CRIS Collaborative Programs Officer
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CRIS Collaborative Programs Officer
Date Posted : 02 / 12 / 2025
Req ID : 41657
Faculty / Division : VP - Research
Department : Centre for Research & Innovation Support
Campus : St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number : 00049027
Description : About us :
The Centre for Research & Innovation Support (CRIS), serves as both a visible and virtual hub and tri-campus connector with a physical location at the Gerstein Science Information Centre and a researcher-centric website where faculty can learn about and easily access the many existing services, training, research tools and expertise offered across the University. By providing leadership and coordination with central units and academic divisions, CRIS promotes the visibility of, access to and value of research and innovation supports. CRIS coordinates and delivers a broad range programming that supports researcher development in six key functional areas. Through design and delivery of collaboration supports,this role accelerates faculty led cross-divisional, interdisciplinary and excellence-driven research.
Your opportunity :
The University of Toronto seeks a collaborative, self-directed and results-focused professional who thrives in a high-paced environment. Reporting to the Director, CRIS and working closely with colleagues in CRIS, and across the University, the successful applicant will lead projects and develop the strategy to design and deliver supports for new programming that enable faculty and their key partners to engage in meaningful dialogue, understand community driven needs and build successful research relationships. The successful applicant will also support activities that advances cross-divisional, interdisciplinary and major team collaborations. Projects include leading the planning and execution of both faculty-led workshops as well as strategic engagements with faculty leadership, sponsors and other research and innovation stakeholders of strategic importance with the goal of enhanced research excellence, productivity and impact; and reporting on successes and identifying opportunities for improvement to recommend to the Director. The Collaborative Programs Officer also develops and deploys resources to enable facilitation practice that are scalable and adaptable. To be successful in this role, the candidate will maintain good rapport and relationships with faculty and their staff to understand their intended outcomes, to develop tailored supports and programming. Finally, the successful candidate, will contribute to the promotion of our collaborative program and other CRIS offerings to ensure faculty are aware of and knowledgeable about CRIS offerings by collaborating with others to utilize existing CRIS promotional materials, including website, e-communications and presentations at stakeholder engagement opportunities to actively promote and seek feedback on these services.
Your responsibilities will include :
- Developing strategic plans to determine the unit’s collaborative programs and support services in order to accelerate faculty led cross-divisional, interdisciplinary and excellence-driven research
- Developing overall project design, including scope, project timelines
- Liaising with management to determine goals and priorities
- Implementing project communications plans
- Coordinating tasks for projects and other strategic initiatives with stakeholders
- Researching, analyzing and recommending solutions to project challenges
- Cultivating ongoing, high-profile prospective partnerships that advance strategic agendas
- Fostering and maintaining networks to build capacity and collaboration
Essential Qualifications :
To be successful in this role you will be :
Closing Date : 02 / 27 / 2025, 11 : 59PM ET
Employee Group : USW
Appointment Type : Budget - Term This is a TERM ending March 2026.
Schedule : Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone :
USW Pay Band 15 $95,627. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $122,290. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation / Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category : Administrative / Managerial
Recruiter : Anita Chooraman
Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
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.
As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http : / / uoft.me / UP .
Accessibility Statement
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.
The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.
If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact [email protected] .
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