Job Description

Date Posted: 09/07/2022
Req ID: 27156
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM: MMPA
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Position Number: 00039722

Description:

About us:
The university's second largest division, U of T Mississauga has 17 academic departments and offers 156 programs in 92 areas of study. Home to approximately 15,000 students and over 1,000 faculty and staff, the campus houses the Mississauga Academy of Medicine, Centre for Medicinal Chemistry and Institute for Management and Innovation. With its distinctive interdisciplinary programs such as forensic sciences and biomedical communications, U of T Mississauga offers a broad array of continuing education programs and professional masters programs. Established in 1967, the campus features award-winning architecture, robust community partnerships and a dynamic student environment set amongst 225 acres along the Credit River in Mississauga.

Your opportunity:
The Institute for Management & Innovation (IMI) is the Centre for professional management education at U of T Mississauga and has a strong administrative teamthat supports our six professional graduate programs and our undergraduate programs in management. The MMPA Program is accredited by CPA Canada and CPA Ontario and provides a solid grounding in business, combined with depth in professional accounting.

The MMPA Program offers a 24-, 27- and 12-month stream. The MMPA 24/27 Program also includes two, four-month work terms (January to April) and the 12-month Program offers one work term. This enables MMPA students to solidify their classroom learnings on the job and start developing their entry-level CPA competencies. The MMPA Program is a fully integrated program. The MMPA is a unique program that draws students from all over the world, as well as from non-business, non-accounting educational backgrounds.

The MMPA Program Coordinator will work closely with the Assistant Program Director, Registrarial MMPA & MFAcc and other IMI staff in support of program administration and recruitment strategies in attracting and advising potential applicants, students and other external contacts for the MMPA Program.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Interpreting academic regulations, program and degree requirements
• Advising potential applicants, students, parents, and/or guidance counselors on admissions criteria and processes by probing and providing a range of options and possible consequences
• Analyzing, scoring and ranking incoming applications
• Drafting appeals and cases for special consideration
• Developing content for marketing and/or promotional materials
• Keeping well-informed on University programs, policies and procedures
• Directing the activities of a single ongoing staff-appointed employee

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum three years related administrative experience preferably in a university or other educational environment.
• Experience in the administration and interpretation of graduate and other academic policies and procedures.
• Experience developing and maintaining websites.
• Experience in the areas of registration and record management, and studentadmissions
• Experience with liaising with faculty and university staff.
• Computer expertise, PC or Mac; Microsoft Office Suite. Desktop publishing software
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to exercise patience, discretion, good judgement, tact, diplomacy and confidentiality.

Assets (Nonessential):

• Experience working with ROSI or equivalent student information system software.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Communicator
• Diplomatic
• Multi-tasker
• Organized
• Problem solver
• Team player

This is a term appointment ending June 2023.

Closing Date: 09/26/2022, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Term
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 12 -- $71,842 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $91,875. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Registrarial Services
Recruiter: Carol Kayitaba

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 is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

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 .

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 .