Vice-President, Administration and Chief Financial Officer - FT Admin

Overview

Humber Polytechnic is a leading Canadian post‑secondary institution with more than 76,000 learners across six faculties and four campuses.

The Role

The Vice‑President, Administration & Chief Financial Officer (VP, Administration & CFO) is a core member of Humber Polytechnic’s executive leadership team and principal strategic advisor to the President. The role provides enterprise‑wide leadership to ensure the institution’s long‑term financial sustainability, operational resilience and capacity to invest strategically in academic excellence, innovation and growth.

Guided by Humber’s Building Brilliance strategy, the VP, Administration & CFO stewards Humber’s financial and physical assets while advancing an agile, future‑ready business model. The role integrates disciplined financial management with strategic investment, revenue diversification, infrastructure optimisation, and prudent financial risk leadership, enabling Humber to navigate a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) operating environment.

This position moves beyond traditional administrative oversight to actively shape institutional strategy, unlock new sources of value, optimise enterprise performance, and ensure Humber’s resources are aligned with its academic mission, public accountability, and long‑term aspirations.

At Humber, the Vice‑President, Administration & CFO is not only a steward, but a strategic architect of the future.

Experience & Qualifications

• Senior executive leadership experience in complex, publicly accountable organisations; post‑secondary or broader public‑sector experience is an asset.
• Enterprise‑level financial leadership in complex public or post‑secondary environments, with expertise in planning, forecasting, and core financial operations, and the ability to align resources to strategy, inform executive and Board decisions, and navigate funding constraints while supporting long‑term sustainability and innovation.
• Strong strategic business acumen in public or quasi‑public settings, with the ability to evolve business models, assess and enable revenue opportunities and partnerships, and evaluate ROI and risk while balancing mission, market, and financial sustainability.
• Demonstrated ability to operate as a highly strategic institutional leader, bringing an enterprise‑wide perspective to financial stewardship by rethinking how resources are allocated, how the institution operates, and how value is created; combines strong financial insight with an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset, challenging conventional approaches, identifying new opportunities, and driving transformative change to enhance long‑term sustainability and impact.
• Deep expertise in capital planning, infrastructure investment, and asset lifecycle management in complex environments, with the ability to align academic, enrolment, sustainability and financial priorities into long‑term strategies that optimise assets and enhance institutional resilience.
• Advanced expertise in organisational design, operating model optimisation, and enterprise efficiency within complex institutions, with the ability to lead diagnostics and translate insights into structural improvements that enhance accountability, streamline decision‑making and reduce duplication.
• Proven ability to partner with digital leadership to align technology, data, and AI investments with strategy and operating models, applying strong value governance (business cases, prioritisation, total cost of ownership, and benefits realisation) to drive efficiency, risk mitigation and measurable outcomes through effective adoption and change management.
• Strong expertise in enterprise risk management across financial, operational, regulatory, reputational and strategic domains, with the ability to balance risk and opportunity in complex, VUCA environments, support effective Board governance through clear and insightful reporting, and exercise sound judgment to advise, challenge and influence executive and Board decision‑making.
• Strong systems‑thinking leadership with proven ability to lead large, diverse teams through complex change, build accountability and trust, and navigate complex stakeholder environments with political acuity and emotional intelligence, while communicating complex financial and operational issues clearly and persuasively to varied audiences.

EEO Statement

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Humber Polytechnic is committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of our students and our city. We actively seek Indigenous Peoples and individuals from equity‑deserving groups with demonstrated skills and knowledge to deal with all aspects of equity, diversity and inclusion in a post‑secondary environment.

Humber Polytechnic is committed to an environment of open access to employment opportunities. KBRS and Humber will provide support in the recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant’s accessibility needs. If you require accommodation in order to participate as a candidate in the recruitment process, please contact accommodate@kbrs.ca.

Hours per week: 37.5 – Position type: FT Administration.

Work location: North Campus, 205 Humber College Blvd., Etobicoke M9W 5L7.

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