Program Manager, Business Operations

Job Description

Job Description

The Program Manager, Business Operations, oversees the business and financial affairs of the Scarborough Charter Secretariat, including financial resources, budgeting, purchasing, and personnel support, to advance the objectives of the Scarborough Charter and the key priorities of the Inter-Institutional Forum membership. The incumbent is responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of the core Secretariat functions, interpret and apply relevant policies, lead special projects as assigned, and contribute to other significant business and strategic planning initiatives of the Secretariat.

Reporting to the Executive Director, some of the key functions of the Program Manager include :

• Coordinate the daily business and financial operations of the Secretariat, which include managing budgets, tracking expenses, preparing reports, and ensuring compliance with relevant policies and regulations
• Oversee business operations, manage resources, and implement business practices, including monitoring, forecasting, and reporting against approved operating budgets
• Build relationships with the Inter-Institutional Forum (Charter’s signatory members) across the country, specific to the administration of the annual membership dues, invoice management, and accounts reconciliation
• Lead the purchasing and processing of goods and services at the Secretariat, ensure proper inventory management, and adhere to applicable procurement policies and procedures
• Support the Scarborough Charter’s auditor regarding accounts review, internal controls, transactions, enterprise risk management, and other related requirements, in support of the annual audited financial statement process
• Support the payroll system and staff expense claims, giving strong attention to details, due diligence, and excellence in business operations
• Embody the professional practice of reporting and analysis, including preparation of reports, analyzing data, and providing useful insights to staff, Forum members, and Board leadership
• Manage relationships with funders and other key partners, including presentation and providing relevant financial data and metrics to support new business cases and funding opportunities
• Lead special projects relating to the business operations of the Secretariat, as determined by the Executive Director based on business needs and / or as directed by the Board of Directors
• Support personnel planning, recruitment, and management, as determined and applicable
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

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Company Description

Launched in 2021 by a community of Canadian colleges and universities, the Scarborough Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education is more than an agreement among member institutions. It is a unifying and concrete undertaking to redress systems and structures of inequity, discrimination, marginalization, and exclusion in the higher education sector that disproportionately affect Black faculty, staff, students and visitors in the academy and their communities. The Scarborough Charter serves as a guide for concerted and principled action for enabling a more inclusive higher education sector and society in Canada and beyond. The Scarborough Charter was incorporated as a Canadian non-profit organization in April 2025 and is based in Ottawa, with currently 59 signatory members across Canada (51 universities and eight colleges).

Company Description

Launched in 2021 by a community of Canadian colleges and universities, the Scarborough Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education is more than an agreement among member institutions. It is a unifying and concrete undertaking to redress systems and structures of inequity, discrimination, marginalization, and exclusion in the higher education sector that disproportionately affect Black faculty, staff, students and visitors in the academy and their communities. The Scarborough Charter serves as a guide for concerted and principled action for enabling a more inclusive higher education sector and society in Canada and beyond. The Scarborough Charter was incorporated as a Canadian non-profit organization in April 2025 and is based in Ottawa, with currently 59 signatory members across Canada (51 universities and eight colleges).