Program Officer McCain Centre

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The donor funded McCain Centre is focused on enhancing and improving the design delivery and effectiveness of mental health and substance use care systems services and policies for youth aged 6-25 through clinical and health services research. The McCain Centre combines established and innovative research techniques and includes a focus on ensuring youth voices are centred in their initiatives. As an employment equity employer CAMH actively seeks First Nations Inuit and Métis candidates those from ethno-cultural backgrounds women transgender and gender diverse people people with disabilities people with experiences of mental health and substance use and intersecting identities. As a McCain Centre team member you will ensure that McCain Centre values are implemented; particularly regarding anti-oppressive and anti-racist best practices and youth-centeredness.

The McCain Centre at CAMH is seeking a full-time contract (1-year) Program Officer. Reporting to the Research Operations Manager the Program Officer will support in coordinating and providing support for the research team including Scientists Research Coordinators Research Analysts and trainees. The role will also involve supporting the oversight of key initiatives pertaining to research operations including day-to-day oversight of small projects developing and implementing processes training research staff and scientists on new systems monitoring and providing an in-depth review of documentation and assisting with large scaled projects.

Key Accountabilities

• Supporting onboarding and training of research staff and research trainees (including scientific associates research coordinators research methods specialists research analysts and research trainees).
• Support of day-to-day activities of research staff and trainees and support in the assignment of responsibilities.
• Supporting the monitoring of key staff and research project performance indicators and quality and safety initiatives.
• Providing operational support to ongoing research projects; preparing and tracking REB submissions; tracking and reporting study milestones and sponsor deliverables.
• Assisting the manager with budget forecasting monitoring budgets annual progress reports and preparing financial reports.
• Development of Standard Operating Procedures for the Centre in collaboration with applicable stakeholders as necessary.
• Ensuring compliance with policies across research studies.
• Support with other administrative duties as necessary (including scheduling key stakeholder meetings managing the McCain Centre calendars and distribution lists assisting with maintaining research training and CVs Centre scientists).

You will support a healthy workplace that embraces diversity encourages teamwork and complies with all applicable regulatory and legislative requirements.

This position is located at our Queen Street Site at 80 Workman Way.

The successful candidate must have an Honors Bachelors Degree in a related field e.g. Health Administration Public Health Psychology or Neuroscience with two (2) yearsof related professional experience in mental health and addictions research. One (1) year of operations experience is addition the successful candidate will possess the following skills:

• Prior research or service experience with youth young adults and/or families experiencing mental health or substance use challenges is preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills along with the ability to collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams including research and clinical staff and research administrative personnel.
• Highly detail-oriented with demonstrated ability to exercise initiative and good judgment and effectively work independently while supporting a fast-paced high-functioning work environment and monitoring personal and team-level deliverables.
• Well-honed time management skills with the ability to efficiently multi-task and produce high-quality accurate work while meeting deadlines maintaining flexibility to changing priorities and remaining solution-focused. Demonstrated experience working on multiple projects is ideal.
• A strong understanding of Quality Assurance practices and Research Ethics Board procedures.
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written.
• Familiarity with Finance procedures along with the ability to manage budgetary data and knowledge of is an asset.
• Ability to work effectively in a variety of settings with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• The successful candidate will have advanced organizational skills and experience with root cause analysis as well as the ability to solve complex problems and recommend solutions.
• This position requires ability and flexibility to work on multiple projects excellent planning and time management skills and the ability to multitask and lead projects with tight deadlines.
• Bilingualism (French/English) and/or proficiency in a second language is an asset.

Please Note: This full-time contract (1 year) position is NOT part of any Bargaining Unit.

Salary Range: Competitive Salary and Benefits

All applicants offered and accepting employment must complete a Vulnerable Sector Police Records Check. The offer of employment will be conditional upon receipt of the satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Police Records Check.