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Union: Non Union
Number of vacancies: 1
Replacement or New: Replacement
Site: Toronto General Hospital
Department: Global Equity in Emergency Medicine (GEM Centre)
Reports to: Executive Director
Hours: 37.5 hrs/week
Shifts: Days
Wages: $32.59 - $48.89 per hour
Status: Temporary Full Time (Approximately 12 months)
Closing Date: July 3, 2026

Position Summary

The GEM Centre Program Coordinator supports the strategic, operational, and financial activities of the Centre for Global Equity in Emergency Medicine (GEM Centre). Working closely with the Executive Director, faculty leads, staff, trainees, and external partners, they will be responsible for coordinating multiple portfolios including research, education, global health, health equity, and community-engaged initiatives. The role provides operational leadership across project management, financial administration, grant administration, communications, reporting, and strategic planning activities to support the sustainability and growth of the GEM Centre.

For more information about the Centre for Global Equity in Emergency Medicine, visit https://gemcentre.ca/

Duties: 

• Coordinating the day-to-day operations of the Centre for Global Equity in Emergency Medicine (GEM Centre), ensuring effective implementation of strategic priorities across research, education, health equity, community engagement, and global health portfolios.
• Supports financial administration and resource management activities across multiple funding sources and projects.
• Provides coordination and administrative support for research, educational, and trainee-focused initiatives within the GEM Centre.
• Supports development activities that contribute to the sustainability, growth, and impact of the GEM Centre.
• Supports internal and external communications activities that promote the work and impact of the GEM Centre.

• Bachelor's degree in Health Sciences, Public Health, Health Administration, Business Administration, Education, Global Health, Project Management, or related discipline
• Training or Certification in project management (e.g., PMP, CAPM, Lean, Agile, Prosci Change Management).
• Minimum 3–5 years of progressively responsible experience in program coordination, project management, operations, research administration, or healthcare administration.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects with competing timelines and stakeholders.
• Experience supporting complex initiatives within academic, healthcare, research, community-based, or non-profit environments.
• Experience coordinating budgets, financial reporting, expense management, and
• resource allocation.
• Experience preparing reports, briefing notes, funding applications, or other professional written materials.
• Experience supporting research, educational, global health, or community-engaged
• initiatives.
• Experience coordinating grants, contracts, or multi-partner collaborations.
• Experience supporting governance structures, advisory committees, or boards.

Why join UHN?

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP https://hoopp.com/)
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates.  Please ensure you check your email regularly. At University Health Network (UHN), artificial intelligence technologies may be used to assist in the screening, assessment, and selection of candidates for this position.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.