Date Posted: 12/23/2025

Faculty / Division: Faculty of Arts & Science

Department: Department of Anthropology

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

About the Faculty and Department

The Faculty of Arts & Science is the heart of Canada’s leading university and one of the most comprehensive and diverse academic divisions in the world. It offers teaching and research excellence across the humanities, sciences and social sciences through 29 departments, seven colleges and 46 interdisciplinary centres, institutes and programs. It thrives on the dedication and excellence of engaged staff and faculty, reflecting a local and global landscape that requires curiosity, innovative thinking and collaboration.

The Department of Anthropology studies the unity and diversity of humanity, human culture and society from comparative and global perspectives. Our faculty includes distinguished anthropologists of international renown, providing research in a wide range of areas that is broadly international and explores social, cultural, temporal and evolutionary contexts.

Role Overview

Reporting to the Chair, the Department Manager has administrative responsibility in support of the academic and research missions of the Department. The Manager leads and manages financial, human, physical and information technology resources, ensuring effective budgeting, forecasting, operating account administration and research grant management. The Manager also oversees physical resources and assets, coordinates projects, resolves health and safety concerns and implements requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial resources, including budgeting, forecasting and operating budget management.
• Administer operating accounts, trust funds and research grants.
• Oversee and upgrade physical resources and assets, coordinate projects and handle health and safety concerns.
• Lead and motivate administrative staff, manage human resources functions such as hiring, performance management and professional development.
• Resolve grievances, both informal and formal, in consultation with Labour Relations and Human Resources.
• Work with the Chair to develop departmental strategic plans that align with Faculty and University goals.
• Ensure compliance with University policies and guidelines.

Education

University degree in business, economics, or financial management or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience

- Minimum of five (5) years’ relevant progressive experience in financial management and administration in a similar environment.

- Demonstrated experience in financial management, including budget management and forecasting.

- Experience building and developing effective administrative systems and processes.

- Experience applying and interpreting policies and procedures pertaining to budget, finance, research grant, human resources, academic administration.

- Experience leading and motivating others; experience supervising staff in a unionized environment is an asset.

- Experience with the University’s budget model, academic and financial policies, procedures, guidelines, systems, and structure is highly desirable.

Skills

- Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Teams), SharePoint or equivalent.

- Strong skills with the Administrative Management System (AMS), including the Financial Information System (FIS), and Human Resources Information System (HRIS), or similar information systems.

Other Competencies

- Demonstrated strong leadership in all areas of departmental operations, including excellent administrative, financial, and staff management skills.

- Excellent service-oriented style, responsive to the needs of the Department, consultative with the ability to foster and maintain effective relationships with faculty, staff, students, internal and external stakeholders.

- Ability to manage proactively, set priorities, manage competing deadlines and a variety of complex projects simultaneously; excellent time management and organizational skill, adaptable to changing priorities.

- Demonstrated knowledge of collective agreement interpretation and human resources policies and procedures and labour, employment standards, health and safety, and sound management practice.

- Ability to work with a variety of stakeholders with regards to facilities and space needs, including office, teaching and research and space management.

- Demonstrated ability to assess department IT needs and liaise effectively with internal and external sources to meet the Department’s needs.

- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, skilled at delivering effective presentations.

- Excellent analytical, problem solving and financial skills with ability to interpret and apply information and provide financial analysis.

- Demonstrated success in the development of and implementation of process improvements, and initiatives.

- Demonstrated judgment and decision-making employing both tact and negotiation skills and ability to apply these skills for achieving informal complaint resolution and through the grievance process.

- Ability to work effectively in an interdisciplinary environment, discretion and confidentiality in dealing with highly sensitive information.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply by January 16, 2026; posting will remain open and applications will continue to be reviewed until filled.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, proactively seeking to increase diversity among its community members. We are committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible. If you require accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca.

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