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POSITION DESCRIPTION

Research Project Assistant, Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Full-time Temporary with modified benefits, with possibility of extension
The Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Children (Leong Centre) is a research centre affiliated with the Department of Pediatrics at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto (UofT) with a vision of harnessing interdisciplinary research to promote the flourishing of every child and family. Reporting to the Director, Partnership & Operations, the Research Assistant will support a range of projects within a research program related to child health and wellbeing in Canada. This position will provide administrative and operational support for education, training and research activities that support the vision of the Leong Centre. You will be responsible for maintaining professional relationships across SickKids, UofT, external affiliates, and other national and international partners. The position will assist the Community Engagement and Knowledge Mobilization Specialist with the logistics of training and education events, granting and advisory activities. In addition, this position supports the Edwin S.H. Leong Chair in Child Policy Research, a Senior Scientist at the SickKids Research Institute and a Professor and Canada Research Chair in Population Health Equity at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at UofT. Responsibilities will include assisting this scientist with research administrative support needs, as outlined below. This position is a hybrid role, with weekly on-site work required (including Fridays and monthly in-person events).

Training, Education and Community Engagement (0.2 FTE)

• Training: Support the trainee program portfolio, including Trainee Hub and Community Engagement Series meeting logistics (i.e. room booking, AV, catering, preparing meeting materials, loading presentation slides, etc.)
• Community Engagement Grant: Manage and monitor timelines for grant recipients to collect activity reports and closing financial statements
• Advisory Committee: Support Community Engagement Advisory Committee with bi-annual meetings, preparing presentations, taking notes, coordinating meeting with committee members, etc

Program Administration (0.6 FTE)

• Schedule, coordinate and set-up meetings, including booking rooms, ordering catering and distributing agendas, using judgment to reschedule according to priorities
• Attend meetings, take minutes and follow-up on action items as required
• Manage and monitor timelines for Centre-funded trainees and researchers to collect activity reports and closing financial statements
• Support logistics and coordination of Centre events, such as partnered lectures, symposia, donor events, international visits, etc.
• Support donor relations and stewardship, working closely with University Advancement at U of T
• Support onboarding and orientation of research staff, volunteers and students
• Support strategic projects of the Centre, such as new initiatives and partnership development through reporting, developing presentations, workflows and other project management tools

Research Administration (0.2 FTE)

• Research Ethics Board (REB): Provide REB support through creating submissions, coordinating internal peer review, keeping track of renewal and expiry dates, follow up on approvals
• Grants Management: Support grant process from submission to award receipt and final report
• Personnel: Support all Human Resources activities
• Finance: Research account reconciliation, budget management, expense reports, process invoices, support payroll, etc.
• Coordinate the above activities through scheduling and team communication tasks

Training, Education and Community Engagement (0.2 FTE)

• Training: Support the trainee program portfolio, including Trainee Hub and Community Engagement Series meeting logistics (i.e. room booking, AV, catering, preparing meeting materials, loading presentation slides, etc.)
• Community Engagement Grant: Manage and monitor timelines for grant recipients to collect activity reports and closing financial statements
• Advisory Committee: Support Community Engagement Advisory Committee with bi-annual meetings, preparing presentations, taking notes, coordinating meeting with committee members, etc.