Date Posted: 09/10/2025
Req ID: 45139
Faculty/Division: Vice-Provost, Students
Department: Health and Wellness
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00054937

ABOUT US:

Student Life connects life to learning. We believe every student should have the opportunity to participate in university life actively and find connection and community while discovering new ways of thinking and being in the world. We provide resources, support and engagement opportunities that are inclusive and accessible, ensuring every student can build experiences that set them up for a lifetime of success.
Consisting of an interdisciplinary team of health professionals and support staff, Health & Wellness at the University of Toronto aims to support graduate and undergraduate students in reaching their academic goals, engage students in their development and learning, and support their health and well-being by providing health education, clinical and consultation services. Health and Wellness (HW) provides counselling to students with a wide range of concerns ranging from relationship problems to debilitating depression and anxiety, suicidal and/or homicidal ideation, post-traumatic stress, and eating disorders.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in health sciences or other appropriate field, Master’s degree in Public Health or health-related field (e.g., psychology, social work) preferred or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum six years relevant experience in project design and implementation with applicability to knowledge exchange and communications.
• Extensive experience managing complex and multi-stakeholder projects, including leading, organizing and tracking the outcomes of projects in a mental health setting, preferably in a post-secondary mental health.
• Experience producing reports and presenting findings.
• Familiarity and experience with quantitative and qualitative research methodologies (interviews, focus groups, etc.).
• Maintain knowledge of current national and international best practices in post-secondary student mental health programming, evaluation, and research.
• Ability to work with diverse groups, strong facilitation interpersonal skills and political acumen, ability to build and maintain strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong research, writing, communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent editing and proofreading skills
• Superior organizational skills and the ability to multi-task and manage time effectively.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Computer skills required (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Experience with managing website and social media content.

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

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

• Planning and implementing project phases and communication; reviewing and assessing requirements needed to meet project timelines and informing project leaders of issues and roadblocks.
• Editing content for newsletters, websites, listserv; maintaining content on websites.
• Building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategic importance to enhance community capacity to engage in research about campus mental health and apply the best available evidence, while facilitating the effective participation of community members in knowledge generation and exchange opportunities.
• Conducting literature reviews, researching and recommending appropriate resources and materials summarizing the information as reference materials to support projects, communications materials and presentations.
• Organizing materials for workshops, conferences, and/or events.
• Developing and maintaining project quality control standards.
• Producing complex statistical information. Formatting data collected for presentations and reports.
• Supporting evaluations and assessments of mental health projects across the country.

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL BE:

• Adaptable
• Communicator
• Multi-tasker
• Organized
• Team player