About the Role
This position provides front-line administrative support for the graduate program in the Department of Computer Science, under the direction of the Associate Director, Graduate Academic Services.
Responsibilities
- Acting as the first point of contact for general enquiries
- Responding to enquiries within the defined scope of the role and redirecting as appropriate
- Writing routine documents and correspondence
- Determining logistical details and activities for events and/or programming
- Handling sensitive and/or confidential information
- Updating and maintaining records and files
- Collating and organizing data for various reports
- Providing basic support and general referrals to individuals in distress
Requirements
- Advanced College Diploma (3 years) or acceptable combination of recent and equivalent experience
- Minimum two (2) years of relevant experience providing front-line administrative support to faculty and students in a graduate academic environment
- Experience working directly with students to provide program and student services information, including admissions, registration, course enrollment, degree requirements, awards, and final exams
- Experience preparing and updating content for websites, newsletters, digital platforms, and student handbooks
- Experience preparing original correspondence
- Demonstrated experience supporting the logistics of student outreach initiatives, special events, workshops, and other programming for current and prospective students
- Experience developing and maintaining databases and filing systems
- Experience compiling data from various sources for reports
- Working knowledge of Quercus, ROSI, ROSI Express, eMarks, or similar related systems to enter data, retrieve information, and generate reports
- Demonstrated advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, database management, and content management systems
- Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated strong client service orientation and ability to communicate with students, faculty, staff, and the general public with tact, diplomacy, and discretion
- Demonstrated ability to exercise superior organization, attention to detail, and time management skills
- Ability to exercise initiative and judgment, organize work and establish priorities in a flexible way, and successfully meet deadlines with competing priorities and interruptions
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Database management
- Content management systems
Location
- St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Work Type
- Full-Time
Experience Level
- Minimum two (2) years of relevant experience
Education Level
- Advanced College Diploma (3 years)
Salary/Compensations
- $63,963. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $81,797.
About the Company
- The Faculty of Arts & Science is the heart of Canada’s leading university and one of the most comprehensive and diverse academic divisions in the world.
- The strength of Arts & Science derives from our combined teaching and research excellence in the humanities, sciences and social sciences across 29 departments, seven colleges and 46 interdisciplinary centres, institutes and programs.
- Established in 1964, the Department of Computer Science is ranked among the top computer science departments in the world.
- Our faculty have been presented with a wide variety of honours and awards over the years, including the Turing Award, and many other national and international honours.
- We provide diverse programs and research opportunities while consistently producing high-impact research that is among the most highly cited in computer science.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
