Programs and Reviews Specialist

Description
Date Posted:  06/11/2026

Req :  48554

Faculty/Division:  UofT Mississauga

Department:  Office of the Vice-Principal Academic & Dean

Campus:  University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Position Number:  

Existing Vacancy:  Yes

About us
U of T Mississauga—the second largest campus of Canada’s top-ranked university and the only research university in Ontario’s booming Peel Region—is one of the world’s great catalysts of human potential.

Our employee community hums with the energy of 3,400 faculty, librarians and staff, who power our campus with curiosity, connection and care. We work together to spark life-changing research and innovation, make an indelible mark on the world by building equitable cities and societies, enable healthy lives, create a sustainable future and ignite entrepreneurship. Above all, we prioritize student success, and seek to give our 16,500 students the lift of a lifetime through learning and discovery.

We love to open opportunities available nowhere else for our community to achieve their ambitions and make their unique contributions to Canada and the world.

This work all comes together on a spectacularly green campus, alongside the Missinihe-ziibi (Trusting Creek or Credit River), where we seek to honour truth, reciprocity and reconciliation on the traditional land of the Wendat Nation, the Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit. We’re thrilled to welcome those who want to learn more about us and to be part of what we do.

Your opportunity
The Office of the Vice-Principal Academic & Dean is a collaborative unit that works extensively with faculty and staff across the University of Toronto and, in particular, on the Mississauga campus. Staff work together closely to rapidly respond to a myriad of academic issues. Our academic programming is innovative and creative and designed to equip students for the future as we emphasize communication, innovation and sustainability throughout our curriculum.

This position reports directly to the Associate Director, Academic Programs & Quality Assurance, and supports the operational needs of the Program & Curriculum Unit (PCU). General areas of responsibility of the PCU include academic programs and planning; curriculum review and development; UTQAP and cyclical reviews; promotion of teaching and learning issues and development; benchmarking and research including enrollment planning and program development, and tri-campus affairs.

This position will be responsible for day‑to‑day client service, project management, and administrative processes for UTQAP and cyclical reviews, and academic change (e.g. new academic programs including certificates and focuses, major modifications, closures). This position works closely with academic units and serves as a resource to faculty and staff on university quality assurance and interpretation of academic policies.

Your responsibilities will include

Reviewing and assessing requirements needed to meet project timelines

Coordinating tasks for projects and other strategic initiatives with stakeholders

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

Keeping well‑informed on University programs, policies and procedures

Essential Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.

Minimum five years related experience in undergraduate and graduate academic program development and cyclical reviews in a university setting, or comparable work environment

Experience coordinating complex and multi‑stage projects involving multiple stakeholders

Experience and familiarity with the administration of university quality assurance and academic policies

Experience working within a quality assurance or regulatory framework, ideally within a university environment, and ensuring documents or decisions align with that framework

Direct experience in editing complex documents for clarity and logical cohesion

Experience working closely with faculty and administration in an orientation, training, and…