Director, Academic Human Resources

Date Posted: 10/02/2026
Req ID:50406
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Human Resources, Academic
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

About Us

The Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto is at the centre of one of North America’s largest biomedical research, education and clinical care networks. With 14 fully affiliated research-intensive hospitals - and dozens more community and clinical care sites - Temerty Medicine offers unparalleled opportunities in Canada’s most dynamic city for our more than 9,000 faculty and staff and 7,000 learners at all levels.

Your Opportunity

As Director, Academic Human Resources, you will provide strategic leadership, management, and vision for academic Human Resources services across the Temerty Faculty of Medicine. Serving as a vital bridge between the Faculty and university-wide leadership, you will inspire and mentor a high-performing administrative team who deliver frontline counsel and guidance on academic policies across more than 40 academic and administrative units. Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer and acting as a key strategic partner to the Office of the Dean, your team will expertly guide faculty leadership through the complex appointment, review, and promotion lifecycle for our extensive network of over 9,000 faculty members.

Along with advising on appointment offers for senior academic administrators and designing and implementing impactful onboarding experiences for chairs and directors, you will champion the Faculty's Academic Strategic Plan. Leveraging your operational insights, you will provide strategic support for new initiatives, task forces, and committees, playing an instrumental role in driving timely outcomes for key deliverables. Through this work, you will advance our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion, helping to shape the Faculty's long-term strategic vision.

Essential Qualifications

• Graduate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum ten years senior administrative experience within a university setting, including a deep familiarity with the academic HR life cycle, tenure process, and University academic HR norms
• Demonstrated experience in liaising with senior leaders, responding to and handling matters of a complex, confidential and sensitive nature
• Demonstrated professional experience in understanding complex issues related to organizational policies and practices
• Proven experience leading change and driving results through process evaluation and redesign
• Proven experience developing, leading, and mentoring high-functioning teams
• Experience interpreting human resources policies, legislation, and guidelines
• Demonstrated success in implementing equity and diversity initiatives across a complex multi-sector environment
• Data-driven with experience using various tools, performance metrics and approaches for analysis, decision-making and reporting
• Strong technical skills, including knowledge of the University of Toronto’s Administrative Management System (AMS) and a facility for working with project management tools and keeping current with new and emerging technologies
• Strong leadership skills with ability to engage, secure support, commitment and results from others
• Outstanding interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of HR best practices and demonstrated commitment to the promotion of equity and inclusiveness in the workplace and the ability to work effectively with all constituents in a highly diverse community
• Ability to influence and present ‘win/win’ solutions to effect change and problem-solve in a highly collegial setting
• Strong integrative skills related to understanding cross functional implications and interrelationships of issues and decisions
• Proven ability to work with a high degree of independence solving complex problems
• Must be able to move complex initiatives forward in situations characterized by high levels of ambiguity and political sensitivity
• Must exhibit a high degree of diplomacy and tact in all situations

Assets (Nonessential)

• Deep knowledge of the academic HR life cycle for clinical (MD) and non-clinical faculty, strongly preferred
• Understanding of University governance, educational priorities, policy formation, legal obligations, reporting requirements and planning protocol

Closing Date: 10/23/2026,11:59PM ET
Employee Group: Salaried 
Personnel Subarea:PM
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing 
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: PM 7 -- Hiring Zone: $145,219 - $169,423 -- Broadband Salary Range: $145,219 - $242,032
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial