Description

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the Cumming School of Medicine invites applications for a Manager, Sex Gender Women's Health Research Hub. This Full-time Fixed Term position is for approximately 12 months (based on length of grant funding), with the possibility of extension.

The Manager is a highly skilled research program and operations skilled with a comprehensive understanding of the principles, concepts, technical aspects and practices essential to multi-disciplinary research. The role is multifaceted. It will lead the advancement of the Sex, Gender, and Women's Health (SGWH) Research Hub within the O'Brien Institute for Public Health (OIPH), and direct the Hub's strategic and operational functions, including governance, reporting and evaluation, research development, trainee programs, membership, partnerships, communications, and events.

The SGWH Hub Manager reports to the Director, Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships (OIPH), and is accountable to the Academic Director of the SGWH Research Hub. The Manager will be the planned reporting manager for staff, contractors, and trainees supporting Hub activities; will support Hub operational functions and manage the Hub's operating budget; will liaise with the Academic Director on strategic decision-making; and will work closely with OIPH's business operations, communications, event planning, and advancement teams. There will be times of high volume of work of varying complexity, often involving confidential issues.

The role may require some after-hours work, including evening events, the annual Women's Health Symposium (weekend), and offsite meetings with partners and members.





Summary of Key Responsibilities (job functions include but are not limited to):

Governance and Operations

- Develop and maintain governance documents, including Terms of Reference, committee structures, membership criteria and related policies
- Establish and coordinate Executive and Advisory Committee meetings: direct agenda development and briefing materials, oversee minutes, and maintain action and decision logs (with administrative support from OIPH)
- Develop and track an annual operating plan, calendar and workplan; monitor Hub priorities, deliverables and milestones; coordinate strategic planning activities
- Manage the Hubs operating budget, including forecasting, monitoring and reporting, and direct financial transactions (expense claims, journal corrections, awards and scholarships) processed with OIPH business operations
- Establish administrative processes that allow the Hub to function efficiently, and manage the Hub’s staff, contractors and trainees: determine required positions, create job profiles, hire, onboard, coach and manage performance

Reporting, Evaluation and Impact

- Establish an annual reporting cycle for the Hub and prepare the annual report, directing external or institutional design and production support as required
- Develop Hub performance indicators and an impact framework aligned with University policy requirements




- Develop and maintain systems that capture research funding, publications, collaborations, trainees, events, partnerships, policy impact and public engagement, and maintain the data required for institutional reporting, Hub review and funding applications
- Prepare an annual impact summary demonstrating Hub growth and value, benchmarked where appropriate against other leading women's health research centres

Research Development and Funding

- Maintain a pipeline and calendar of relevant funding opportunities (CIHR and other government, foundation and institutional sources), match opportunities with members and areas of expertise, and convene interdisciplinary teams around major opportunities
- Coordinate grant-development timelines, meetings and internal review processes, and coordinate the assembly of letters, institutional documentation and budgets for collaborative applications, working with CSM and University research services and engaging contracted grant-writing support as required
- Identify opportunities for larger team, platform and infrastructure grants, and track applications, funding success and research dollars leveraged through Hub activities
- Support the Academic Director and OIPH advancement in identifying and developing industry, sponsorship and philanthropic partnerships by preparing concept documents, partnership briefs and sponsorship materials, coordinating introductory meetings, and maintaining a pipeline of prospective partners, in collaboration with OIPH advancement and within University policy on industry relationships

Trainee and Research Capacity‑Building Programs

📌 Manager, Sex Gender Women's Health Research Hub, Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Calgary)
🏢 University of Calgary
📍 Calgary