Chief Administrative Officer

University of Toronto; Toronto; On-site; CAD 215,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading academic institution in Toronto is seeking a Chief Administrative Officer to provide strategic leadership and financial management for their faculty. The successful candidate will oversee administrative operations and will be crucial in fostering collaboration and efficiency across various functions. Candidates should have a graduate degree in business, a professional accounting designation, and at least 15 years of senior administrative experience in complex organizations. This position offers a competitive salary range.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of experience in senior administration in a public sector organization.
• Demonstrated track record in finance and operational management.
• Expertise in developing financial strategies aligning with organizational objectives.

Responsibilities

• Provide vision and strategic direction for administrative operations.
• Oversee finance, information technology, and facilities management.
• Build collaborative relationships across various organizational functions.

Skills

Leadership

Financial management

Effective communication

Conflict management

Negotiation skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Graduate degree in business administration

Professional accounting designation (CA, CMA, CGA)

Job description

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Date Posted: 12/23/2025
Req ID:46510
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Office of the Dean
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description

ABOUT US

The University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine is the foremost health science faculty in Canada and home to one of the top medical schools in North America. We are a global leader in ground‑breaking research and education, including close to 50 academic departments and research units that span the clinical, basic sciences and rehabilitation sciences sectors. With over 9,000 faculty and staff and 8,000 students and trainees, we are committed to supporting and promoting an inclusive learning and working environment.

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Reporting directly to the Dean, the Chief Administrative Officer is entrusted as the principal administrative leader, providing vision, strategic direction and financial management for our Faculty in support of its academic mission. You will oversee and strengthen our administrative operations, driving excellence and efficiency across finance, information technology, space planning and capital projects, facilities management, risk management and academic human resources service delivery. Drawing on a proven record of leadership in dynamic financial environments with inherent uncertainty, you will exercise strong fiscal discipline and strategic judgment to optimize resources, manage costs, and build organizational resilience in support of long‑term goals. Fostering a culture of collaboration and compliance, you will serve as a crucial link between diverse organizational functions across the University, our hospital partners, task forces and working groups. You will be adept at navigating highly complex, decentralized institutions where success is achieved through relationship and influence management. Your proven expertise in leading interdisciplinary teams with an innovative, continuous improvement‑oriented mindset will enable us to capitalize on opportunities that enhance our faculty’s financial sustainability, while advancing our academic priorities and the impact of our teaching and research goals.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate degree in business administration and professional accounting designation (CA, CMA, CGA), or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum 15 years’ experience functioning as a senior administrator in a complex decentralized public sector organization, preferably a university or a teaching hospital
• Demonstrated track record as a strategic business leader in finance and operational management in an organization of similar scale and complexity, overseeing complex budgets, forecasting across multiple funding sources and managing large and diverse administrative units
• Proven expertise in leading the development of short‑ and long‑term financial strategies that align with organizational priorities and objectives, and respond to evolving financial conditions
• Demonstrated experience leading large scale capital redevelopment projects for academic and research purposes, space and technology
• Experience leading, mentoring and supporting the professional development of senior staff
• Proven experience collaborating across teams and influencing partners at all levels of an organization to achieve shared goals
• Demonstrated executive commitment to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive organizational culture
• Must be an articulate and effective communicator, both verbal and written
• Exceptional conflict management and negotiation skills
• Must possess excellent interpersonal and diplomacy skills, and the ability to build collaborative relationships at all levels with proven ability to exhibit tact and diplomacy in sensitive situations
• Ability to maintain a broad perspective, and the ability to foster and maintain effective relationships with all levels of faculty, staff, learners, senior administrators and external partners
• Ability to serve as an advisor to leadership, administrative, and academic units
  

Closing Date:01/23/2026,11:59PM ET
Employee Group: Salaried
Personnel Subarea:PM
Appointment Type: Budget ‑ Continuing
Schedule: Full‑Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:PM 10 ‑ Hiring Zone: $215,260 ‑ $251,137 ‑ Broadband Salary Range: $215,260 ‑ $358,767 (Open)
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

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 http://uoft.me/UP.

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 [e-mail].