Date Posted: 09/25/2026Req ID: 50314Faculty/Division: New CollegeDepartment: New CollegeCampus: St. George Downtown Toronto Existing Vacancy: Yes Description: Opened in 1962, New College is a diverse and welcoming community of more than 6,000 undergraduate students, with a long-standing commitment to social justice, academic excellence, and engagement with the wider community. The College combines innovative interdisciplinary academic programs with a strong emphasis on student support, personal attention, career mentorship, and co-curricular opportunities. Through academic resources, community outreach, and spaces for study and social interaction, New College fosters a rich learning environment in which students can broaden their perspectives, build connections across fields, and prepare for their lives beyond university. For more information about New College, visit http://www.newcollege.utoronto.ca. As part of New College’s senior management team, and reporting to the Principal, the Chief Administrative Officer CAO provides administrative leadership, sound management and strategic direction to operations and business administration within New College. The CAO is responsible for creating excellent standards of financial, human resource, physical space and information technology, and for coordinating and streamlining administrative services across the College’s numerous internal units. These include student advising and student life services for undergraduate students as well as the Student Success Commons and the Writing Centre, extensive residence, ancillary operations, the library, interdisciplinary academic programs, academic-year programs, international student summer and conditional admission programs, and an active Advancement unit. Qualifications: I. EDUCATION: University degree in relevant field of Commerce or Business Administration, or an acceptable equivalent of education and experience. A professional accounting designation CA, CMA or CGA is an asset. II. EXPERIENCE: Five 5 to seven 7 years’ relevant progressive experience in overseeing a portfolio of the combined areas of human resources, space operations; and finance and information technology. Prior staff management experience in a unionized environment, experience and success motivating and mentoring staff and teams. Experience and working in a cross-functional environment and administering complex financial and human resources matters applying a variety of policies, procedures and collective agreements. III. SKILLS: Demonstrated expertise in budget planning, financial management and control, as well as administration of budget and financial resources. Demonstrated experience in managing operating and ancillary funds. Experience preparing financial statements for capital and other projects of fund accounting, examining, and analyzing financial records to ensure accuracy and compliance with established accounting standards and procedures. Experience working with internal
