Full-time, continuous position
Application deadline: October 20, 2026
The Administrative and Program Assistant is responsible for providing general clerical, financial and administrative support to the operations of the undergraduate programs in Religion,Gender Studies, and Jewish Studies. Primary responsibilities include oversight of timetabling, student registrations and course enrolment, and student advising. This includes processing day-to-day financial transactions, monitoring accounts, assisting with research financial duties for the Director of Jewish Studies, developing content for and maintaining the School of Religion, Gender Studies, and Jewish Studies websites and social media accounts (including campus promotion) and working collaboratively with colleagues in these units to execute communications initiatives and event planning. The position reports directly to the Director of the School of Religion and the Head of the Department of Gender Studies. The position also receives work direction from the Director of Jewish Studies and the Departmental Administrator in the School of Religion and the Department of Gender Studies.
This position coordinates program logistics including intake, ongoing communications, and scheduling. This position acts as an advisor to students including applications, admissions, enrollment, course selections, transfers, accommodations, course materials, exam issues and eligibility to graduate. This position provides administrative support to the department including meeting coordination, agendas, minutes, updating records, and mail distribution. This position also acts as the first point of contact and administers and records scholarships, bursaries, and awards, and performs accounting and bookkeeping activities including accounts payable, expenses, awards, records, and reports.