Manager, Administration & Strategic Initiatives

Regular/Temporary

Regular

Location

HSC- Central Campus

Open Date

2026/10/15

Job Type

Continuing

Close Date

2026/10/21

Employee Group

TMG

Favorite Job

Department

FHS Health Evidence and Impact

Full/Part Time

Full time

Salary Grade/Band

Band J

Salary Range

$ - $ (annual)

Job Code

10487

Hiring Range

$ - $

Existing Vacancy

Yes - Backfilling as Existing

Target Number of Openings

1

35

Schedule Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Education Level Undergraduate Degree

Career Level Minimum 5 years experience in an academic environment, including experience in a first level management position.

Job Description

DepartmentDescription

The Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact (HEI) is an academic department over 250 faculty, 240 staff, and over 400 students, and one of the largest departments in the Faculty of Health Sciences in terms of research funding per year. The department is a large-sized, complex department with multiple functions. The Manager, Administration & Strategic Initiatives is part of the Central Administration team and leads all functions of the Chair’s Office related to the faculty experience. As a leader within the Chair’s office, the Manager, Administration & Strategic Initiatives also provides leadership on strategic projects as well as other portfolios as directed by the Chair or Director of Administration from time to time.

Job Summary

Accountable to the Chair, and to the Director of Administration, the Manager,



is an integral component of the administrative structure of the Department in that this position oversees the administrative functions for the department and facilitates all aspects of a faculty member’s experience, including recruitment, retention, promotion & tenure, part‑time appointments and reappointments, engagement and recognition, annual review of faculty, faculty development, program development, and process review and implementation.

The Manager provides leadership in all aspects of the faculty experience, including appropriate, timely and effective communication to all faculty members through various mediums which may include the faculty page in the HEI Info Hub, faculty memos and the monthly newsletter. They provide input to the Associate Chair, Faculty Affairs, EDI-IR regarding faculty development initiatives , as well as to the Associate Chair, Education regarding faculty engagement and recognition.

The Manager acts as an advisor to the Chair and is responsible for ensuring all academic appointments within the Department are completed according to guidelines laid out by the Faculty Relations Office within the Faculty of Health Sciences. The manager is the primary contact for the Chair and all faculty related to human resources, faculty appointments, the faculty experience, promotion and tenure, and provides information and training regarding faculty appointments.



The manager trains staff and advises faculty on procedures related to tenure and promotion, sabbaticals and annual reviews. The manager is responsible for the creation and maintenance of all departmental faculty files (both full‑and part‑time). The manager is the first point of contact for all queries related to faculty.

This position is guided by the values, principles and policies of the Department of HEI which are defined by a focus on research, teaching and supporting clinical care. The Manager, Administration & Strategic Initiatives shares responsibility for modelling and supporting policies and practices that are aligned with HEI’s commitment to truth and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and to creating and sustaining an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace. The Manager, Administration & Strategic Initiatives must also perform duties in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Department of HEI McMaster University, and the McMaster University Faculty Association.

Accountabilities:

Faculty Development and Engagement

The Manager offers strategic insight and planning regarding the future of faculty engagement and faculty development opportunities and ensures quality in all areas of responsibility. They provide leadership and oversight of operations in the design and development of faculty engagement tools, faculty development resources (e.g. e-modules and other learning assets) and relationship management tools, in communicating with broadly distributed and diverse faculty using different mediums, and in organizing conferences and seminars. This includes the following responsibilities:

- Designs, maintains, supports and sustai

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