Senior Manager Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Initiatives Regular/Temporary

Regular

Location

HSC- Central Campus

Open Date

2026/10/22

Job Type

Continuing

Close Date

2026/11/04

Employee Group

TMG

Favorite Job

Department

FHS Academic Administration

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

Salary Grade/Band

Band M

Salary Range

$103826.00 - $155740.00 (annual)

Job Code

104739

Hiring Range

$103826.00 - $136142.00

Existing Vacancy

Yes - Backfilling as Existing

Target Number of Openings

1

35

Schedule Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week; hybrid

Graduate degree in a relevant field (e.g., Critical-Race Studies, Sociology, Education, Cultural Studies, etc.)

7-10 years of managing complex EDI (or related) portfolios and 5 years of management

Job Description The Faculty of Health Sciences has over 2500 staff members, 920 full-time faculty and 3000 part-time faculty members, the Faculty thrives on its interprofessional and collaborative approach to healthcare and learning. The Faculty’s pioneering approaches to education and reputation for world-class research has consistently placed McMaster among the top 50 universities in the world for health and medicine. The Faculty enjoys close relationships with its academic hospital partners, as well as strong collaborations with researchers in Canada and around the world. The Faculty comprised of multiple departments, the school of medicine (including two regional campuses), school of nursing, school rehabilitation science, and programs of midwifery, Bachelor of Health Sciences, physician assistant, graduate programs and postgraduate health sciences education.





Equity and inclusion is an actively growing foundational portfolio within the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS). The Faculty hasa strategic commitment to equity, inclusion and anti-oppression, and is committed tofostering a diverse and inclusive environment by highlightingthe importance of cultural humility and safety,accountability, integrity, and respect.

The Senior Managerwill be a will be a dynamic leader with experience and accomplishments in advancing diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-oppression (EDI and AO) in a complex organization, both strategically and operationally. Utilizing their academic, skilled, and/or lived experiences, they confidently influence, connect, and partner across and beyond the organization to align leaders around EDI and AO objectives. The role calls for a leader with strong skills to translate big picture thinking into operational details in order to advance the mission and vision of the Office and Faculty. Experience translating strategic plans and goals into initiatives and projects will be essential. The successful candidate will have superior facilitation skills, and be able to engage leaders, faculty, staff and learners in complex dialogue with confidence and trust. Conflict resolution, mediation, and/or facilitation experience within the context of contentious local, national, and global social issues will be essential.



The successful candidate will be comfortable dealing with ambiguity in a complex environment, where they are required to expertly navigate competing priorities independently with multiple interested partners. Extensive experience with policy review and development, climate surveys, data interpretation, presenting to senior leaders, in the context of large complex organizations will be critical for the role.

The Senior Manager will be the primary contact for FHS equity initiatives, will support committees and working groups and will provide information and advice to internal and external partners, as directed by the Associate Dean, Equity &Inclusion;, FHS. The Senior Manager will workclosely with members of theUniversity's central Equity and Inclusion Office and other key partners, including those across theFaculty, University andaffiliatedhospitals.E.G., Indigenous Health, Continuing Professional Development,HR and Faculty Relations, EducationServices, Faculty Affairs,departments/schools, regional and distributed campuses and community organizations. Please see"

Equity, Inclusion and Diversity within the Faculty of Health Sciences

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Accountabilities Strategic Leadership Responsible for leading the design and delivery of the Faculty’s EDI and AO strategic priorities in support of the Associate Dean’s vision for the Faculty through the following:

Develops and leads EDI training and education for Faculty, staff and learners

Assumes a key role in implementation of policy changes across the Faculty.

Leads the identification, development, and planning of complex and strategic initia

📌 Senior Manager Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Initiatives (Canada)
🏢 McMaster University
📍 Canada