Undergraduate Coordinator

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Job Requisition ID:

2026-02932

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Group:

Staff

Job Category:

Academic Advising

Employment Type:

Permanent

Department:

Faculty of Mathematics - Undergraduate Office - Coordination

Hiring Range:

$51,306.48 - $64,133.10

• Posting Information:
• This posting is for an existing vacancy.

The internal posting deadline for this position is October 8, 2026 at 11:59PM

This is a Career Path position. The final level will be determined based on demonstrated skills and experience.

• Anticipated hiring ranges:
• USG 5: $51,306.48 – $64,133.10

USG 6: $56,494.16 – $70,617.70

Job Description:

Primary Purpose

Accountable to the Student Services Manager for front line student support and triage, enrollment activities, and administrative support of the course teaching activities of the Faculty. The position holds increasing levels of responsibility for the delivery of all activities, depending on the level of technical know-how and the competencies developed related to client service, leadership, and problem solving. Responsibilities range from entry level student records knowledge to a leadership role, leading process and projects while resolving more complex problems.

Key Accountabilities

Provide a comprehensive range of frontline student-centric support including, but not limited to the following:

riage the nature and complexity of inquiries and determine action to be taken, advising stakeholders as appropriate; probe for information beyond the immediate request

Interpret and apply regulations, procedures and policies for students e.g. enrollment, transfer, appeal processes, course requisites, admissions;

Communicate decisions made by others or by policy, including denials

Deliver immediate support to students in distress; follow up with appropriate referrals

Distribute communications to appropriate audiences, which may include print, mass emails, web pages, and social media

Ensure that all information posted or available for distribution to students is up to date.

Respond to inquiries related to undergraduate teaching in person, over the telephone, and via email or other electronic means, scheduling referrals as necessary.

Lead, execute, monitor and document one or more Projects associated with the MUO, including but not limited to the following:

Applications and admissions for programs, e.g. co-op admissions

Examination scheduling and proctoring

Assign Teaching Assistant duties

Hire, assign and manage undergrad Teaching Assistants

Grade submissions, grade revisions, and INC processes

Dean’s Honours List

Course Evaluations

Textbook ordering

Tutorial Centre scheduling and administrative support

Meetings and Special Events e.g. advisor meetings, orientation lunch, awards dinners, onboarding events, exchange events

Timetabling activities including, but not limited to the following activities:

Serve as the Math timetable representative, liaising with other reps (in Math and across the University) to assure course availability, adequate reserves and conflict free schedules in over 200 course sections.

Ensure that courses offered for new incoming students, in all terms, allow for conflict free timetables for core math and non-math courses.

Monitor the Schedule of Classes, including reserve caps, course enrolments, classroom size vs enrolment total, course time conflicts; solves problems and recommends solutions to the Office Manager and Associate Dean as appropriate.

Maintain waiting lists, adjusting course capacities as necessary.

Create course enrolment blocks for specific groups of students as needed.

Communicate with instructors regarding timetabling decisions, including preference denials

Backup support for department timetabling

Perform course enrolment activities including, but not limited to:

Respond to inquiries about course selections and enrolment

Enroll students, including block enrollment, transfers, overrides, requisite checks, enrolment problems, and removals

Transfer students from/to advanced courses

Make course enrolment adjustments as needed, for example, with transfer credit information from the Registrar’s Office.

Run system reports to identify coding and requisite issues, and correct the errors

Run system reports to block enroll or remove students based on specified criteria

Provide administrative support for the office including but not limited to the following:

Prepare reports from student data as requested by Associate/Assistant Deans or other members within the MUO or Faculty;

Provide assistance to Lecturers and sessional instructors, related to assignment/exam preparation, distribution and collection;

Provide administrative and secretarial support for one or more committees, including minute-taking and record retention

Organize meetings and events including speaker invitations, travel arrangements, bookings, preparing advertisements, audio-visual equipment, and ordering refreshments

Assist the Director with space allocation, including provision of furnishings, equipment, renovations, and telephone and computing services for incoming faculty, staff and visitors

Review and reconcile financial statements as directed;

Manage travel arrangements and reimbursements for faculty and other staff;

Explain processes and monitor timelines for instructors e.g. records, illness, grade submissions, Odyssey, Crowdmark etc;

Manage workflows of documents (paper and electronic) between the office and other University departments;

Maintain student records associated with various aspects of the student’s career (e.g., plan modification, internal transfer, petition, illness) in accordance with established records management and retention policies;

Train co-op students and other staff members who are responsible for covering reception.

Monitor office equipment and supplies, placing orders and service requests as needed

Maintain mailboxes; distribute incoming mail; arrange deliveries

Maintain the office to ensure it remains in a state appropriate for visitors.

Required Qualifications

Education

College diploma or undergraduate degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience

xperience working in academic environment with faculty members and students

1-2 years experience in front-line customer service environment

Event management experience

Experience working in a shared-task environment

Experience with reporting and preliminary analysis

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Client Service

Ability to respond to customer needs in a timely, professional, helpful and courteous manner regardless of customer attitude.

Ability to meet and communicate service standards, and track client satisfaction

Ability to deliver denial messages to customers on a regular basis

Ability to provide crisis support to customers

Teamwork and Relationship Building

Resolve conflict actively and constructively, engaging in difficult conversations to find collaborative solutions.

Excellent human relation skills including the ability to develop and maintain constructive relationships with individuals in academic posts

Communication

Proven business-appropriate oral and written communications skills

Use multiple channels or means to communicate important messages (e.g., memos, newsletters, meetings, electronic mail).

Maintains confidentiality and demonstrates a sensitivity to diversity

Managing Change

Able to a