International Scholarships Team Lead

Description:

About us:

The University is a global leader in research and teaching. We provide diverse and extensive areas of study organized around intimate learning communities. That is what creates an exceptional learning environment for our students. The University is committed to providing an enriching student experience to all its students.

Student Life strives to provide all students to actively participate in learning; effectively manage their experience and wellbeing, find connections, community, and friendship; encounter new ways of thinking, learning, and being in the world; and experience leadership, independence, and success.

The Centre for International Experience (CIE), within the Division of Student Life and the Office of Vice President International, provides students opportunities so they can expand their learning into the global arena. CIE enables students to expand their world to gain a global advantage. We work with students, academic units, local and global community to create sustainable and diverse learning abroad experiences that incorporate study, research and professional opportunities. We work in partnership with faculties and services to enable students new to Canada to maximize their time at U of T to meet their goals and aspirations on graduation. Finally, we work to build global learning opportunities on campus curricular, co-curricular and experiential.

Your opportunity:

The International Scholarships Team Lead will work closely with the Associate Director, International Student Experience and Global Fluency to support the day-to-day operations and provide guidance to international scholars through multiple scholarship programs administered by the Centre for International Experience. This role will provide student support pertaining to student life and international student experience affairs. 

The International Scholars Team Lead will work with cohort-based, high profile international scholarship students, and will support work related to Advancement, Student Life and divisional teams across the university. The incumbent works with tri-campus International Student Centres, University Registrar’s Office, Student Life partners and faculties to: deliver international scholars’ enrichment activities related to the scholarship programs, resolve accessibility and personal circumstances hindering academic performance and personal wellbeing, meet program requirements and targets in accordance with scholarship sponsors / external partners’, and nurturing an overall positive student experience. Supports daily communication, coordination and delivery of activities related to: international scholars’ welcome, orientation and well-being, social / intercultural activities, professional development, personal, co-curricular and academic one-to-one advising, and other tailored activities for international scholarship students related to their scholarship program.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Advising students on co-curricular, academic and personal matters by providing options and consequences incorporating personal circumstances impacting academic success and an understanding of an individual's background.
• Coordinating meeting schedules, agendas, materials, action plans and follow-up items. Resolving issues within the scope of the role and escalating problems as required.
• Planning and implementing components of curricular and/or co-curricular programs and activities. Implementing plans and process improvements for program and service activities
• Facilitating educational workshops and seminars; and keeping well-informed on theories related to equity, diversity and inclusion.
• Conducting detailed analysis on program efficiency and student learning outcomes to inform program planning activities. Keeping well-informed on the research, literature, theory, trends and best practices for post-secondary success
• Planning and overseeing the implementation of an evaluation framework for programs and initiatives
• Reviewing and assessing student applications for admission into programs.
• Developing content for marketing and/or promotional materials. Keeping well-informed on theories related to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Essential Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in a relevant discipline or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of five (5) years of related experience working with academic and co-curricular cohorts from pre-arrival to graduation in an international higher education setting is required.
• Of the 5 years’ experience, a minimum of 2 years’ designing and delivering enrichment programming.
• Of the 5 years’ experience, a minimum of 2 years’ experience working with academic governance, academic programs administration or co-curricular delivery and design is required.
• Experience working with faculty, staff, and students in a university setting, including high-level officials is required.
• Demonstrated experience delivering events and workshops is required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of multi-campus international student support services and international student experience from the Student Life lens required.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing and assessing student application for admission into programs is required.
• Demonstrated experience of good practices in student retention and program completion is required.
• Must demonstrate superior organizational skills, and a proven ability to multi-task and work well under pressure in afast-paced environment with strict deadlines
• Proven experience taking meeting notes, writing reports, and collating data requests is required.
• Excellent communication, teamwork and intercultural skills.
• Proven experience in working in flexible environments and in dealing with uncertainty
• Demonstrated high level of accuracy.
• Advanced skills with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Forms, ROSI/ACORN (or equivalent student data systems), SharePoint, and data privacy.

Assets (Nonessential):

• International experience working in a non-Canadian education setting an asset.
• Knowledge of a second language an asset.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Approachable
• Communicator
• Diplomatic
• Proactive
• Problem solver
• Team player

NOTE: This is a one (1) year term position.  Occasional travel and overtime. 

Closing Date: 06/24/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type : Budget - Term 
Schedule: Full-Time This is a one (1) year term position.  Occasional travel and overtime.
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 13 -- $86,340. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $110,415. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Student Services
Recruiter: Blythe Campbell

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

Job descriptions are available upon request for internal applicants.