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Date Posted: 03/12/2026
Req ID: 47316
Faculty/Division: UofT Scarborough
Department: UTSC: Office of Business, Operations & Strategic Affairs
Campus: University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)
Position Number: 00059253
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

About us:

The University of Toronto Scarborough is a place of energy, enthusiasm and passion. Our commitment to inclusive excellence attracts the brightest learners, scholars and employees from around the globe. Our success has been made possible by the opportunity given to us by Indigenous hosts to operate on their territory, and we cherish our continuing partnerships with these communities. The University of Toronto Scarborough is an exciting campus with unlimited potential. Join us on our journey.

The Office of Business, Operations and Strategic Affairs and the University is a place where diversity fuels innovation. Discover a campus filled with energy, culture and world-changing ideas and facilities. Discover the University of Toronto Scarborough.

The Office of Business, Operations and Strategic Affairs (BOSA), under the direction of the Chief Administrative Officer, provides leadership and oversight for the administrative functions and overall operational management of the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) campus. The Office works collaboratively with senior leaders across the University to develop integrated, long-term plans that support the University’s academic, research, and community goals while ensuring campus growth is sustainable, adaptable, and aligned with evolving economic and technological needs.

BOSA’s portfolio includes a wide range of administrative and operational areas, such as:

• Business Development (including Retail & Conference Services, Food & Beverage Services, partnerships with Aramark, and external hospitality ventures)
• Campus Safety & Security
• Campus Planning & Analysis
• Design & Construction Management
• Facilities Management, including Capital Projects
• Financial Services
• Information & Instructional Technology Services
• Legal Counsel, Partnerships & Community Engagement
• N’sheemaehn Child Care Centre

The Office of the CAO also supports major campus planning initiatives and partnerships that align with UTSC’s Master Plan and sustainability goals, ensuring that infrastructure, services, and resources are coordinated to deliver an exceptional campus experience for students, faculty, staff, and the broader community.

This search aligns with the University’s commitment to strategically and proactively promote diversity among our community members (Statement on Equity, Diversity & Excellence). Recognizing that Black, Indigenous, and other Racialized communities have experienced inequities that have developed historically and are ongoing, we strongly welcome and encourage candidates from those communities to apply.

Your opportunity:

Reporting to the Executive Assistant to the CAO and Office Manager, the role provides administrative support to the broader Business, Operations and Strategic Affairs portfolio.

The Administrative Assistant acts as the first point of contact to respond to enquiries. The incumbent will coordinate meeting schedules, agendas, materials, action and follow-up items, including scheduling appointments, maintaining calendars, and resolving scheduling conflicts. The Administrative Assistant will coordinate tasks and event/programming logistics, collate and organize materials, maintain and update filing systems and databases, and make minor purchases.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Responding to enquiries within the defined scope of the role and redirecting as appropriate
• Handling sensitive and/or confidential information
• Creating and updating records
• Maintaining information on digital platforms
• Keeping well-informed on University programs, policies and procedures
• Determining logistical details and activities for events and/or programming

Essential Qualifications:

• Advanced College Diploma (3 years) or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum five years of recent and related experience providing administrative support, including event logistics and processing payroll.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating meeting schedules, agendas, materials, action and follow-up items and scheduling appointments.
• Demonstrated experience creating, writing, and editing content and correspondence.
• Demonstrated experience providing administrative support to senior staff.
• Experience in filing systems and records management.
• Experience with database management and document management systems.
• Must have strong computer skills, including a high degree of functionality in the use of all Microsoft Office applications and SharePoint.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Superior interpersonal skills with the ability to interact professionally and diplomatically with diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; demonstrating attention to detail and accuracy, keyboarding and appropriate formatting.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision as well as collaboratively within a team environment.
• High level of discretion and the ability to maintain confidentiality for sensitive and/or confidential matters.
• Applicants are also expected to show evidence of a commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and the promotion of a respectful and collegial learning and working environment.

Assets (Nonessential):

• Experience working in a post-secondary environment.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Accountable
• Communicator
• Efficient
• Multi-tasker
• Organized
• Team player

Note: This is a TERM position ending in May 2028.

Closing Date: 03/26/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Term
Schedule:
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 10 -- $72,119. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $92,226. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial

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.