Research Program Manager

**Land Acknowledgement**

**_George Brown College is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work, and live in the community with each other._**

**_At George Brown College, we have established a reputation for equipping our students with the skills, industry experience and credentials to pursue the careers of their choice. As employees, we are committed to creating an enriching learning community for our students, delivering excellence in what we do, holding ourselves accountable for our work and demonstrating diversity and respect for one another._**

**What responsibilities will you have in this role?**

Reporting to the Senior Program Manager, Research & Innovation, the Research Program Manager will be responsible for the oversight and operational management of George Brown College (GBC) research programs. The incumbent will play a key role in securing and managing research and innovation funding and will be responsible for ensuring that project teams meet all project milestones, deliverables, and budgetary requirements. The Program will work as part of the GBC Office of Research & Innovation (ORI) team to stimulate and support an institution-wide culture of research and innovation by cultivating strong relationships with students, faculty, staff, and external partners.
- Manages program and project teams, develops, and implements program plans to effectively allocate resources, including equipment, space, and staff.
- Tracks program progress and budgets, monitors timelines, conducts procurement, ensures that targets are met, and reports on deliverables.
- Prepares and oversees the execution of Research & Innovation contracts and agreements with support from relevant college stakeholders and departments.
- Assigns activities to project teams and work with them to ensure that all project deliverables meet or exceed stakeholder expectations.
- Prepares and submits amendments to contracts and agreements, including requests for timeline extensions, scope revisions and budget changes.
- Identifies and mitigates risk that may affect successful delivery of ORI program commitments and keep ORI senior managers appraised of all issues and challenges.
- Liaises with Research & Innovation stakeholders, including GBC faculty, staff, administrators, senior leadership, funders, government agencies, professional organizations, and industry, community, and academic partners, to increase program awareness and interest in Research & Innovation activities.
- Ensures compliance with the regulations, policies and guidelines governing research in a college environment including the GBC Integrity in Research and Scholarship policy, Research Ethics policy and Conflict of Interest in Research policies, and the Tri-Agency Financial Administration Guide.
- Maintains consistent reporting processes, proactively identify missing or erroneous data, and works with the ORI operations team and senior managers to resolve or minimize immediate and future issues.
- Prepares financial reports and forecasting models, and contributes to the overall ORI budget planning, tracking, and forecasting activities.
- Maintains relationships with existing and prospective Research & Innovation stakeholders
- Contributes to the development of strategic Research & Innovation partnerships.
- Works with GBC academic centres to integrate relevant Research & Innovation student learning opportunities into curricular activities.
- Contributes to and supports the pursuit of opportunities that will provide experiential learning opportunities for students, contributes to long-term financial stability of Research & Innovation activities at GBC, and enhance GBC’s reputation as a leader in this sector
- Other related duties as assigned.

**What qualifications do you need for this role?**
- Four-year Degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.
- Three years of experience guiding faculty in research proposal development, monitoring and reporting. With an understanding of Federal and Provincial funding requirements and reporting processes.
- Must have experience developing and adapting processes, in particular Project Management processes for an organization.
- Knowledge of Federal and Provincial grant agency requirements (including proposal development, budgeting, and reporting).
- Demonstrated excellence and success in identifying and resolving project issues.
- Excellent project development and project management skills.
- Experience with scientific methods and in conducting research, research ethics and intellectual property training would be an asset.
- Knowledge of research design and methodology and of research funding programs and requirements.
- Knowledgeable in securing project funding with demonstrated grant writing skills.
- Excellent computer software skills (especially MS Office, an