Academic Advisor and Curriculum Officer

Date Posted: 05/27/2026
Req ID: 48310
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM: Management
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Position Number: 00039801
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

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 Huron-Wendat, Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We’re thrilled to welcome those who want to learn more about us and to be part of what we do.

Your opportunity:

At the Department of Management, we pride ourselves on educating and preparing students for leadership positions in the world of business. With our wide range of specializations and course offerings, we give students the opportunity to acquire critical skills and the expertise required for successful careers. Our students learn best practices and explore current issues, all within an environment of collegiality and professionalism.

As a member of our highly collaborative Undergraduate Program Office team, you will work to ensure our courses and programs are cutting edge and in-line with industry changes and needs. Through constant evaluation of our programs, speaking with students and alumni, working with faculty and researching best practices, you will help contribute to an excellent academic experience and impact the lives of countless B.Com and BBA students.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Advising students on program and/or course requirements by probing and providing a range of options and possible consequences
• Advising students on academic and/or financial matters while considering personal circumstances impacting academic success
• Providing detailed information to students on program and/or course eligibility, requirements, procedures, policies, and deadlines
• Reviewing and assessing proposals for minor modifications to programs and courses
• Analyzing and making recommendations for program enhancements
• Writing and editing reports to support curriculum initiatives, including expressions of interest and other major curriculum modifications, and creating curriculum maps
  
  

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum 4 years related experience in a responsible administrative support role, performing data management and complex coordination.
• Experience with curriculum design and evaluation, committee support and report writing.
• Proven ability in advising and providing guidance to students.
• Experience with enrollment planning and associated processes.
• Experience with course scheduling and time tabling.
• Experience with petitions, non-compliance, and appeals
• Strong skills in the use of tools including Degree Explorer, ROSI, and Timetable Builder.
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft programs (Outlook, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Excel), ROSI, Acorn, Degree Explorer or comparable software.
• Strong data management skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with accurate grammar, spelling and proofreading.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, project management and time management skills.
• Ability to interact with faculty, students and professional colleagues in a tactful, professional and diplomatic manner.
• Ability to be self-motivated and self-directed.
• Demonstrated ability to meet external deadlines and manage competing priorities.

Assets (Nonessential):

• Experience working within a registrarial environment, understanding of best practices in academic advising and student support, experience with curriculum and program planning, and familiarity with the University of Toronto, Department of Management are assets.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Diplomatic
• Multi-tasker
• Organized
• Persuasive
• Self-directed
• Team player
  
  
  

**Please note that one position is available for a 13-month term

Closing Date: 06/04/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Term
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 12 -- $81,312. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $103,986. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial
Recruiter: Desiray Stewart

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.

Job descriptions are available upon request for internal applicants.