Program officer Jobs in Toronto, ON

Date Posted: 10/23/2026
Req ID: 50717
Faculty/Division: UofT Scarborough
Department: UTSC:Dept-Health & Society
Campus: University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)
Position Number: 00060187
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 Department of Health and Society at the University of Toronto Scarborough consists of award-winning faculty who combine active and productive research programs with teaching innovation and excellence. Our department is home to a diverse community of interdisciplinary researchers, teachers, and students who ask cutting-edge questions about health, disability, illness, and disease locally and globally. The Department of Health and Society is dedicated to advancing critical change in health through interdisciplinary education, research excellence, and responsible community engagement. As a department, we aim to be a globally recognized community of scholars that fosters transformative critical research and education that tackles challenges to health in a complex society.

This search aligns with the University’s commitment to strategically and proactively promote diversity among our community members (). 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.

AgeTech LaunchPad is a purpose-built, university-embedded, and GTA-localized platform that addresses societal and systems-level challenges of population aging in a coordinated and practical way, enabling U of T faculty and trainees to collaboratively design, evaluate, and deploy pilot solutions across diverse community, home, and care environments. The Initiative leverages AGE-WELL, Canada’s Technology and Aging Network that brings together researchers, older adults, caregivers, partner organizations and future leaders, to build sector relationships, establish international partnerships, develop bespoke training platforms, and make pathways for scaling successful interventions.


Your opportunity:

Working under the guidance of the Associate Director, the incumbent is responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing all phases of assigned projects. This includes developing and adjusting project schedules to optimize timelines and ensure key milestones are met, as well as planning and organizing workflows for project teams. The incumbent builds and maintains strong relationships with stakeholders and strategic partners, reviews and assesses project requirements to support research objectives and timelines, and proactively identifies and communicates issues, risks, and roadblocks to project leaders. In addition, the incumbent monitors project progress and ensures that all assigned work is completed to established quality standards and project expectations.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Planning and implementing project phases.
• Developing or modifying project schedules to expedite and/or compress the critical path to meet timelines.
• Planning and implementing workflow for a group.
• Building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategic importance.
• Reviewing and assessing requirements needed to meet project timelines.
• Informing project leaders of issues and roadblocks.
• Checking that assigned work completed meets expected standards.
• Analyzing draft funding proposals.

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum five (5) years relevant experience in project development and identifying, developing and executing strategies for research and development collaborations.
• Experience monitoring and assessing research impact.
• Experience with performance evaluation and benchmarking of initiatives or projects.
• Experience in working with older adults, caregivers, and other stakeholders involved in care and support of older adults.
• Familiarity with strategic partnerships and new business opportunities in a research and/or educational setting.
• Ability to compile and analyze data, prepare reports and other informational materials.
• Ability to support the translation of research technologies to industry partners.
• Proven analytical and problem solving skills and highly attentive to detail.
• Experience in aging population research.
• Solid project management experience including all aspects of project development and execution.
• Exceptional communication (oral and written) skills; Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate on initiatives with a wide variety of contacts both internal and external to the University.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to liaise, build and maintain relationships with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.
• 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

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Articulate
• Communicator
• Efficient
• Resourceful
• Responsible
• Team player

Notes:

• This role is currently eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, pursuant to University policies and guidelines, including but not limited to the University of Toronto’s .
• This is a two (2) year TERM position.

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.

Job descriptions are available upon request for internal applicants.